Some years back, University of Illinois Press author and roots music scholar Stephen Wade shared the origins of Muddy Waters’ classic song “I Can’t Be Satisfied” (amen, brother) in this National […]
M-A-N
One hundred or 102 years ago today, Muddy Waters entered our universe. He went on to become a man. M-A-N. A hoochie coochie man. A natural born lovers man. A […]
Q&A with Kiss the Blood Off My Hands editor Robert Miklitsch
Robert Miklitsch is a professor in the department of English language and literature at Ohio University. He recently answered some questions about the the Edgar Award-nominated book Kiss the Blood […]
Celebrating the long career of film director Manoel de Oliveira
Portuguese film maker Manoel de Oliveira died Thursday at age 106. To call Oliveira’s passion for making films “lifelong” is as close to a literal statement as one can make. His career […]
The Final Four of book covers
Intense action defined our Elite Eight match-ups as architecture and shrooms triumphed over music and beer. Chicago River Bridges and Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871–1934 will now vie to represent Windy City landmarks in […]
$2.99 e-book sale on Military History titles
For the month of April 2015, to coincide with the Society for Military History’s annual conference, we have lowered the e-book list price of three titles in the University of […]
$2.99 e-book sale on Asian American Studies titles
For the month of April 2015, to coincide with the Association of Asian American Studies’ annual conference, we have lowered the e-book list price of three titles in the University […]
The Elite Eight of book covers
Eight. It’s a magic number. In fact, physicists consider it the second magic number. Racing fans love it. Billiards fans obsess over it. Eight is the only Fibonacci number (except […]
The revolving door in Corrupt Illinois
Jesse Jackson Jr. gained his Congressional seat by winning a special election to replace Rep. Mel Reynolds. Reynolds resigned after being convicted of sexual misconduct. Jackson himself resigned as the […]
The Sweet Sixteen of book covers
As a unit at a Very Large University, we here at UIP pay avid attention to the NCAA basketball tournaments, even though the Fighting Illini have of late fallen into a […]
Global Homophobia editors awarded by LGBTQA Caucus
Meredith L. Weiss and Michael J. Bosia, editors of Global Homophobia: States, Movements, and the Politics of Oppression, were awarded the Scholar Award by the LGBTQA Caucus of the International […]
Appalachian Dance by Susan Eike Spalding awarded
We are pleased to announce that Appalachian Dance: Creativity and Continuity in Six Communities by Susan Eike Spalding has been awarded the Weatherford Award in non-fiction by Berea College and […]