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A Virtual Visit with David Grann
When: Thursday, February 18, 2027 at 7:00 PM
Where: Virtual/Online, Champaign, IL — Champaign, IL
Price: Free
Navigating Hallowed Ground with David Grann
David Grann is an author and journalist whose bestselling titles include The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession (2009), Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (2017), and The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (2023). Grann's work navigates bizarre, often violent historical episodes, to which Grann lends an immediacy that freshens their intrigue while considering them within their respective historical contexts.
In Grann's most recent book, The Wager , the wreck of a British warship off the coast of Patagonia in the 1740's is retold by two different groups of survivors: one group is hailed as heroes who survived against the odds, while the other finds themselves painted as conniving mutineers. Much like Killers of the Flower Moon , where a then-developing FBI uncovers a vast conspiracy in what feels to the reader like "real time," The Wager sees Grann utilize his historic vantage point to render a complex and gripping narrative, which pits the conventions of the past against those of the present to uncover the merits and blindsides of each.
Daniel Zalewski, Executive Editor of The New Yorker , will join David Grann in conversation. A longtime editor and writer for the magazine, Zalewski has worked closely with many of today's leading nonfiction authors, including Grann, helping shape some of the most compelling long-form journalism of the past two decades.
Zoom registration approvals for this event will now close at 5:00 p.m. on the day of the event. Registrations received after this deadline will stay pending and will be processed after the live event, ensuring that those who missed the cutoff will still receive the event recording. Attendance is limited to patrons of participating ILP member libraries; registrations from non-member library patrons will be declined.
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ILLINOIS LIBRARIES PRESENT | Spring 2027
Jan 19, Funny on Purpose with Sasheer Zamata , 7 pm
Feb 18, Navigating Hallowed Ground with David Grann , 7 pm
Mar 16, Global Voices, Personal Stories: Megha Majumdar , 7 pm
Apr 13, The Shape of a Story: Ocean Vuong , 7 pm
May 11, On Resistance and Responsibility with Angela Davis , 7 pm
Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Illinois Libraries Present is committed to inclusion and accessibility. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Closed Captioning are provided.
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