Howard Zinn Biography Book Tour

By Dave Zirin

From The Nation magazine columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Zirin, The People’s Historian is a deeply researched biography of Howard Zinn, the beloved author of many books including the classic national bestseller with more than four million copies sold, A People’s History of the United States.

The People’s Historian paints a picture of the man behind A People’s History, examining his work and legacy in the broader context of the United States. [Adapted from publishers’ description.]

It includes his time in the shipyards in Brooklyn, the Air Force in World War II, college under the G.I. Bill, Spelman College where he became active with SNCC, Boston University where he was a target of the administration and an ally of countless students, the anti-Vietnam War movement, the production of Voices of a People’s History, and much more.

Release date: August 4, 2026. Available now for pre-order.

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Book Release Tour

Dave Zirin will speak about the book at these locations.  Schedule is subject to change and more events will be added.

  • August 3 Greenlight Books, Brooklyn
  • August 6 Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington, DC
  • August 10 Harvard Bookstore, Boston
  • August 13 Busboys and Poets (14th & V), Washington, DC
  • August 22 People’s Book, Takoma Park, Maryland
  • September 4 Pilsen Community Bookstore, Chicago
  • September 4-7 Socialism Conference, Chicago
  • September 12 or 13 Baltimore Book Fair
  • September 22 Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle
  • September 23 Powell’s Books, Portland
  • September 24 Tattered Cover, Denver
  • September 27 Brooklyn Book Fair
  • October 15 Brooklyn Public Library
  • October 24 East Side Freedom Library, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • October 28 Labyrinth Books, Princeton, New Jersey