Blogger Oronte Churm asks a prescient question, with thanks to Thomas Frank for the original premise. Somebody once suggested that Illinois is the most representative of the United States, not […]
Category: Illinois / regional
Survivor: UI Admissions
The Chicago Tribune reports that getting into the state’s flagship university can be made easier depending upon whom one knows. Patronage has become such an entrenched part of the admissions […]
The Sun-Times recommends Mushrooms
The Chicago Sun-Times suggests that you attend the launch party for Joe McFarland and Gregory Mueller’s new book Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States at the Chicago Botanic […]
The University of Illinois Press at Printers Row
Though we’re still waiting for the final schedule for this year’s Printers Row Lit Fest on June 6-7 in Chicago, we know that the authors of eleven UIP books will be included on panels […]
For a banal Friday afternoon
This morning’s Chronicle of Higher Education Daily Report features “A Tradition of Banality” by Don Troop. (Warning: CHE‘s links are walled after a few days.) The “Banality” refers to the […]
Mushroom Mania
Our gorgeous new guide to wild mushrooms in Illinois is finally here, just in time for high mushroom season. Champaign Taste features it in today’s post, and one of the […]
An Illinois-North Carolina rematch?
Before you fill out your NCAA Men’s Basketball brackets, be sure to consult Inside Higher Ed‘s annual Academic Performance Tournament. We’re in the sweet sixteen, baby! […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education on Lincoln
Peter Monaghan’s Lincoln “Field Report” in The Chronicle Review includes multiple references to University of Illinois Press titles, plus a quote from Rodney O. Davis, co-editor of The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: […]
William Ayers Contested
Even if Illinois State Senator Larry Bomke has his way, University of Illinois at Chicago professor William Ayers has a nice two-book deal with Teachers College Press in hand. […]
“Life along the Illinois River” in the news
Two central Illinois newspapers recently profiled David Zalaznik’s new book Life along the Illinois River. The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette story is currently behind a fee-based archive wall, but the Springfield State Journal-Register piece is available […]
Library exhibit
The UIUC libraries have generously allowed the University of Illinois Press to close our 90th anniversary celebrations with an exhibit in the Main North-South Hallway of the Main Library. The […]
David Zalaznik book launch photos
The Peoria Art Guild hosted a party for David Zalaznik’s new book Life along the Illinois River on November 7. David spoke with attendees and signed books for three continuous hours, at […]