The National Review Online has posted John H. Miller’s podcast with Jeffrey Meyers, author of the new book Orwell: Life and Art. “Orwell showed [in Homage to Catalonia] that the left…were fighting Franco, and […]
WSJ.com recommends Sacred Steel for the holidays
The Wall Street Journal‘s online holiday gift guide recommends Sacred Steel: Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition. “The steel guitar is fundamental to the rollicking music of Pentecostal worship […]
James Ballowe on WGN-TV
James Ballowe, author of the new book Christmas in Illinois, was interviewed November 26, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Huffington Post’s The Christian Right in Context, pt. 3
The Huffington Post has published the third of a 4-part series by Richard Hughes based on his book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. The Christian Right in Context, Part 3: […]
Christmas in Champaign, Illinois
Calling all prospective East Central Illinois Black Friday survivors. This coming Sunday, November 28, the Champaign Public Library will host an event for the new anthology Christmas in Illinois. At 2:00 p.m., […]
Launch event for Gone to the Country
On Saturday, November 20, The Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn will host a launch event for Ray Allen’s new book Gone to the Country: The New Lost City Ramblers and the […]
Ms. on Hands on the Freedom Plow
Jillian Weinberger reviews Hands on the Freedom Plow for Ms. Magazine’s blog. “Most of the narratives in this invaluable collection proudly note that while an element of gender bias certainly […]
Huffington Post’s The Christian Right in Context, pt. 2
The Huffington Post has published the second of a 4-part series by Richard Hughes based on his book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. The Christian Right in Context: Building a […]
Easy Listening
It’s been 60+ degrees this week so I haven’t been thinking much about the upcoming holidays. However, my favorite post every year is the Press’ end-of-the-year collection of staff favorites. Spoiler alert: Joanna […]
AARP The Magazine reviews Hands on the Freedom Plow
The online version of AARP The Magazine just published a review of Hands on the Freedom Plow. “With the exception of Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Fannie Lou Hamer, […]
May Berenbaum at the Pollinatarium
May Berenbaum, editor of the new book Honey, I’m Homemade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and around the World, will sign books at the University of Illinois Pollinatarium […]
American Music article winner of ASCAP award
We are very excited to have received word that J. Peter Burkholder’s article, “Music of the Americas and Historical Narratives,” from the Winter 2009 issue of our journal American Music, […]