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Category: miscellaneous
The three hour publicity meeting?
I have visited the NYRB but never met with Mr. Silvers. (Thanks to AAUP, which thanks Gary Kramer.) […]
Hats on to the New York Giants
During every trip that I make for the Press, I buy my oldest son a hat representing one of the local sports teams. After a quick fitting, the hats typically reside in a line at […]
I TRIED to rush you that book that you requested
Hi, This may go down in the “dog ate my homework” annals but the following is true: -The first package that I shipped to you 2nd day air was returned […]
A site I like?
Inside Higher Ed has a piece this morning on CiteULike. I’m trying to figure out if this has any impact on book publicity. It will probably most affect our Journals department and the History […]
The Chronicle’s Brainstorm on university press publishing
The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s Brainstorn blog links to a recent report on book publishing trends. The sky seems to be holding its own in East Central Illinois. […]
Coincidence?
I’ve been working on the press release for our Printers Row exhibit this June. As in past years we will be sharing a space with the University of Illinois Library, […]
My favorite thing I’ve read this year
One of the residual benefits of scanning the trades—Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist—for reviews of University of Illinois Press books is tripping over the title of a book I might like to read. Special Topics in […]
Top 10 Reviewer calculation
It looks like I need to add a new contact to my review copy mailing lists. […]
“Forms of Constraint” author quoted in New York Times story on San Quentin
Norman Johnston, author of the University of Illinois Press book Forms of Constraint: A History of Prison Architecture, is quoted in a recent New York Times story on the facility in […]
I Love Guitar Hero
I love Guitar Hero. I’ve never played the game, but my seven-year-old played it on his cousin’s wii over the holidays. When I came home from work one day last week […]