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EVENTS
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FRIDAY, MAY 23RD 1 P.M. JOHN BICKNELLBrand new book, just out!
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH 10:00 A.M. ALAN E. HUNTERAlan E. Hunter will speak on his two new books: "Thursdays with Doc" and "Osborn Oldroyd."
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 1:00 p.m. JEFF BIGGERSListen to co-author Jeff Biggers on his new political thriller with an archaeology backdrop, set in Cairo and Chicago. Co-author is Andrew Davis, director of the film "The Fugitive." This book got major media coverage in Chicago as well as a starred review in Publishers Weekly (NY), the book industry's flagship news magazine.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20th 1:00 p.m. JAMES NOWLAN & KENT REDFIELDIllinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide Co-authors James Nowlan and Kent Redfield will discuss their 2024 book from U of I Press.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23rd 1:00 p.m. THOMAS MACK"The Lead Mine Men: The Enduring 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry" (SIU Press. 2024), 271 pp.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th 1 p.m. KEVIN CORLEYKevin Corley's 7th novel, on Capone's hitmen, The American Boys.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14th - 1:00 p.m. BRIAN MULLGARDTBrian Mullgardt, Professor of History, Millikin University on his new book, Wear Some Armor in Your Hair, about the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH -- Lincoln Symposium at Lincoln Hotel. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH - 10:30 AM & 2:00 PM CAMILLA QUINNCammie will speak at Auburn Public Library at 10:30 a.m.; and at 2:00 p.m. at Books on the Square, SPRINGFIELD. Her new novel, 'Follow the Wind Home', has a Civil War setting in central Illinois. You will remember her hard to find 1991 book, 'Lincoln's Springfield in the Civil War.' She will sign and greet readers at each location. $16.95 pb, $29.95 hc.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 OR 10 -- DATE TBA PLEASE CALL - TAYLOR PENSONEAUTaylor's new novel is 'Corruption Incorporated,' $18.95, pb. He will greet his many fans and sign any of his books.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH- 11 AM JACOB FRIEFELDSaturday August 12th: Jacob Friefeld, formerly of the Presidential Library and as of this month the new Director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at UI Springfield, will speak and sign at 11:00 a.m. on his new co-authored book 'The First Migrants.' Please r.s.v.p. to 217.965.5443
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SATURDAY, July 15th, 2 p.m. Donna McCrearyDonna will discuss her new book, Mary Lincoln Demystified. Thirty years in the making!
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SATURDAY, APRIL 15th 11 AM ** DATE CHANGE**Bob Sampson's book (U of I Press), on baseball in 19th century Illinois. 20 years in the making!
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19th, at the President Lincoln HotelWe will have books by all six speakers at the ALA Symposium 10 am-4 pm; authors will sign, 3-4 pm.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 1:15 - 2:30 PMJon K. Lauck, author of THE GOOD COUNTRY will sign and discuss his new book (Univ. of Oklahoma Press, ppb., $26.95, 350 pp.) Start time is approximately 1:15 p.m., or whenever he finishes speaking at the ALPL.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 12:15 p.m. RAY LONG AND CHARLES WHEELER DISCUSS RAY'S BOOK ON MIKE MADIGAN.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 11 AM JOE TOPINKA'S book about his mother Judy.
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SATURDAY, JULY 30th, 11:00 a.m. AFRICAN AMERICANS IN SPRINGFIELDReading and signing by author Mary Frances, co-author of African Americans in Springfield (Arcadia Publishing). Terrific photos, 1886-1975, mostly from the private collection of 'Doc' Helm.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 10th, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM - RAY LONG & CHARLIE WHEELERAuthors Ray Long and Charlie Wheeler of "The House that Madigan Built" (U of I Press) will talk and sign books.
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SATURDAY, JULY 9th, 11 AM - JAN JACOBIYoung adult novelist and St. Louis teacher Jan Jacobi will read and sign books.
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MAY 14th, 2022, 11 AM - "A NEW WORLD MAP OF LINCOLN SCULPTURES" DAVE WIEGERS & SCOTT SCHROEDERDave Wiegers, globe-trotting photographer, and Scott Schroeder, tech wizard, will present "A New World Map of Lincoln Sculptures" at 11:00 a.m. This presentation, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial, will feature a biography of Lincoln as expressed through sculpture and will unveil a new, one of a kind, online map showcasing more than 300 Lincoln sculptures in the U.S. and around the world.”
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SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022, 11 AM- Dr. Mark DePue, UKRAINE AND THE EVOLVING MAP OF EASTERN EUROPEUKRAINE AND THE EVOLVING MAP OF EASTERN EUROPE, analyzed by Dr. Mark DePue, West Point graduate. 11 a.m.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022, 2 PM -STEVE STALEY & FRIENDS, OLD-TIME FOLK MUSIC.THIS ONE'S ON A SUNDAY AT 2 PM!
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FEBRUARY 12TH, 2022, 1-2 PM- "NEW FINDINGS ABOUT LINCOLN" WITH JOHN LUPTON, BILL FURRY, & JAMES CORNELIUSSaturday, February 12th 1-2 PM
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JANUARY 22, 2022 11: 00 AM -DAVID L. FINNIGANArchitect David L. Finnigan speaks on his new book, "Thousand-Year Statehouse: The Art and Architecture of the Illinois State Capitol"
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