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, […]
Washington Post’s The Root reviews Hands on the Freedom Plow
On November 9, 2010, The Root published Charles Cobb’s review of Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC. “Women are almost invisible in civil rights storytelling, and […]
Huffington Post, 4-part series by Richard Hughes
The Huffington Post just published the first of a 4-part series by Richard Hughes based on his book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. The Christian Right in Context, […]
James Ballowe answers questions about Christmas in Illinois
The Times newspaper in Ottawa, Illinois, interviewed James Ballowe about his new book Christmas in Illinois. Q. How did you gather the writings and photos? A. I made perhaps a hundred […]
Woody Guthrie, American Radical galleys
In April 2011 we will publish Will Kaufman’s book Woody Guthrie, American Radical. Utilizing a wealth of previously unseen archival materials such as letters, song lyrics, essays, personal reflections, photos, […]
Zora Neale Hurston for tweens!
We at the University of Illinois Press are proud of our historic connection to Zora Neale Hurston through Robert Hemenway’s groundbreaking work, Zora Neale Hurston: A Literary Biography, and through […]
Celebrity appearances
NPR’s Melissa Block and Will Shortz (or their respective doppelgangers) at the University of Illinois Press halloween party. […]