All apologies to any loyal readers of JEGP who were at the New York Public Library a couple of weekends ago hoping to spend the day with an archived issue. But […]
Charlie Thompson at Book Expo
Charles D. Thompson Jr. signing copies of his new book Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World in the University of Illinois […]
New Editors for the Contemporary Film Directors Series by Daniel Nasset
Justus Nieland and Jennifer Fay are delighted to serve as the new editors of Illinois’s Contemporary Film Directors series. James Naremore is a tough act to follow. Jim has created a […]
Dylan & Guthrie
The International Brecht Society interviews writer Jonathan Pappas about Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. Mr. Pappas offers many kind words for Will Kaufman’s new book Woody Guthrie, American Radical. “If anything […]
University of Illinois Press at the Printers Row Lit Fest 2011
For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Illinois Press will have a large presence at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest. Festival goers can visit the University of […]
Spirit of Rebellion wins WCSA award
Jarod Roll’s book Spirit of Rebellion: Labor and Religion in the New Cotton South has been awarded the Working Class Studies Association’s 2011 C.L.R. James Award for best published book for academic […]
Not more than 500 ladies were present
In February 2012 we will publish Before the Curse: The Chicago Cub’s Glory Years, 1870-1945, which contains vintage newspaper accounts and historical essays on my favorite baseball team. I’ve been reading the […]
“Pet Correctness Gone Mad”
Our new Journal of Animal Ethics continues to inspire news coverage and opinion columns around the globe. The latest comes from the Vancouver Courier. “I admit I like a good online video of […]
Spirits of Just Men book signing at BEA
Charles D. Thompson Jr, author of the new book Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World, will sign copies at Book […]
New manifesto of 343 by Sandra Reineke
Beauvoir and Her Sisters examines how French women developed a sense of political engagement, or “sisterhood,” through the act of public reading and writing in the 1970s and 1980s. Amongst […]
Larry Kanfer at the Illini Union Bookstore
Looking for that perfect gift for your UIUC graduate? Larry Kanfer will sign copies of his new photography book Illini Loyalty: The University of Illinois during graduation weekend. Visit him at […]
No Depression reviews Sacred Steel
There are many No Depression fans here at the Press so we’re always pleased when the roots music authority highlights one of our titles. This month Grant Alden discusses Robert […]