1 Reuben Jonathan Miller (Seminary Co-op) The University of Chicago professor discusses “Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration,” in a virtual conversation with author and Princeton professor Matthew Desmond. February 2, 6pm
2 Edward McClelland (The Book Cellar) The historian and journalist conducts a virtual discussion of his book about the strike of 1936-1937 that gave birth to the United Auto Workers, “Midnight in Vehicle City: General Motors, Flint, and the Strike that Created the Middle Class” February 5, 7pm
3 Antonio Johnson (Chicago Public Library) The photographer discusses his book “You Next: Reflections in Black Barbershops” in a virtual conversation with multimedia artist Chris Saint Martin. February 17, 3pm
4 Palabra Pura Fifteenth Anniversary Celebration (Poetry Foundation) Mary Hawley moderates a virtual celebration of the bilingual reading series, with Francisco Aragón, Brenda Cárdenas, Miguel Marzana and Johanny Vázquez Paz. February 17, 7pm
5 Julia Fine (Women & Children First) The Chicago writer will discuss her second novel, “The Upstairs House,” in a virtual conversation with Rebecca Makkai. February 24, 7pm
