Lincoln: The Fire of Genius is arriving to bookstores soon, and with it will be a raft of upcoming programs. I hope you’ll join me at one or more of them.
I wrote recently about my busy week surrounding the Lincoln Memorial Centennial events. May 22nd was the main event on the Memorial steps, but there were many other events I helped organize that were related to the 100th anniversary. Last week I traveled to New England to view some Lincoln statues and my family. Tonight (aka, June 14th, which is also Flag Day), I preside over the Lincoln Group of DC’s first in-person dinner meeting after a pandemic-induced two-year hiatus. This Saturday is our monthly study forum meeting; next Saturday we’ll have a Board meeting to induct two new members and get started on a slew of post-Memorial activities. Then (fingers crossed) I’ll make my first flight and first real vacation in three years. So, while life certainly remains busy, it will get even busier as we get closer to the Lincoln: The Fire of Genius book launch.
I’m still setting up events, but here’s a quick list of what I have scheduled so far:
September 1, 2022: Release Day Interview by Daniel Weinberg of the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop on A House Divided broadcast! [Watch for details on the ALBS site]
September 13, 2022: The Fire of Genius Book Launch Party with the Lincoln Group of DC, Maggiano’s Restaurant, Washington, DC [Details coming soon]
September 16, 2022: The Fire of Genius lecture at the Cosmos Club, Washington, DC [Details coming soon]
September 17, 2022: Dedication event at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC [Details coming soon]
November 17, 2022: Book signing and discussion at the Lincoln Forum, Gettysburg, PA [See the schedule]
November 17, 2022: Presentation on the Lincoln Memorial Centennial with Harold Holzer, Lincoln Forum, Gettysburg, PA [See the schedule]
I’m also working on scheduling a talk at the Arts Club of Washington, probably in October, as well as some Civil War Round Table talks. I’ll also be presenting two of the four sessions of a Lincoln – The Savior of the Nation class for Encore Learning, in a follow up to last year’s successful event.
Check out my Media page for more events as they are added (plus some recaps of past events).
Release date for Lincoln: The Fire of Genius is September 1, 2022.
While you’re here, check out the various posts on Lincolnian.org related to our recent Lincoln Memorial Centennial program. For those who missed it, C-SPAN will be replaying the event at 3 pm on June 18th on CSPAN2.
The book is available for pre-order on the Rowman & Littlefield website (Lyons Press is a trade imprint of Rowman). You can also pre-order it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble (click on the respective links to pre-order). Release date is scheduled for September 1, 2022.
The book is also listed on Goodreads, the database where I keep track of my reading. Click on the “Want to Read” button to put it on your reading list. That will also ensure you get informed of the release date AND will let you try for one of ten free hardcover copies of the book that I’ll be giving away this summer. I’ll also be giving away as many as a hundred e-books. [The book will also be put out on audio]
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David J. Kent is President of the Lincoln Group of DC and the author of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America. His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World and two specialty e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.
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