Dana Greene, author of Jane Kenyon: The Making of a Poet, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I like Kenyon’s poetry. […]
Q&A with Dana Greene, author of JANE KENYON
Category: American literature
Special Issue on “Realisms in the Age of Reconstruction” in American Literary Realism
“All the essays in the special issue contribute to this new mapping of realist practices in the era of Reconstruction.” American Literary Realism is proud to announce a new special […]
ASA 2021 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press American Studies Association 2021 virtual exhibit! Step inside and take a look at some of our featured journals and books as well as […]
Q&A with Jason Stacy, Author of Spoon River America
Jason Stacy, author of Spoon River America: Edgar Lee Masters and the Myth of the American Small Town, answers questions about his inspirations and discoveries while writing his book. Q: […]
AHA Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press’s virtual exhibit for the 2021 American Historical Association extended conference! We hope you’ll step inside our virtual booth and browse new books, journal […]
Q&A with Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo
Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo, the final book in his trilogy biography of Ray Bradbury, answers questions about his reasoning for writing a trilogy, academic and literary […]
So You Want to Read Joanna Russ: Reading Guide by Gwyneth Jones
Experimental, strange, and unabashedly feminist, Joanna Russ’s groundbreaking science fiction grew out of a belief that the genre was ideal for expressing radical thought. Her essays and criticism, meanwhile, helped […]
Linda A. Morris on “What is Personal about Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc?”
Linda A. Morris is a Professor of Emeritus at UC Davis. Her current research is on gender play in the works of Mark Twain. Her earlier published work focused primarily […]
Rediscovering the Black Arts Movement, Jonathan Fenderson on Hoyt Fuller
Jonathan Fenderson is an assistant professor of African and African American studies at Washington University in St. Louis. He recently answered some questions about his new book Building the Black Arts […]
Q&A with Joseph Vogel, author of “James Baldwin and the 1980s”
Joseph Vogel is an assistant professor of English at Merrimack College. He is the author of Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson. He recently answered some […]
6 Books on the Black Chicago Renaissance
The Chicago Black Renaissance was a time of growth and innovation for Chicago’s Black artistic community. During the early to mid 20th century, Chicago was the place where poets and musicians […]
Backlist Bop: Take a Ride on the Reading
As main man LeVar Burton can attest, you can go twice as high if you take a look, it’s in a book. Reading, though an essential skill to anyone outside politics, […]