Jonathan Eig
@jonathaneig
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Biographer, author, journalist. Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
Chicago
Joined June 2009
RT @CCPublicLife: At our upcoming annual summit, For the Good of the Public, we are thrilled to welcome @JonathanEig as one of our speakers….
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Some people are mad because this #MLK statue looks funny, per @nytimes. But MLK probably would've complained about a town spending $500,000 on a statue instead of helping people in poverty. @OfficialMLK3
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I'm thrilled to join Richard Babcock to discuss his beautiful new novel Thursday night at the Book Cellar in Chicago. And you can join us too. Read more about the book here:
lit.newcity.com
Richard Babcock's “A Small Disturbance on the Far Horizon” is a gripping thriller that brings to mind Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” and Charles Portis’ “True Grit.”
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RT @AppleBooks: Listen to the audiobook—and suddenly, you’re there. ✨. An experience so real, so hypnotizing, it’s like stepping inside the….
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I agree with Randall Kennedy: this book by @KevinDSack is a masterpiece. Check it out.
nytimes.com
Kevin Sack chronicles the Charleston, S.C., congregation that was the target of a brutal 2015 hate crime, and the church’s central role in the larger saga of the South.
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RT @HopOnACure: Lou Gehrig made his infamous farewell speech in 1939. 86 years later we still don’t have a cure for ALS. But we keep fighti….
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OK, Jeff Pearlman twisted my arm, so I told him what it was really like to win one of them @PulitzerPrizes. Short answer: Really really good.
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Podcast Episode · Two Writers Slinging Yang · 06/03/2025 · 39m
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RT @aikman_becky: PBS Weekend did a great report that captured the spirit of my book SPITFIRES and honored the memory of these valiant pilo….
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If you haven't read King of the North, the new book by @JeanneTheoharis, here's a sample of smart, original insight that you'll find:
time.com
Media outlets that praised Martin Luther King Jr.'s work in the South treated Northern segregation differently.
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What would MLK Do? Please share. @nytopinion .
nytimes.com
Dr. King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” has some pointed guidance for today’s Trump opposition.
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I'll see you in the funny pages! What an incredible thrill to see today's "Pearls Before Swine" comic strip from the always funny @stephanpastis. Thank you!
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Talked race, police, journalism with @YohanceLacour for the @PulitzerPrizes on the Road Podcast. I learned a lot from this experience.
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RT @PulitzerPrizes: In this week's episode of the Pulitzer on the Road Podcast, 2024 winners @jonathaneig and @YohanceLacour discuss the ro….
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RT @GraigKreindler: #OTD in 1947, Jack Roosevelt Robinson bravely walked through that door and changed this country for the better. Here’s….
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What a kick! Clyde Brittelle, an 9th grader from NYC, interviewed me for his podcast: How to Be a Historian. Check it out!
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Podcast Episode · How To Be A Historian · 04/06/2025 · 35m
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When MLK came to North Lawndale: Join me April 10 for this @chiarchitecture event. And contact me directly if the $10 entry fee is a problem.
architecture.org
In recognition of April as Fair Housing Month, join us for a panel discussion exploring an impactful and often overlooked Chicago chapter in the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the...
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Hard to believe it's been 20 years since the release of my first book, "Luckiest Man." To celebrate, we're releasing a new audio edition with the brilliant Dion Graham narrating. Hear a sample below. Play ball!
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Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The definitive account of the life and tragic death of baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Lou Gehrig was a baseball legend—the Iron Horse, the stoic New York...
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How MLK can inform modern protests, by Thomas E Ricks.
newrepublic.com
The protesters of the civil rights movement didn’t just show up. They planned for every eventuality. It’s a lesson that’s starkly relevant today.
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Thank you, @nprscottsimon, for reading from "Ali: A Life" in honor of the anniversary of the greatest heavyweight fight of allll tiiiime! Those pages sound terrific in your voice.
On this anniversary of Ali-Frazer, we read from @jonathaneig's epic ALI on a time he was cast our of the Nation--of Islam:.
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