Rosemary Feurer, author of the University of Illinois Press book Radical Unionism in the Midwest, 1900-1950, was interviewed by The New York Times for a March 5, 2011, column on Wisconsin’s struggle […]
Category: Illinois / regional
Illinois Books make Great Gifts!
Only 12 shopping days until Christmas. We’re sharing our email special with our blog readers. Free shipping on select Illinois-themed books until December 20 when ordered by web or by […]
James Ballowe on WGN-TV
James Ballowe, author of the new book Christmas in Illinois, was interviewed November 26, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Christmas in Champaign, Illinois
Calling all prospective East Central Illinois Black Friday survivors. This coming Sunday, November 28, the Champaign Public Library will host an event for the new anthology Christmas in Illinois. At 2:00 p.m., […]
Taylor Bell on WGN-TV
Taylor Bell, author of the new book Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right: High School Football in Illinois, was interviewed August 27, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Holly Swyers on WGN
Holly Swyers, author of the new book Wrigley Regulars: Finding Community in the Bleachers, is scheduled to appear on WGN radio and television in the next few weeks. Tonight, August […]
A Knight in Istanbul
In book publishing we’re busy talking about the need to expand our social networking efforts, to create online communities around books and authors, to consider content from the customer’s perspective […]
“Illinois Politics” authors at IUB literary fest
James Nowlan and Richard Winkel, co-authors of the new book Illinois Politics: A Citizens Guide, will participate in the Illini Union Bookstore’s summer literary fest in Champaign. On Tuesday, July […]
Open source textbooks at U of I?
The local newspaper, The News-Gazette, has a feature story this morning on the University’s pursuit of an open source textbook model. The leader of the initiative, Charles Evans, is considering […]
James Nowlan on C-Span
James Nowlan, co-author of the new book Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, was interviewed live on C-Span’s Book-TV at the Printers Row Lit Fest. […]
Illinois Politics in the Sun-Times
The March 21, 2010, edition of the Chicago Sun-Times profiled the new University of Illinois Press book Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide by James Nowlan, Samuel Gove, and Richard Winkel. “It’s easy to […]
Lincoln T. Beauchamp Jr. on WGN-TV
Lincoln T. Beauchamp Jr., author of the new book BluesSpeak: The Best of the Original Chicago Blues Annual, was interviewed March 16, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]