Videos

A.J. Baime talked about his book, The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War. He spoke with Greg Burns, a member of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Boar…

Dayo Olopade spoke about her book, The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa. She spoke with author and professor Doug Foster. This event took place in the n…

Monique Brinson Demery talked about her book, Finding the Dragon Lady: The Mystery of Vietnam’s Madame Nhu, about the 1963 coup in South Vietnam that led to the execution of President Ngo Di…

J. Thomas Johnson and James Nowlan, co-authors of Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State, talked about their book. They spoke with Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick …

Bill and Willie Geist talked about their book, Good Talk, Dad: The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have. They spoke with Chicago Tribune correspondent and radio hos…

Joel Greenberg talked about his book, A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction. He spoke with Chicago Tribune correspondent and outdoor writer Barbara Br…

Julene Bair, author of The Ogallala Road: A Memoir of Love and Reckoning, and David Giffels, author of The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt, talked about their b…

David Nirenberg talked about his book, Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition. This event took place in the University Center’s Lake Room at the 2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest in Ch…

James C. Goodale talked about his book, Fighting for the Press: The Inside Story of the Pentagon Papers and Other Battles. He spoke with Edward Lazarus, Executive Vice President/General Coun…

Lindsey Hilsum talked about her book Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution. She was interviewed by Marda Dunsky and responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an even…

Gail Collins talked about her book, As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda. She was interviewed by Mary Schmich and responded to questions from members of the…

Gillum Ferguson talked about his book, Illinois in the War of 1812. He talked about the history of Illinois and the roots of the War of 1812 as well the campaigns there. Mr. Ferguson was int…

Thomas Mallon, author of Watergate: A Novel, in conversation with Authors Guild president Scott Turow. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the Univer…

Leigh Bienen, author of Murder and Its Consequences: Essays on Capital Punishment in America, and Rob Warden, co-editor of True Stories of False Confessions, talked about the media’s role in…