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January 21, 2026 (January 7, 2026)

Q&A with the author of SOL BUTLER

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Brian Hallstoos, author of Sol Butler: An Olympian’s Odyssey through Jim Crow America, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   Researching and writing this book made sense […]

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January 14, 2026 (January 7, 2026)

Q&A with the author of AZTEC MUSIC AND DANCE IN CALIFORNIA

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Kristina F. Nielsen, author of Aztec Music and Dance in California, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   In spring 2012, I completed a project for […]

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January 7, 2026 (January 7, 2026)

Q&A with the author of A HISTORY OF BICYCLING IN ILLINOIS

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Christopher Sweet, author of A History of Bicycling in Illinois: 160 Years of Booms and Busts, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   I’ve worked […]

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December 26, 2025 (December 9, 2025)

Q&A with the author of MAKING MICHIGAN HOME

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Brett T. Olmsted, author of Making Michigan Home: Mexican Americans Bridging the Rural-Urban Experience, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I […]

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December 17, 2025 (December 9, 2025)

Q&A with the author of ALPINE MUSHROOMS OF NORTH AMERICA

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Cathy L. Cripps, author of Alpine Mushrooms of North America: Treasures above Treeline, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have […]

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December 12, 2025 (December 9, 2025)

Q&A with the author of LINGERING INLAND

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Andy Oler, editor of Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Lingering Inland grew […]

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December 8, 2025 (December 5, 2025)

Q&A with the author of DIAMOND AND JUBA

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April F. Masten, author of Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of 19th-Century Challenge Dancing, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]

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November 7, 2025 (November 3, 2025)

Q&A with the author of THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW

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Rob Miller, author of The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide […]

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October 22, 2025 (October 14, 2025)

Q&A with the author of GOING RACKLESS

Chicago Midwest regional Q&A sports

Dylan Taylor-Lehman, author of Going Rackless: Chicago’s Amateur Pool Players and the Quest for Glory in the Biggest Tournament in the World, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why […]

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October 17, 2025 (October 10, 2025)

Q&A with the author of CRIMINALIZATION OF WOMEN

Latin American Studies medicine Q&A women & gender studies

Michele Eggers-Barison, author of Criminalization of Women: Abortion, Inequity, and Resistance in Chile, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? This work […]

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October 13, 2025 (October 10, 2025)

Q&A with the author of UNLEARNING THE HUSH

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Marlee S. Bunch, author of Unlearning the Hush: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did […]

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September 26, 2025 (September 19, 2025)

Q&A with the author of STADIUM CITY

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Helen Morgan Parmett, author of Stadium City: Sports and Media Infrastructure in the United States, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]

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