The Best of Royko: The Tribune Years

by Mike Royko (Author), JohnKass (Introduction), David Royko (Editor)

New
Hardcover
2018
$24.93

For more than 30 years, Mike Royko was a part of the daily fabric of Chicagoans' lives, penning often humorous and always honest columns first for the Chicago Daily News, then the Sun-Times, and finally the Tribune. Culled from thousands of his Tribune columns and edited by his son David Royko, this collection offers up his best material from the last stage in his career, which was cut short by his premature death in 1997.

Synopsis

For more than 30 years, Mike Royko was a part of the daily fabric of Chicagoans' lives, penning often humorous and always honest columns first for the Chicago Daily News, then the Sun-Times, and finally the Tribune. Culled from thousands of his Tribune columns and edited by his son David Royko, this collection offers up his best material from the last stage in his career, which was cut short by his premature death in 1997.

$24.93

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Publisher: Agate Midway
Published: 30 Aug 2018
ISBN 10: 1572842555
ISBN 13: 9781572842557
Book Overview:

Local bookseller outreach
Promotion at BEA and Heartland Fall Forum
Advertising in the Chicago Tribune's daily paper (400,000+ circulation), Sunday paper (700,000+ circulation), and online editions (16M+ unique visitors per month)
Prepublication buzz campaign
MIBA and GLIBA outreach
Extensive social media campaign
Goodreads giveaway
Library and academic adoption outreach
Promotion to regional and national media

Author Bio

Born and raised in Chicago, Mike Royko (1932-1997) produced more than 7,500 daily columns for the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Daily News. He also wrote numerous books, including the acclaimed Boss, a critical biography of Richard J. Daley and the Chicago Democratic machine. He won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1972.