The University of Illinois Press seeks an experienced, highly motivated, organized, and creative professional to direct the Marketing Department of the Press’s Book Division. The Marketing Manager will provide leadership […]
On June 18, 2012, we will publish Black Women & Politics in New York City by Julie A. Gallagher, assistant professor of history at Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine. Professor Gallagher […]
The University of Illinois Press seeks a production specialist (civil service title: Publications Production Expediter) for book composition and coordination of schedules and materials within the Press and with various […]
On May 30, 2012, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program interviewed Janine MacLachlan, author of the new book Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland. […]
In September 2012 we will publish Picturing Illinois: Twentieth-Century Postcard Art from Chicago to Cairo, an illustrated history of Illinois postcards edited by John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle. […]
Yesterday, The Jewish Daily Forward‘s Arty Semite column by Michael Kaminer featured a Q&A with director Philip Kaufman. A sample: Michael Kaminer: There’s a bright spotlight on you, 48 years […]
From the forthcoming University of Illinois Press book The Story Within Us: Women Prisoners Reflect on Reading (September 2012) edited by Megan Sweeney: “While allowing Ku Klux Klan publications such […]
The 46th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival begins June 9 and runs through June 16. We spoke with Thomas A. Adler, author of the recent book Bean Blossom: The Brown […]
Last week, Mariah Bear of Weldon Owen Publishing posted the following infographic, explaining how a book comes to be published. Link to the original post. […]
Stephen Wade’s forthcoming book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience will be published in September 2012. Visit Stephen’s information page for details on his […]
The University of Illinois Press mourns the passing of John Miles Foley, who died on May 3 at the age of 65. Our Press had the privilege of publishing his […]
The May 13, 2012, edition of the The Boston Globe includes a review of Mitchell Nathanson’s new book A People’s History of Baseball. “The most enjoyable moment in A People’s History of […]