Chicago Public Radio features “Black Maverick”
Linda Royster Beito, co-author of the new book Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power, was interviewed on Chicago Public Radio’s Eight Forty-Eight program […]
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Archie Green Tribute in C-U
The School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois will host a memorial honoring University of Illinois Press author Archie Green on September 14, 2009, in the […]
The L.A. Times on Amazon
The L.A. Times book editor David Ulin examines Amazon’s power and influence. […]
Illinois Press author comments on Gates arrest
Nathaniel Norment, Jr., author of the new book The Addison Gayle Jr. Reader, is quoted by Temple University’s Newswise. If this is the first time Professor Gates has been arrested, after having […]
“Black books don’t sell”
Bookslut points to an author who is not pleased with the cover for a U.S. edition of her latest book. […]
Money for nothing and clicks for free
After the past year especially, scholarly publishers are looking for new models that work in an age of digital downloadable segmentable content and declining sales and institutional support. Over ten […]
The Still Uncertain Status of Latinas: From J.Lo to Judge Sotomayor by Mary Beltrán
My research and the writing of my new book, Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom, was such a lengthy process, during which the […]
What’s my pitch?
As I prepare to follow up on a couple of forthcoming titles, it’s interesting to see what the thrice-daily publicity e-mails I receive say newspapers and magazines are really looking for: -Looking for hideous real estate […]
Portraying Gershwin–Getting the Whole Story by Walter Rimler
When I started this biography of George Gershwin I already knew quite a bit about him. I’d been intrigued—that’s probably too mild a word but I’d rather not go all the […]
The L.A. Times and Jennifer Ring, together at Dodger Stadium
The Sports section in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times included a feature on Jennifer Ring, author of the new book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball. There we sat, up […]
History News Network features Evans & Bradley
Authors of two recent University of Illinois Press books are featured this week on the History News Network. Open Wound author William McKee Evans on race in the United States: Scholars who locate […]
Kindle Swindle?
New York Times tech guru David Pogue reports on the case of the disappearing Kindle ebooks. This morning, Amazon.com stealthily crept into Kindle owners’ digital libraries and absconded with their […]