The University of Illinois Press has two positions open in its Marketing Department. Please follow the links below for more information. Catalog and Copywriting Coordinator The University of Illinois seeks […]
Who owns online courses?
Cary Nelson, former president of the American Association of University Professors, talks to Inside Higher Ed about intellectual property rights on campus. “There’s no need for universities to own the […]
Thomas Leslie — Book Trailer of the Day / WGN-TV’s Midday News
Thomas Leslie’s new book Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934 is today’s Shelf Awareness Book Trailer of the Day. And, Dr. Leslie was interviewed on the June 7, 2013, edition of WGN-TV’s Midday News. Chicago Skyscrapers begins […]
Printers Row Lit Fest 2013
On June 8-9, University of Illinois Press authors and staff will be in Chicago participating in the Printers Row Lit Fest. We will sell our latest titles and regional classics in […]
Some Southern Soul Blues in Chicago
Chicago’s legendary Blues Festival kicks off today in Millennium Park. Friday’s Grant Park headliner is Bobby Rush, a prominent figure in the book Southern Soul Blues. Author David Whiteis describes […]
Willis Tower or One World Trade Center: Which is Taller?
Is the soon-to-be-finished One World Trade Center the tallest building in the United States? Thomas Leslie, author of Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934, says maybe not. Leslie wrote an op-ed for the […]
Q&A with Yellow Power Yellow Soul editor Tamara Roberts
Musician and activist Fred Ho has inspired many people in many ways. His avant-garde saxophone playing and composition has pushed the boundaries of jazz music. His infusion of political theory […]
Chicago Skyscrapers in New York
Thomas Leslie signs copies of his new book Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934 at Book Expo America in New York. […]
Kings for Three Days author Jean Muteba Rahier Q&A
Jean Muteba Rahier is an associate professor of anthropology and the director of the African & African Diaspora Studies Program at Florida International University. His book Kings for Three Days: The […]
Summer Reading $2.99 eBook sale
From now until June 30th we are lowering the eBook list price of four titles in the University of Illinois Press catalog to $2.99. Link to the buy options below. Twentieth Century Drifter: The […]
NWSA/UIP First Book Prize deadline approaching!
The deadline for the NWSA-University of Illinois Press First Book Prize is June 1! The National Women’s Studies Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce a competition […]
Q&A with Friday Night Fighter author Troy Rondinone
Gaspar “Indio” Ortega appeared on prime-time network television more than almost any other boxer in history. Rising from poverty in his native Tijuana, Mexico, Ortega used his skills in the ring […]