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September 28, 2015 (September 28, 2015)

Banned Book Week

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This week is Banned Book Week, one of those observances that never loses its relevance. For proof, turn to the list of frequently challenged books, as charted by the American Library […]

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June 8, 2015 (June 8, 2015)

Modern Masters makes the scene

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Over the weekend, geek culture daily-must-visit site I09 wrote up UIP’s acclaimed Modern Masters of Science Fiction series. We express thanks for their kind praise. Please have a look at the […]

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February 27, 2015 (February 5, 2015)

Birthday wishes to James T. Farrell

American literature

James T. Farrell’s childhood coincided with a period in history when “real” Americans considered the Irish colorful—and usually undesirable—exotics. His omnibus novel Studs Lonigan and collection Chicago Stories reflected the Irish-American experience of a generation […]

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December 30, 2014

New in paperback: poetry and opera

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Two UIP titles are now available in paperback editions. Denise Levertov: A Poet’s Life Called by Kenneth Rexroth “the most subtly skillful poet of her generation,” British-born Denise Levertov authored […]

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August 5, 2014 (August 11, 2014)

The Other Hawthorne’s Weird Tales

American literature biography

Julian Hawthorne hustled. An independent contractor par excellence, the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne reported on foreign wars and domestic politics, published novels, penned short stories, dreamt up theosophist blarney, raked […]

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April 4, 2014

Living with Lynching on C-SPAN’s BookTV

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On Friday, March 14, 2014, Koritha Mitchell, author of  Living with Lynching:  African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890-1930, spoke at the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress. At […]

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January 7, 2014

Happy birthday, Zora Neale Hurston

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Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston was born on January 7, 1891. Also an American folklorist and anthropologist, Hurston wrote short stories, plays, essays and four novels including Their Eyes Were Watching […]

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August 27, 2013 (August 22, 2013)

Q&A with The Negro in Illinois: The WPA Papers editor Brian Dolinar

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Brian Dolinar is a scholar of African American literature and culture from the Depression era. He is the editor of The Negro in Illinois: The WPA Papers. We asked him […]

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February 20, 2013

The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture wins award

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Jared Gardner’s recent University of Illinois Press book, The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture has been chosen for the EBSCOhost-RSAP (Research Society for American Periodicals) Book Prize […]

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October 17, 2012 (October 18, 2012)

Congratulations Koritha Mitchell

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Koritha Mitchell’s Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890-1930, is the Society for the Study of American Women Writers 2012 Book Award Winner. Living with Lynching: […]

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February 7, 2012

Vote for Becoming Ray Bradbury

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Locus, the Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field, has released its list of nominees for the 42nd annual Locus Awards.  Jonathan Eller’s critically acclaimed Becoming Ray Bradbury has […]

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December 13, 2011 (December 14, 2011)

Interviews with author Koritha Mitchell

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Koritha Mitchell, author of Living with Lynching, gives two very different interviews. “It’s our success that beckons the mob.” Professor Mitchell argues that there is a need to move beyond […]

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