Category Archives: interviews

August 6, 2018

Q&A with Roger R. Tamte, author of “Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football”

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Roger R. Tamte is a patent attorney and scholar of early American football who has studied Camp for many years. He recently answered some questions with us about his new book, Walter Camp and the Creation of Football. Q. Who was … Continue reading →

June 14, 2018

Roger Biles on C-SPAN2 Book TV at Printers Row Lit Fest

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Last weekend, Chicago hosted one of the largest literary events in the Midwest: Printers Row Lit Festival. The festival is a reader’s dream featuring a wealth of author panels, and vendors ranging from bookstores, literary magazines, and publishers. The University … Continue reading →

July 5, 2017

Q&A with Linda Civitello, author of “Baking Powder Wars”

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Linda Civitello teaches food history in southern California. She is the author of Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People, winner of the Gourmand Award for Best Food History Book in the World in English (U.S.). She recently answered … Continue reading →

May 24, 2017

Q & A with “Local Vino” Author James R. Pennell

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James R. Pennell is a professor of sociology at the University of Indianapolis. He is also a lifelong musician and singer-songwriter who regularly performs in Central Indiana. He recently answered some questions about his book Local Vino: The Winery Boom in the … Continue reading →

April 19, 2017

Dick Simpson on Against the Current

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Dick Simpson, co-author of Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality, recently sat down with Dan Proft on the latest edition of Against the Current to talk about the history of Chicago politics and the reforms the city needs. Check out … Continue reading →

September 16, 2016

Q&A with Baring Witness editor Holly Welker

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Holly Welker is an award-winning poet and essayist living in Arizona. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Best American Essays, and other publications. She recently answered some questions about the edited … Continue reading →

July 22, 2016

Q&A with Game Faces author Sarah K. Fields

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Sarah K. Fields is an associate professor in communication at the University of Colorado—Denver. She answered some questions about her book Game Faces: Sport Celebrity and the Laws of Reputation. Q:  How are cases involving sports figures different than those involving other … Continue reading →

July 12, 2016

Q&A with Spider Web author Nick Fischer

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Nick Fischer is Adjunct Research Fellow of the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. He answered some questions about his book Spider Web: The Birth of American Anticommunism. Q: How does the term “spider web” describe the anticommunist movement … Continue reading →

June 28, 2016

Q&A with Mussolini’s Army in the French Riviera author Emanuele Sica

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Emanuele Sica is professor of history at the Royal Military College of Canada. He answered some questions about his book Mussolini’s Army in the French Riviera: Italy’s Occupation of France. Q: Was the occupation of the French Riviera in World War Two a … Continue reading →

May 15, 2016

Q&A with Taste of the Nation author Camille Bégin

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Camille Bégin is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Sensory Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. She answered some questions about her book Taste of the Nation: The New Deal Search for America’s Food. Q: What … Continue reading →