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Kevin Davis Earns Critical Praise for New Book
Posted by:Kevin Davis on 2007-05-02 21:40:13Attached Image:
The Chicago Tribune Magazine said: "Pick it up. You won't be able to put it down."
Publishers Weekly called Defending the Damned "skillfully crafted," The Chicago Sun-Times said it was "engrossing," and Time Out Chicago described Davis's book as "intimate and gripping."
Rick Kogan, writer, author and host of WGN Radio's "Sunday Papers" program had this to say: “Defending the Damned is one of the most compelling books I have read in memory…It’s an astonishing book.”
Defending the Damned goes behind the scenes with a group of battle-hardened lawyers fighting for those accused of the ultimate crime: murder. Davis spent five years watching and interviewing public defenders at the infamous Criminal Courts Building at 26th and California on Chicago's southwest side. The result is an inside look at a part of the criminal justice system as never seen before.
Davis will be participating in this year's Printer's Row Book Fair in Chicago on June 9 and 10. His book also was selected for Chicago's City of Big Readers program, and he will be appearing at the Harold Washington Library with bestselling author Scott Turow on July 18 at 6 p.m.
For more information on the book, as well as schduled events and media appearances, visit www.kevinadavis.com
New book by Rick Kaempfer
Posted by:Rick Kaempfer on 2007-05-01 10:05:42
Looking Into the Web Video Future - alumni update
Posted by:Michele Steele on 2007-03-26 12:32:47Sam Whitemore, with MediaSurvey.com, wrote a review recently of the Forbes Video Network, Forbes magazine's entree into web video. Read More >>
Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival
Posted by:Kit Donahue on 2007-03-12 15:41:47Film critic and alum Roger Ebert (DI and WPGU, 1961-64, DI Editor in chief, 1963-64) will host his 9th annual film festival at the Virginia Theatre here in Champaign-Urbana Read More >>
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Submit News [+]Larry Doyle wins Thurber Prize
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-10-08 09:03:57Larry Doyle, a former TV writer-producer for "The Simpsons," was named the winner Monday of this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was cited for the novel "I Love You, Beth Cooper." Read More >>
Tribute to Ponz in Gil Thorp comic strip
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-09-04 12:09:21Jeff Ponczak was a fan of the Gil Thorp comic strip and he was recently added into the strip as a new character.
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Posted by: Jean Lachat on 2008-07-17 22:48:52I happily launched my own home-based photo studio this summer, specializing in documentary portraiture and pretty much anything that is not immoral or illegal! (or at least not that much!) Read More >>
Reporting Contest for College Students and Professionals!
Posted by: Adriana Colindres on 2008-07-17 22:13:52Journalism organization Capitolbeat has separate reporting contests for college students and for professionals, as well as a conference open to all. Contest deadline is Aug. 1 for professionals and Sept. 10 for college students. Read More >>