Thomas Leslie, author of Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
The University of Illinois Press (UIP) is proud to announce a partnership with the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) to provide access to more than 40 […]
Kristine M. McCusker, author of Just Enough to Put Him Away Decent: Death Care, Life Extension, and the Making of a Healthier South, 1900-1955, answers questions on her new book. […]
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Mormon History Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
We are to pleased to announce that we are joining more than thirty university presses and hundreds of authors in being a part of Path to Open, a new program from […]
“Twenty years down the line, when there’s historiographical debates over the evolution of the field of Mormon Studies among other discipline subfields, the Mormon Studies Review is going to be […]
The Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (JISHS) invites submissions for its upcoming issues. Established in 1908, JISHS is the peer-reviewed scholarly publication of the Illinois State Historical Society. […]
This Pride Month, we invite our readers to honor the contributions of LGBTQIA+ activists with this collection of some of our recent books and journal articles featuring a range of […]
Marc Becker, Margaret Power, Tony Wood, and Jacob Zumoff, editors of Transnational Communism across the Americas, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. […]
June’s free e-book is here! Check out Peace Be Still: How James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir Created a Gospel Classic by Robert M. Marovich before the month is over! […]
Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Let’s dig in with […]
Taylor Hagood, author of Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Music Legend, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? This […]