We are delighted to announce that Jeff McArdle is our new Journals Manager! Jeff brings with him over two decades of experience within the Press’s Journals Department, having held various […]
New and Retiring Journals Managers Q&A
Q&A with a co-author of ILLINOIS POLITICS
James D. Nowlan, co-author of Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide to Power, Politics, and Government, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
Q&A with the editor of INSTRUMENTAL LIVES
Helen Rees, the editor of Instrumental Lives: Musical Instruments, Material Culture, and Social Networks in East and Southeast Asia, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide […]
Q&A with the author of INK
Clifford R. Murphy, the author of Ink: The Indelible J. Mayo Williams, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I felt that […]
National Connecticut Day — Recommended Reading from Connecticut History Review
Today is National Connecticut Day! To celebrate the long history of the fifth state to join the union, we’re highlighting some articles from Connecticut History Review. The following articles include […]
Black Appalachia: Discussing a Special Issue of Journal of Appalachian Studies
“A lot of what we’re doing is saying, ‘No, it is not monolithic.’ Appalachia is a thirteen-state region that is diverse in every way that a region can be diverse […]
AEJMC 2024 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to our virtual exhibit for the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Philadelphia, PA! Use promo code AEJMC24 for 50% off all communication studies books when ordering from […]
Q&A with the authors of PLAYING THE CHANGES
Darius Brubeck and Catherine Brubeck, the author of Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you […]
Free E-book Giveaway: BUY BLACK
August’s free e-book is here! Check out Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed US Pop Culture by Aria S. Halliday before the month is over! Buy Black examines the role American […]
2024 Journals Q2 UPdate
Welcome to our quarterly Journals UPdate where we tell you all of the news surrounding journals at the University of Illinois Press. The “UP” in the title of this blog […]
Q&A with the author of CIRCUS WORLD
Andrea Ringer, the author of Circus World: Roustabouts, Animals, and the Work of Putting on the Big Show, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
2024 Summer Olympics Reading List
The 2024 Summer Olympics start today and what better way to celebrate than with a thoughtfully curated list of books that explore several aspects of Olympic culture? But wait, there’s […]