NEWS & REVIEWS

The Real MLK

David Garrow writes in The Spectator that King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig, will succeed Garrow's own Bearing the Cross as the standard...

A Work in Progress: Why I Wrote MLK

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg asked me to explain why I decided to write a book about MLK. I said I was trying to learn from...

My Review of "The Kneeling Man"

I reviewed Leta McCollough Seletzky's fascinating book about her father's role as a police informant during the civil rights movement....

A Rave Booklist Review

Eig (Ali, 2017) has a dream that Americans will remember more about our most famous civil rights icon than one, partially improvised...

Kirkus calls King book "Monumental"

Here's the Kirkus review of King: Definitive life of the champion of civil rights. Having placed Muhammad Ali in the canon of civil...

Starred Review for King: A Life

"[A] sweeping biography. Eig gives a rousing recap of King’s triumphs as a civil rights leader . . . [A] complex, nuanced portrait . . ....

When Martin Met Coretta

He picked her up for their first date in his green Chevy. She wore a light-blue suit under a long black coat. It was a rainy day in...

BEST OF CHICAGO

Thank you, Mary Wisniewski and NEW CITY, for the kind write-up ... Just when you think Jonathan Eig can't possibly top his last...

On MLK Day, don’t shortchange the message

"With civil rights and its history in peril, the upcoming biography, 'King: A Life,' is a groundbreaking book by Chicagoan Jonathan Eig."...

2023 preview: Most anticipated nonfiction

"KING: A Life" was just included in BookPage's 2023 preview: Most anticipated nonfiction. "Among these 33 nonfiction books we can’t wait...

MLK and Malcolm X: A Book Review

Jonathan Eig reviews The Sword and the Shield, Peniel Joseph's book on King and Malcolm X for The Wall Street Journal. Fool. Chump....

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