May Berenbaum at the Pollinatarium
May Berenbaum, editor of the new book Honey, I’m Homemade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and around the World, will sign books at the University of Illinois Pollinatarium […]
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Washington Post’s The Root reviews Hands on the Freedom Plow
On November 9, 2010, The Root published Charles Cobb’s review of Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC. “Women are almost invisible in civil rights storytelling, and […]
Huffington Post, 4-part series by Richard Hughes
The Huffington Post just published the first of a 4-part series by Richard Hughes based on his book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. The Christian Right in Context, […]
James Ballowe answers questions about Christmas in Illinois
The Times newspaper in Ottawa, Illinois, interviewed James Ballowe about his new book Christmas in Illinois. Q. How did you gather the writings and photos? A. I made perhaps a hundred […]
Woody Guthrie, American Radical galleys
In April 2011 we will publish Will Kaufman’s book Woody Guthrie, American Radical. Utilizing a wealth of previously unseen archival materials such as letters, song lyrics, essays, personal reflections, photos, […]
Celebrity appearances
NPR’s Melissa Block and Will Shortz (or their respective doppelgangers) at the University of Illinois Press halloween party. […]
Saturday at the Square
May Berenbaum and guest at the Honey, I’m Homemade book signing at Urbana’s Market at the Square, Saturday, October 30. Her next stop will be the University of Illinois Pollinatarium on Sunday, […]
Happy Halloween
The University of Illinois Press fun crew. […]
Stephen Calt, R.I.P.
We received the sad news, confirmed this week, that Stephen Calt passed away earlier this month. Stephen authored the recent University of Illinois Press title Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary, which […]
Two books honored by ARSC
Two University of Illinois Press titles, Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers by John Broven and King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records […]
WILL radio features May Berenbaum
NPR affiliate WILL AM 580 in Urbana, Illinois, interviewed May Berenbaum on October 25. She discussed her new cookbook Honey, I’m Homemade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and […]
Marc Zimmerman at LASA
Marc Zimmerman attended the Latin American Studies Association‘s annual meeting in Toronto earlier this month. He is pictured here at the Scholarly Book Services booth where he signed copies of Bringing Aztlán […]