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July 17, 2025 (July 8, 2025)

Q&A with the author of DAVID DAVIS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S FAVORITE JUDGE

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Raymond J. McKoski, author of David Davis, Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Returning to our home […]

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July 15, 2025 (July 9, 2025)

2025 Journals Q1–Q2 UPdate

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Did you miss us? We’re back again with all the Journals news from the first half of 2025 in this Journals Q1–Q2 UPdate! We are proud to announce that we […]

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July 10, 2025 (July 8, 2025)

Q&A with the author of BITTERSWEET SOUNDS OF PASSAGE

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Ellen Koskoff, author of Bittersweet Sounds of Passage: Balinese Gamelan Angklung Cremation Music, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I wrote […]

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July 1, 2025 (June 18, 2025)

Free E-book Giveaway: MONEY, MARRIAGE, AND MADNESS

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July’s free e-book is here! Check out Money, Marriage, and Madness: The Life of Anna Ott by Kim E. Nielsen before the month is over! Anna Ott died in the […]

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July 1, 2025 (June 12, 2025)

Journal of Film and Video Recommended Reading: 2025–2026

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Calling all film scholars! Back by popular demand, Journal of Film and Video, the official journal of the University of Film & Video Association, is releasing a reading list of […]

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June 19, 2025 (June 23, 2025)

2025 Juneteenth

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Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery. The holiday’s name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of the words “June” […]

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June 16, 2025 (June 6, 2025)

Q&A with the author of RANDY TRAVIS

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Diane Diekman, author of Randy Travis: Storms of Life, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I wanted to write a third […]

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June 12, 2025 (June 3, 2025)

LAWCHA 2025 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 Labor and Working Class History Association conference! Use the promo code LAWCHA25 for 50% off of all books when ordering from our website, […]

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June 12, 2025 (June 10, 2025)

ICA 2025 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 International Communication Association conference! Use the promo code ICA25 for 50% off of all books when ordering from our website, June 12-23, 2025. […]

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June 10, 2025 (June 12, 2025)

INTRODUCING . . . UIP’s New Director!

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Please join us in welcoming our new incoming director — Michelle Sybert! Sybert, assistant director, University of Notre Dame Press, has been appointed as the next director of the University […]

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June 10, 2025 (June 6, 2025)

Q&A with the author of CHICAGO BEFORE THE FIRE

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Louis P. Cain, author of Chicago before the Fire: An Economic History, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have researched […]

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June 9, 2025 (June 5, 2025)

Interview on Concussion’s Past: A Special Issue of Journal of Sport History

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In the latest episode of the University of Press podcast, The UPside, we sat down (virtually) with Guest Editors Dr. Stephen Townsend, Dr. Rebecca Olive, Dr. Murray G. Phillips, and […]

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