University of Illinois Press Events Calendar
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Michael D. Doubler, the author of "Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story" and Barbara Martin Stephens, the author of "Don’t Give your Heart to a Rambler: My Life with Jimmy Martin, the King of Bluegrass" will participate in a panel called Icons, Artists, and the High Lonesome: Biographies at the Southern Festival of Books.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Ottumwa Public Library.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Marion Public Library.
Join Michael D. Doubler, the author of "Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story" at the Linebaugh Library for a presentation on Uncle Dave Macon's life and legacy.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Join the University of Illinois Press in the Walter P. Reuther Library at NALHC for a reception celebrating the second edition of "Women Have Always Worked" by Alice Kessler-Harris and the 40th anniversary of the Working Class in American History Series.
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Le Claire Public Library.
Stephen Wade, the author of the award winning book, "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" will lead a banjo workshop at the CU Folk and Roots Festival.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, co-editors of "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 1: Politics and History since 1945" and "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945," will give a presentation and sign books at the IASA Conference in Chicago.
Join us at the North American Labor History Conference for a book signing with Alice Kessler-Harris for the second edition of Women Have Always Worked.
Stephen Wade, the author of the award winning book, "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" will give a featured lecture as part of American Music Month, at the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music.
Stephen Wade, the author of the award winning book, "The Beautiful Music All Around Us" will perform a concert inspired by the book at the CU Folk and Roots Festival.