Mia Mask on NPR’s “Tell Me More”
Mia Mask, author of the new book Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film, was a featured commentator today on National Public Radio: “With the 2010 Academy Awards approaching, NPR’s Tell […]
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Intern reporters
Should journalism schools provide free labor to local newspapers? Inside Higher Ed examines the pros and cons. […]
Steve Cushing on WGN-TV
Steve Cushing, author of the new book Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews, will be interviewed March 1, in the 11:00 a.m. hour, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Gender, History, and the Great Recession by Lara Vapnek
As the Great Recession drags on, we have been greeted with a stream of news stories about the family stress caused by women becoming breadwinners. 4 out of 5 jobs […]
The American Prospect on diversity & architecture
Kathryn Anthony’s book Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession was referenced in a recent article in the The American Prospect. “Architecture, let’s face it, has a serious […]
Illinois Politics on the air
James Nowlan, co-author of the new book, Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, will be interviewed March 2 on WGN-TV’s Midday News program. And, Nowlan’s colleague and co-author Rick Winkel will join him March […]
Studying the Dead
I never liked the Grateful Dead. In high school I wrote a piece for the school newspaper on my Deadhead friend’s experience at a “punk rock” concert (I took him […]
Record Makers and Breakers available in paperback
John Broven’s critically acclaimed book Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers will be published in paperback on Monday, February 22, 2010. A sample of […]
Congrats to UIP book designer Kelly Gray
The Association of American University Presses has recognized University of Illinois Press book designer Kelly Gray for her work designing Michael Harper’s recent book Use Trouble, which was one of four […]
Scott Christianson to be filmed by Book-TV
C-Span’s Book-TV plans to film Scott Christianson’s March 2, 2010, presentation on Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War at the Sanctuary for […]
Chicago Manual of Style online forum
Inside Higher Ed reports that the University of Chicago Press has launched an online forum for discussion about (or is it “of”?) The Chicago Manual of Style (and other matters). “People pressed […]
Latest chatter
A roundup of recent publishing news: The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the growth of open access scholarly journals and publisher efforts to stop book piracy, The Electronic Frontier Foundation […]