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He picked her up for their first date in his green Chevy. She wore a light-blue suit under a long black coat. It was a rainy day in...

Thank you, Mary Wisniewski and NEW CITY, for the kind write-up ... Just when you think Jonathan Eig can't possibly top his last...

"With civil rights and its history in peril, the upcoming biography, 'King: A Life,' is a groundbreaking book by Chicagoan Jonathan Eig."...

"KING: A Life" was just included in BookPage's 2023 preview: Most anticipated nonfiction. "Among these 33 nonfiction books we can’t wait...

Here's a piece I wrote for Esquire in 1988. Still one of my favorites.

A few months ago, while shopping on eBay, I came across the Martin Luther King Jr. Game — manufactured in 1986, intended for players ages...

Ryen speaks to Jonathan Eig, the author of 'Ali: A Life,' about Muhammad Ali's early life, background, and boxing career in this...

Jonathan Eig reviews The Sword and the Shield, Peniel Joseph's book on King and Malcolm X for The Wall Street Journal. Fool. Chump....

Originally published in "The Times" Jonathan Eig’s comprehensive biography of Muhammad Ali fought off stiff competition last night to win...

By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief Originally published on publishingperspectives.com The PEN America competition program includes eight...

Muhammad Ali was “The Greatest”—and the fastest, the loudest, the rashest. Join best-selling author Jonathan Eig for a conversation on...

Jonathan Eig talked about his book Ali, in which he recounts the life and politics of Muhammad Ali. He spoke at the 2017 Southern...

Originally published on ESPN by Tom Junod, ESPN Senior Writer The title of Jon Eig's new book could not be more straightforward: "Ali: A...

Jonathan Eig talked about his book, The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution. He spoke with...

Jonathan Eig presents the history of the development of the birth control pill. He unveils what he calls a "grand story of radical...

Chicago journalist Jonathan Eig visits Chicago Tonight to talk about his new book, “The Birth of the Pill,” and the history of the...

MAKING STRIDES: Our man wonders why he endures the mental and physical grind of long-distance running. Then, one nasty spring day, in a...

More than anything, Leon Forrest wanted to be recognized as a great writer. Now, ravaged by cancer, he raced death to finish his final...

From SEASON 15 of The Daily Show Jonathan Eig explains how the story of Al Capone has taken off in ways that make no sense. Watch on...

Originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Nov 23, 2004 Before there was Abu Ghraib, there was Virginia Beach. In March 2003,...