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Category Archives: local authors
A Triumph of Progressive Politics: Roger Biles on Mayor Harold Washington
in African American Studies, american history, author commentary, Chicago, Illinois / regional, local authors, politics, Uncategorized
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Roger Biles is Professor Emeritus of History at Illinois State University. His books include Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago and The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000. He recently answered some questions about his new … Continue reading
University of Illinois Press Authors at Printer’s Row Lit Festival
in author events, authors, Illinois / regional, local authors, new books, Printer's Row, Uncategorized
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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
200 Years of Illinois: Archaea, the third kind of life on earth
in biography, Illinois / regional, local authors
Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, Carl Woese, Frederick E. Hoxie, science
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Today we turn over the 200 Years of Illinois feature to Steven Lenz and Nicholas Hopkins, authors of an essay (reprinted below) in the new UIP book The University of Illinois: Engine of Innovation. Lenz and Hopkins look into the life and … Continue reading
Christmas in the Land of Milk and (Uncle) Honey
in author commentary, authors, biography, Christmas, Illinois / regional, local authors
Tagged agriculture, Alan Guebert, Christmas, holidays, The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey
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Alan Guebert’s book The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey may have been inspired by a little homemade wine. Guebert, has been writing his nationally syndicated column “The Farm and Food File” since 1993. The first seed of what would become … Continue reading
Interview with Ruth Nicole Brown
in authors, black studies, interviews, local authors
Tagged Hear Our Truths, Illinois, interviews, Ruth Nicole Brown
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Please note this new interview with Ruth Nicole Brown, author of the UIP book Hear Our Truths: The Creative Potential of Black Girlhood and co-founder of Saving Our Lives Hear Our Truths (SOLHOT).
Throwbacklist Thursday
in american history, food, Illinois / regional, local authors, southern history
Tagged alcohol, Appalachian history, booze, Charles D. Thompson Jr., crime, food history, James Moore, John Hallwas, Throwbacklist Thursday
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Drink bothered the Founding Fathers. Not on a personal level, of course. John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast and George Washington went on many a bender. No, they saw boozing as a threat to the good functioning of … Continue reading
“Uncle Honey” a family affair
in author commentary, author events, authors, biography, Illinois / regional, interviews, local authors
Tagged agriculture, Alan Guebert, Mary Grace Foxwell, The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey
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Thousands of newspaper readers across North America are familiar with Alan Guebert’s family members. Since 1993, along with the agribusiness issues of the day, Guebert has sprinkled family memories into his syndicated column “The Farm and Food File.” The most … Continue reading
Authors speak and sign at Printers Row
in american history, author events, authors, Chicago, food, Illinois / regional, literary studies, local authors, music, press events, sports history
Tagged Printer's Row Lit Fest
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For the tenth consecutive year, the University of Illinois Press will have a large presence at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest. Festival goers can visit the University of Illinois Press tent on Dearborn Street, between Congress and Polk. … Continue reading
A video preview of The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey
in author commentary, authors, biography, forthcoming books, Illinois / regional, interviews, local authors, new books
Tagged agriculture, Alan Guebert, The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey
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“Back then farming was people,” says Alan Guebert. Guebert has written about agribusiness issues in “The Farm and Food File” since 1993. But the syndicated columnist notes that he would always get the greatest reader response from the times he’d … Continue reading
Hear Our Truths: Black Girl Genius Week November 3-8
in author events, authors, black studies, dance, feminist studies, Illinois / regional, local authors, music
Tagged Hear Our Truths, Ruth Nicole Brown, SOLHOT, women's studies
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Ruth Nicole Brown’s book Hear Our Truths: The Creative Potential of Black Girlhood examines how Saving Our Lives Hear Our Truths, or SOLHOT, a radical youth intervention, provides a space for the creative performance and expression of Black girlhood and … Continue reading