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Illinois Press: Chicago Skyscrapers booksigning at Book Expo, 5/30, 1pm, booth #1750. Free books! http://t.co/WdUpB4mdNM #bea2013
Illinois Press: The Fall 2013 catalog is online featuring Chicago River Bridges. http://t.co/R2sU591yKP #MichiganAvenueBridge
Illinois Press: We're #50! We're #50! Wait, we're also #56. We're #50 & #56! http://t.co/xIJDPMSOVh
Journal of American Folklore publishes 500th issue This spring, the Journal of American Folklore publishes its monumental 500th issue. As the official journal of the American Folklore Society, JAF has been published continually since the Society’s founding in 1888. That’s a very impressive 125 years! In their introduction to … Continue reading
Q&A with Murphy Hicks Henry, author of Pretty Good for a Girl Murphy Hicks Henry is a professional banjo player and writer who founded the Women in Bluegrass newsletter and has written regularly for Bluegrass Unlimited and Banjo Newsletter. She answered our questions about her book Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in … Continue reading
Fred Ho brings Yellow Power to NYC Museum of Chinese in America On April 25, The Museum of Chinese in America hosted “A Night With the Dragon” honoring the life and work of Fred Ho. The musician and activist was on hand to sign copies of the University of Illinois Press book Yellow Power … Continue reading