Kim Hong Nguyen, author of Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
2024 Black History Month
African American Studies is a cornerstone of the University of Illinois Press. While we honor Black history all year, this month we’re celebrating with some of our favorite and forthcoming […]
Q&A with Patrick Wohl, author of DOWN BALLOT
Patrick Wohl, author of Down Ballot: How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
Free E-book Giveaway: THE LIFE OF MADIE HALL XUMA
February’s free e-book is here! Check out The Life of Madie Hall Xuma: Black Women’s Global Activism during Jim Crow and Apartheid by Wanda A. Hendricks before the month is […]
Q&A with Michael Austin, author of THE TESTIMONY OF TWO NATIONS
Michael Austin, author of The Testimony of Two Nations: How the Book of Mormon Reads, and Rereads, the Bible, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide […]
Q&A with Hal Higdon, author of LEOPOLD & LOEB: THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY
Hal Higdon, author of Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century, Centenary Edition, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I […]
Q&A with the editors of CONTINGENT FACULTY AND THE REMAKING OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The editors of Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education: A Labor History, answer questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? As […]
Interview: Celebrating Utah History Month
In recognition of Utah History Month, we are proud to present the following interview transcript of our conversations with Dr. Holly George, the Editor of Utah Historical Quarterly; Mark Melville, […]
AHA 2024 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: DRESSED FOR FREEDOM
January’s free e-book is here! Check out Dressed for Freedom: The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism by Einav Rabinovitch-Fox before the month is over! Often condemned as a form of […]
New Backlist Titles Now Available As E-books Via NEH Grant
The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce the release of thirty-six backlist titles as e-books thanks to the receipt of a grant of $199,794 from the National Endowment for […]
Q&A with the editors of Journal of Animal Ethics
Editors of Journal of Animal Ethics, Revd. Professor Andrew Linzey and Dr. Clair Linzey, have recently published a new book on the relationship between animals and religion entitled Animal Theologians. […]