Kelly

Kelly asked Jonathan Eig:

Chicago is a rich resource for ideas. Are you currently writing about Chicago?

Jonathan Eig I'm writing about MLK--which means some strong Chicago chapters. Thanks for asking!

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Bonnie

Bonnie asked Jonathan Eig:

Love your books, especially the one on Al Capone, which was a surprise to me. I took your class at Chautauqua a few years ago. Keep writing great books. (..?)

Thomas

Thomas asked Jonathan Eig:

When speaking without notes, was MLK swept up in oral formulaic, like Homer and the Beowulf poet? (See Lord & Perry, The Singer of Tales.) Paywalled critic Johanesson 10 years ago said. “Within the African‐American oral culture and folk‐preaching traditions, where language and ideas are viewed as communal resources to be shared and adapted, Martin Luther King's oratorical plagiarism may be seen as natural….”

Brent

Brent asked Jonathan Eig:

will there be a another baseball book?

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