As I set out to interview former refugees about their migration and settlement experiences, it became apparent to me that many had been so busy trying to survive and/or help […]
Fear, Faith, and Community by Sigmund Tobias
This originally appeared in the Berkshire Jewish Voice (Oct 29-Nov.7, 2010; Vol. 19, No. 1) ***** My parents and I survived the Holocaust by fleeing to Shanghai where we lived […]
Huffington Post’s The Christian Right in Context, pt. 4
The Huffington Post has published the final segment 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 4: […]
Hide and Seek, or The History of Difference Under Erasure by David A. Gerstner
When The New York Times reported on December 1, 2010 that the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. “removed [David Wojnarowicz’s video A Fire in My Belly] from an exhibition […]
Illinois Books make Great Gifts!
Only 12 shopping days until Christmas. We’re sharing our email special with our blog readers. Free shipping on select Illinois-themed books until December 20 when ordered by web or by […]
Feminist Technologies for Safe Sex & Sexual Pleasure? by Linda Layne
In the women’s ‘loo’ in a pub in Cambridge, England I found a product which is promoted as one “designed by girls, for girls”— a “seduction kit” for three pounds, […]
National Review interviews Jeffrey Meyers
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 […]