
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 Midwestern History Association conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the promo code MIDWEST24 for 50% off of all books when ordering from our website, May 30 – June 7, 2024. Buy 3 books and receive a free issue of the Journal of Illinois State Historical Society.
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Featured Event
Delia Fernández-Jones, author of Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is this year’s plenary speaker. Don’t miss her presentation on Thursday, May 30 at 1:15pm ET at the Teleconference Auditorium at the Eberhard Center.
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Let’s Talk

Alison Syring is an acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press.
Click here to read an interview with her on the UIP blog.
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Connect with Alison on Bluesky: @alisonsyring.bsky.social

Martha Bayne is a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press. She handles a variety of fields related to Chicago, Illinois, and the greater Midwest.
Click here to listen to an interview with her on the UIP podcast.
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Connect with Martha on Bluesky: @marthabayne.bsky.social
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Don’t miss Martha at the State of the Field: Midwestern Studies Roundtable
Thursday, May 30, 8:30-10am ET
Room A
Chair: Jon Lauck, Middle West Review
Katherine Jellison, Ohio University
Anna T. Hajdika, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Josh Leventhal, Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Kristy Nabhan-Warren, University of Iowa
Patricia Oman, Hastings College Press
Martha Bayne, University of Illinois Press
Anniversaries We’re Celebrating

This series documents the histories, challenges, and contributions of Latinos to Chicago and the Midwest. It promotes an understanding of regional and historical differences in Latino communities and of the ways in which Latinos in Chicago and throughout the Midwest construct their own sense of Latinidad and cultural difference.
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- Listen to the University of Illinois Press Podcast, The UPside:
- Read a Q&A with the author of Speed Capital
- Read an interview with Benjamin Vogt in the Minnesota Star Tribune
- Listen to an interview with Megan Birk on the New Books Network
- Listen to an interview with Cynthia Clampitt on WILL’s The 21st
- Chicagoland Dream Houses featured in NewCity
- Listen to an interview with Monica Eng and David Hammond on WBEZ The Reset