Category Archives: author events

July 9, 2018

New Series Editors for Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest

Posted by Heather Gernenz
in american history, author events, authors, latino studies | Comments Off on New Series Editors for Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest

Just in time for the Latina/o Studies Conference in D.C. this week, the University of Illinois Press is excited to announce that Omar Valerio-Jiménez, and Sujey Vega will be joining Frances R. Aparicio as series editors of the Latinos in Chicago and … Continue reading →

June 14, 2018

Roger Biles on C-SPAN2 Book TV at Printers Row Lit Fest

Posted by Heather Gernenz
in African American Studies, american history, author events, authors, Illinois / regional, interviews, politics | Comments Off on Roger Biles on C-SPAN2 Book TV at Printers Row Lit Fest

Last weekend, Chicago hosted one of the largest literary events in the Midwest: Printers Row Lit Festival. The festival is a reader’s dream featuring a wealth of author panels, and vendors ranging from bookstores, literary magazines, and publishers. The University … Continue reading →

June 11, 2018

Robin Harris Celebrates Book Launch in Siberia

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University of Illinois Press author Dr. Robin Harris recently returned to northeastern Siberia for a presentation of her book, Storytelling in Siberia: The Olonkho Epic in a Changing World. After living in northern Russia for a decade and spending almost … Continue reading →

June 4, 2018

University of Illinois Press Authors at Printer’s Row Lit Festival

Posted by Heather Gernenz
in author events, authors, Illinois / regional, local authors, new books, Printer's Row, Uncategorized | Comments Off on University of Illinois Press Authors at Printer’s Row Lit Festival

June 9-10, the streets of Dearborn and Polk will be flooded with booksellers, publishers, and book lovers for the annual Printer’s Row Lit Festival in Chicago! The University of Illinois Press will have a booth at the southern end of … Continue reading →

November 15, 2017

5 Things You Need to Know at #NWSA2017

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in author events, authors, conferences, feminist studies, gender, gender studies | Comments Off on 5 Things You Need to Know at #NWSA2017

Headed to NWSA this week? So are we! Here are five things you need know:  UIP is having a reception to celebrate our new series: Transformations: Womanist, Feminist, and Indigenous Studies edited by AnaLouise Keating. Join us in the exhibit … Continue reading →

December 8, 2016

Cole Porter on tour, sort of

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Master songsmith Cole Porter is no longer around to play command performances or record duets with pop stars. But the music lives on. Yesterday Susan Forscher Weiss, an editor of A Cole Porter Companion (along with Don M. Randel and Matthew Shaftel) … Continue reading →

July 16, 2016

The Socialist Mayor and the Industrialist

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in american history, author commentary, author events, authors, biography, labor history | Comments Off on The Socialist Mayor and the Industrialist

Frank Zeidler transformed Milwaukee during his three terms as mayor of the Wisconsin city. However, the kind of change that Zeidler, a member of the Socialist Party of America, brought to Milwaukee was not well met by everyone. Mid-century conservatives … Continue reading →

May 10, 2016

Sweet home Chicago

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May 11-13, 2016, the publishing industry will descend upon the City of Big Shoulders for the textapalooza that is BookExpo America. BEA, held at Chicago’s McCormick Place this spring, is the “leading book and author event for the North American … Continue reading →

April 25, 2016

5 reasons to visit us at AAAS

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Headed to Miami for the Association for Asian American Studies conference April 28-30? We have your agenda. Warm up for the proceedings by checking out our great new UIP titles along with a selection of backlist classics. Since you’re at the table, … Continue reading →

April 12, 2016

Author honors at OAH

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in american history, Appalachian studies, author events, authors, awards, labor history | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Author honors at OAH

The Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, April 7-10, 2016 was a great opportunity for editors and staff from the Press to congregate with people in the field of history (and perhaps check into future acquisitions … Continue reading →