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May 3, 2024 (April 16, 2024)

Q&A with the author of COUNTERFEITING LABOR’S VOICE

american history biography labor history Q&A

Mark A. Lause, the author of Counterfeiting Labor’s Voice: William A. A. Carsey and the Shaping of American Reform Politics, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you […]

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April 8, 2024 (March 19, 2024)

Q&A with the author of LEO SOWERBY

biography music Q&A religion

Joseph Sargent, the author of Leo Sowerby, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   During my graduate student years, I was a […]

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March 1, 2024 (February 16, 2024)

Free E-book Giveaway: TANIA LEÓN’S STRIDE

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March’s free e-book is here! Check out Tania León’s Stride: A Polyrhythmic Life by Alejandro L. Madrid before the month is over!  Acclaimed composer, sought-after conductor, esteemed educator, tireless advocate […]

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February 14, 2024 (January 26, 2024)

Q&A with the editors of CHICAGO’S MODERN MAYORS

biography Chicago Illinois / regional politics Q&A

Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy, editors of Chicago’s Modern Mayors: From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]

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February 1, 2024 (January 26, 2024)

Free E-book Giveaway: THE LIFE OF MADIE HALL XUMA

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February’s free e-book is here! Check out The Life of Madie Hall Xuma: Black Women’s Global Activism during Jim Crow and Apartheid by Wanda A. Hendricks before the month is […]

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December 4, 2023 (November 16, 2023)

Q&A with George B. Handley, author of LOWELL L. BENNION

biography education Mormon Studies Q&A religion

George B. Handley, author of Lowell L. Bennion: A Mormon Educator, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   I was personally familiar […]

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November 1, 2023 (October 17, 2023)

Free E-book Giveaway: LOCOMOTIVE TO AEROMOTIVE

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November’s free e-book is here! Check out Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution by Simine Short before the month is over!  French-born and self-trained civil engineer Octave […]

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October 8, 2023 (October 6, 2023)

Q&A with Dana Greene, author of JANE KENYON

American literature biography poetry Q&A women

Dana Greene, author of Jane Kenyon: The Making of a Poet, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?  I like Kenyon’s poetry. […]

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June 30, 2023 (June 30, 2023)

Q&A with Gene Allen, author of MR. ASSOCIATED PRESS

american history biography communication journalism Q&A

Gene Allen, author of Mr. Associated Press: Kent Cooper and the Twentieth-Century World of News, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: […]

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May 31, 2023 (May 16, 2023)

Q&A with Taylor Hagood, author of STRINGBEAN

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Taylor Hagood, author of Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Music Legend, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   This […]

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May 17, 2023 (April 26, 2023)

Q&A with Catherine Russell, author of THE CINEMA OF BARBARA STANWYCK

biography film gender studies Q&A women women's history

Catherine Russell, author of The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck: Twenty-Six Short Essays on a Working Star, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]

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April 20, 2023 (April 19, 2023)

Q&A with Howard Pollack, author of SAMUEL BARBER

biography music Q&A

Howard Pollack, author of Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   For all my artist biographies, […]

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