Jonathan Eig

It's here. #KingALife from #FSG. Audiobook narrated by Dion Graham. Order now! a.co/d/iTEnUyi

@heathhunziker Luck and talent are like the jab and cross, you gotta have both! Enjoy Ali's hometown.

@jonathaneig In Louisville for the weekend. Had to pay my respects to “The Greatest”. Stayed downtown so visiting the Columbia Gym, after reading about it in your book, was a must. QQ: do you personally think Ali would have still found boxing without the incident there in ‘54.

Never use @Expedia.

Join me tonight for this free Zoom event with @writerscenter. I'll be talking about writing, biography, whatever you want... writer.org/event/jonathan…

Talking Al Capone with the American History Tellers podcast from @WonderyMedia. wondery.com/shows/american…

Join me, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Coleman Hughes for a conversation on nonviolent protest March 9 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Use FP-FRIEND for 20% off tickets. eventbrite.com/e/nonviolence-…

The loss of the @wapo book section is a national tragedy. When my first book came out, was reviewed in dozens of newspapers. Democracy and public discourse and just plain good critical thinking shrivel and die when journalism and criticism go away. What a shame.

CHICAGO!!! The #IAmNobodysSlave book tour continues this week, in your town. I’m honored to share that on Thursday, February 5, 2026, I’ll be in conversation with Jonathan Eig—Pulitzer Prize–winning author of King: A Life—for a special Book & Author evening presented by the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, connected to my book I Am Nobody’s Slave: Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free In a moment when our country feels pulled toward anger and escalation, a renewed push for what I call ‘violent social change,’ we’ll focus on the book and what it teaches us about the deeper work of nonviolent social change. That work matters especially for families and communities shaped by governmental atrocities and injustices that still influence how people see the world, trust institutions, and respond under pressure. I can’t think of anyone better to have this conversation with right now than Jonathan. His work on Dr. King—and on America’s origin story—brings clarity to what nonviolence really requires in a violent time. 📷 Thursday, February 5, 2026 📷 6:30 PM CST 📷 Wayfarer Theaters — 1850 2nd St., Highland Park 60035 I'm looking forward to signing books for my Chicago area readers! #Nonviolence #SocialChange #Community #CivicLife #AmericanHistory #Democracy #MLK #JonathanEig #KingALife #IllinoisHolocaustMuseum #BookAndAuthor #AuthorTalk #BookEvent #LeeHawkins #IAmNobodysSlave #HighlandParkIL #HarperCollins #Amistad #2026 #BookTour #BlackHistoryMonth

How exactly does this honor #MLK? $210 Nike LeBron sneakers inspired by the site of King's assassination? nytimes.com/2026/01/17/sty…

‘Somewhere I read of freedom,’ said Martin Luther King Jr. in the last speech of his life. Most of us today, writes Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jonathan Eig, don’t need to read of our rights to know they exist; they live in the air we breathe. thefp.com/p/things-worth…

I'll be talking to @tavissmiley today on kbla1580.com/tavis-smiley/ to honor Dr. King. Tonight I'll join @MARCMORIAL and Joel Berg with @HungerFreeUSA: facebook.com/HungerFreeUSA/…

If you say I ain't the greatest, I say you're all cissies. Ali's at the top of this list, he even whooped Ulysses! gq.com.au/shopping/best-…

@BasicBooks @RrobertsSports @SportsHistProf Love that book jacket! The inside's great too!

We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate the publication of "THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE: Joe Louis's Battle for Freedom during World War II," by Randy Roberts (@RrobertsSports) and Johnny Smith (@SportsHistProf)—the story of the boxing champion whose fight against the Nazis inside and outside of the ring made him a global icon. “A sharp, hard-hitting, beautifully written account of one of the greatest sports figures in all American history," says @jonathaneig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of "King: A Life." AVAILABLE NOW: bit.ly/47nDoT7

Why are they pitching to him?

Top 10 Books of the Past 25 Years! Thrilled to see my King book on this @amazon editor's list. How many have you read? amazon.com/amazonbookrevi…

"I'd have rather knocked out Sonny Liston than written 'The Waste Land'." -- Poet Frank Stanford. Same here.

In Opinion: “As you look around campus and try to guess which friends you’ll still love and need in your lives forty years from now, you will have a better chance of guessing correctly if you factor in kindness,” writes Opinion Contributor @jonathaneig. dailynorthwestern.com/2025/09/19/opi…

I loved Bob Kazel. He died Wednesday. I wrote this about him for our old school newspaper. dailynorthwestern.com/2025/09/19/opi…

Really enjoyed talking #MLK and books with @connectedword on The Peggy Smedley show. peggysmedleyshow.com/king-a-life.

@rickkogan I'll never forget that sweaty interview. What's the weather forecast for Saturday?

There's so much to see and hear at the weekend's Lit Fest. It is free and and fun and also a wonderful way to remind people of the city’s vitality as a literary center. chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/col…

Dizzy Gillespie's tribute to #MLK, at @nypl.