Discussion of 1960s America and book signing scheduled at Evanston Public Library

On Thursday, December 2 at 5:30 p.m. Evanston author Kevin Boyle will discuss his new book “The Shattering: America in the 1960s” with Northwestern professor Peter Slevin. The book focuses on the period’s fierce conflicts over race, sex and war. Boyle captures the inspiring and brutal events of this passionate time with a remarkable empathy that restores the humanity of those making this history.

Boyle is the author of “Arc of Justice,” which won the National Book Award for non-fiction and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is a professor of history at Northwestern University.

Slevin is a professor at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, a contributing writer for The New Yorker, and author of “Michelle Obama: A Life.”

This in-person event is co-sponsored by Bookends & Beginnings Bookstore. Register here.