Karen Abbott

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Photos, Interviews

& Misc.

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New York Party

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate SIN! Enjoy the photos on Gawker and GalleyCat, and some shots taken by my friend Gilbert King.

 

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For Book Clubs

SIN discussion questions, book giveaways and other info at BookMovement.

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Discussion with Scott Simon of NPR's Weekend Edition. Download here.

Click here to watch Chicago Tribune journalist Rick Kogan's interview about SIN IN THE SECOND CITY on C-SPAN.

Discussion with Steve Edwards of Chicago Public Radio.

Download here.

Discussion with Tom Ashbrook of NPR's On Point. Download here.

Video of reading at the fabulous Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham (and featuring Joshilyn Jackson!) Check it out here.

Video of reading at the Highland Inn Ballroom in Atlanta here.

Q&A with Melissa Lafsky of Freakonomics here.

Discussion with Felicia Sullivan of Small Spiral Notebook. Download here.

Q&A with Nerve.com here.

Q&A with Estella's Revenge here.

 

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upcoming events

 

May 17

Philadelphia Book Festival

4 p.m.

featuring ragtime pianist Steve Standiford

Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street

Philadelphia, PA

215-567-4341

 

June 5

Norristown Public Library

4:30 p.m.

1001 Powell Street

Norristown, PA

610-278-5100, ext. 136

June 8

Chicago Printers Row Book Fair

Conversation with Rick Kogan of the Chicago Tribune
3 p.m.
Dearborn and Polk Streets

Call 312-222-3986 for info

June 10

Boxcar Lounge

7 p.m.

168 Avenue B., between 10th and 11th Streets

New York, NY

212-473-2830

June 11

Alabama Booksmith

6 p.m.

2626 19th Place, South

Birmingham, AL

205-870-4242

June 12

McIntyre's Fine Books

7 p.m.

2000 Fearrington Village

Pittsboro, NC

919-542-3030

June 13

Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe

7 p.m.

55 Haywood Street

Asheville, NC

828-254-6734

June 16

Outwrite Books

8 p.m.

991 Piedmont Ave. NE

Atlanta, GA

404-607-0082

June 17

Octavia Books

6 p.m.

513 Octavia Street

New Orleans, LA

504-899-7323

June 18

Newberry Library

6 p.m.

57th Street Books location (1301 E. 57th St.)

Chicago, IL

773-752-1571

June 19

Book Cellar

7 p.m.

4736 N. Lincoln Ave.

Chicago, IL

773-293-2665

June 20

Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop

7 p.m.

17145 W. Bluemound Rd.

Brookfield, WI

262-797-6140

June 23

Borders Books & Music

7 p.m.

10 Columbus Circle

New York, NY

212-823-9775

June 24

Book Passage

7 p.m.

51 Tamal Vista Blvd.

Corte Madera, CA

415-927-0960

June 25

A Great Good Place for Books

1 p.m.

6120 LaSalle Avenue

Oakland, CA

510-339-8210

June 26

Book Soup

7 p.m.

8818 W. Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA

310-659-3110

June 29

Margaret Mitchell House

4 p.m.

990 Peachtree Street

Atlanta, GA

404-249-7015

 

 


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Me & Ragtime legend reginald robinson

October, 2007

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Tribcover

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Once upon a time, Chicago had a world-class brothel called the Everleigh Club. Author Karen Abbott brings the opulent place and its raunchy era alive in a book that just might become this year's The Devil in the White City.

Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine

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sistertoast

toasting the everleigh sisters

St. Paul's cemetery, alexandria, virginia

 

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