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ORDER THE NEW BOOK
*National Book Award Nominee
*New York Times Bestseller
*A Barack Obama Summer 2023 Read
*Hailed by The New York Times as "the definitive" account of MLK's life
ABOUT ME
JONATHAN EIG

This is me, Jonathan Eig. I'm the author of six books, including three New York Times best sellers. Ken Burns made my day when he called me a “master storyteller.” Joyce Carol Oates referred to my book, Ali: A Life, as “an epic of a biography” that "reads like a novel."
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UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Oct 11, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CDTHilton Chicago, Grand Ballroom, 720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, USABGA President David Greising will be joined in conversation with best-selling author Jonathan Eig and award-winning editor, journalist and author Natalie Moore. They will discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in the civil rights movement and the persistence of racial equity issues and their im
- Oct 12, 11:00 AM PDT – Oct 13, 3:00 PM PDTStanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa St, Stanford, CA 94305, USAA symposium commemorating the importance of the civil rights struggles of 1963 and what they mean for us today. In revisiting 1963, we hope to have robust conversation, civil disagreement, and above all, an educational and empowering experience. Keynote speaker: Jonathan Eig
- Sat 14 Oct14SatOctCapital Books, Sacramento /ÂCapital Books
- Tue 17 Oct17TueOctOregon Historical Society Lecture, Portland /ÂPortland
- Thu 19 Oct19ThuOctFacing History & Ourselves Chicago /ÂChicago
- Thu 26 Oct26ThuOctAnn Katz Book Festival, Indianapolis /ÂGlick JCC Indianapolis
- Wed 08 Nov08WedNovCharleston Literary Festival /ÂDock Street Theater
- Sat 18 Nov18SatNovMiami Book Fair /ÂMiami
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