Midwestern History Association 2026 Virtual Exhibit

Midwestern History Association
Oxford, OH
April 30 & May 1, 2026
Get 50% off our books!
Use promo code: MIDWEST
Offer expires May 8, 2026
University of Illinois Press

Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2026 Midwestern History Association conference! Use the promo code MIDWEST for 50% off all Midwest books when ordering from our website, April 30 – May 8, 2026.

Featured Books

When Democrats Won the Heartland
Progressive Populism in the Age of Reagan, 1978-1992
Author: Cory Haala

Sidney Breese
Life and Law in an Expanding America
Author: Joseph A. Ranney Downriver Detroit
The Working Class, the Environment, and the Bonds of Place
Author: Lisa M. Fine

A History of Bicycling in Illinois
160 Years of Booms and Busts
Author: Christopher Sweet Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan
Personal Histories of Two Icons of American Architecture
Author: Trygve Thoreson Gateway Beer
St. Louis Craft Brewing in the Shadow of Anheuser-Busch
Author: Joel Bittle

Featured Off-Site Event

“Humanities in Place: Personal, Literary, Historical.”

May 1, 2026, at Kofenya Coffee in Oxford, OH. 6:00-7:30 pm.

Introduction by Andy Oler and readings by Emiliano Aguilar, Ray Boomhower,
Camden Burd, Ashley Howard, and Samuel Love.

Featured Journals

Special Journals Promo

Let’s Talk

Alison Syring is a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press. She handles academic books in a variety of fields related to Chicago, Illinois, and the greater Midwest.

Click here to read Alison’s blog series.

Click here to contact Alison by email.

Connect with Alison on Bluesky: @alisonsyring.bsky.social

Martha Bayne is a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press. She handles trade books in 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.

Click here to contact Martha by email.

Connect with Martha on Bluesky: @marthabayne.bsky.social

Browse Our Seasonal Catalog

Book Prizes


About Kristina Stonehill