Cheryl Ganz will sign copies of her new book The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair: A Century of Progress at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, on Friday, December 12 […]
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This morning a Chicago television station conducted a text poll on whether or not Gov. Blagojevich should resign. 87% voted yes, 14% voted no. Only in Chicago politics … […]
Sue and mushrooms
A fortuitous day to be in Chicago. The weather is crappy, but I love hearing my cab drivers talk about our governor. Looking forward to tomorrow’s papers. I visited The Field Museum to speak […]
The Adventures of Book Signing by Cheryl Ganz
Cheryl Ganz is author of the new book The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair: A Century of Progress. She will sign copies at the Old Orchard Barnes & Noble in Skokie on […]
Studs Terkel
I was out of town for the weekend, and so did not see the news that Studs Terkel died until this morning. About five years ago I saw him engaged […]
Just Landed: “The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair,” “African or American?” & “America’s Religions”
A handful of new books landed on my desk in the past few weeks: –America’s Religions: From Their Origins to the Twenty-first Century Third Edition by Peter W. Williams (September 29, 2008) […]
Time Out Chicago profiles “The Hayloft Gang”
Chad Berry’s new edited collection, The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance, was profiled by Robert Loerzel in the August 7-13, 2008, issue of Time Out Chicago. […]
UIP 90th anniversary video
In celebration of the University of Illinois Press’s 90th anniversary, VideoWorks at the University of Illinois produced a 5:00 minute video that traces the history and accomplishments of our Press. Updated August 5, 2008: The […]
Go Cubs, Go! by Elliott Gorn
Of course I want the Cubs to win the World Series. This year, 2008, would be great—exactly one hundred years after their last World Championship. But secretly, in my heart-of-hearts, […]
Chicago Tribune on translation publishing
Following up a Translating the World panel that he moderated at this year’s Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair, Patrick Reardon profiles translation publishing at Illinois presses. “Translators are unofficial ambassadors, negotiating […]
Bodies not found, “Alchemy of Bones” not mentioned
The June 29 edition of the The Washington Post included a feature story on murder cases where no body is found and referenced Robert Loerzel’s Alchemy of Bones: Chicago’s Luetgert Murder Case of 1897 without actually naming […]
Remembering Eliot Asinof
The news of Eliot Asinof’s passing earlier this week brought back memories of having spent time with him at a BEA in the late 90s. The show was enjoying its […]