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May 16, 2025
Bill has been invited for a book signing event and PowerPoint presentation on Chicago composer Florence B. Price at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida, 265 Aragon Avenue, at 7 PM in conjunction with a performance by the South Beach Chamber Ensemble of Price’s music.
February 9, 2025
Bill has been invited for a book signing event and PowerPoint presentation on Chicago composer Florence B. Price at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Ave., Evanston IL, at 11:45 AM, in conjunction with an organ recital by Meg Cutting on the church’s 1922 Skinner Organ (Opus 327).
July 18, 2024
Thus far, Bill has accepted invitations to two book signing events for his latest release on Florence Price. The first is in February 2025 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston, IL, and the second is in May 2025 for Books and Books in Miami, FL. More details and dates to be soon announced.
July 17, 2024
Bill signed a contract for his 13th non-fiction book with McFarland, offering 20 individual profiles on pioneering female architects. Estimated publication date, late 2025.
A seasoned public speaker and discussion panelist, Bill Farina has appeared as a guest presenter at some of the most distinguished independent book stores and literary venues across the country.
His books are about topics which could hardly be more different, yet familiar to most readers. All explore subject matter normally approached only by specialized academia, but from an enthusiastic layman's point of view.
He maintains that great books throughout history should be discussed and debated by everyone who enjoys reading, and not merely by small groups of designated experts.
William (Bill) Farina has been publicly presenting and doing book signing events for his published writings since 2003. A partial list of venues at which he has appeared includes the Newberry Library, public libraries in Chicago (Harold Washington), Evanston, Oak Park, and Riverside, as well as the Printers Row Lit Fest (formerly the Printers Row Book Fair), the Union League of Chicago (Mayflower Society), the Chicago Cultural Center, the DANK-Haus German American Cultural Center, the Civil War Roundtable of Chicago, Concordia University-Portland, the Booksellers at Laurelwood (formerly Davis-Kidd) in Memphis, Tennessee, and Redberry Books in Cable, Wisconsin.
Bill likes to use extensive visual aids during his presentations, including PowerPoint. He is able to supply his own projector, screen and laptop, or to use equipment provided on site by the venue. He is comfortable tailoring his events to the individual needs of each venue in terms of time length and scope of material, and is experienced at being a co-presenter or discussion panelist. Above all, Bill loves a good Q&A with audiences!
WILLIAM FARINA
Author and Public Speaker
