Ronald A. Smith, author of the new book Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform, was interviewed for the January 3, 2011, edition of Inside Higher Ed. […]
Category: interviews
May Berenbaum on WGN-TV
On December 16, 2010, May Berenbaum, editor of the new book Honey, I’m Homemade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and around the World, made cookies on WGN-TV’s “Lunchbreak” segment. […]
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. […]
Robert Stone talks sacred steel in Miami’s New Times
Miami’s New Times interviewed Robert Stone, author of Sacred Steel: Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition, in advance of his October 28 event at Books & Books in Coral […]
Recovering the Commons authors interviewed by Huffington Post
In March 2010 we published Herbert Reid & Betsy Taylor’s new book Recovering the Commons: Democracy, Place, and Global Justice, which culls key concepts from grassroots activism to hold critical […]
NPR’s Here and Now features “Blues Before Sunrise”
The September 13, 2010, edition of NPR’s syndicated program Here & Now featured a segment on Steve Cushing’s recent book Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews. Listen to the author interview […]
Benching Jim Crow on NPR’s Only a Game
On Saturday, August 28, University of Illinois Press author Charles Martin will be interviewed about his new book Benching Jim Crow: The Rise and Fall of the Color Line in […]
Meet the Shepherds
On Wednesday, July 28, 2010, Gordon and Gary Shepherd spoke with Milt Rosenberg on WGN radio about their new book Talking with the Children of God: Prophecy and Transformation in a Radical […]
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 […]
Talking with Milt Rosenberg about the Children of God
On Wednesday, July 28, from 10:00pm until midnight, co-authors Gordon and Gary Shepherd will appear on Milt Rosenberg’s WGN radio program Extension 720 to discuss their new book Talking with the […]
Bell in the Daily Herald
The July 14, 2010, edition of Chicago’s Daily Herald includes Marty Maciaszek’s feature on Taylor Bell’s new book Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right: High School Football in Illinois. “… the first person Bell […]
NPR’s The Picture Show features “Hard Luck Blues”
The July 2, 2010, edition of NPR’s The Picture Show featured photographs from Rich Remsberg’s new book Hard Luck Blues: Roots Music Photographs from the Great Depression. The book documents a […]