In anticipation of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society (AFS), we invite you to explore a curated selection of articles from the Journal of American Folklore (JAF: […]
Journal of American Folklore Pre-Conference Reading
Q&A with the author of MIGRATION STORIES
Benjamin Gatling, editor of Migration Stories: Connecting Activism, Policy, and Scholarship, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I detail some of […]
Q&A with the author of QUEER, WOMEN OF COLOR, & CRITICAL APPROACHES TO FEMINIST MENTORSHIP & PEDAGOGY
Leandra H. Hernández, Stevie M. Munz, and Jessica Pauly, co-editors of Queer, Women of Color, and Critical Approaches to Feminist Mentorship and Pedagogy, answer questions about their new book. Q: […]
ACQUIRING WITH ALISON — Volume 5: Peer Review (Part 1)
How do editors approach peer review? Peer review is on my mind right now, because it is a particularly difficult time to secure reviewers. While this has been true since […]
Free E-book Giveaway: PUERTO RICAN CHICAGO
September’s free e-book is here! Check out Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977 by Mirelsie Velázquez before the month is over! The postwar migration of Puerto Rican men and […]
Big Ten Open Books Project Launches “Indigenous North Americans” Collection
The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce the launch of the second 100-book collection from Big Ten Open Books! The Indigenous North Americans collection explores history, culture, and […]
Free E-book Giveaway: ROOTS OF THE BLACK CHICAGO RENAISSANCE
August’s free e-book is here! Check out Roots of the Black Chicago Renaissance: New Negro Writers, Artists, and Intellectuals, 1893-1930 edited by Richard A. Courage and Christopher Robert Reed before […]
Meet Sloane Ebbay, the 2025 UIP ‘Round-the-Press Intern
Every year, the University of Illinois Press hires a graduate student from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of English to spend the spring semester working at the Press and […]
Our Fall/Winter 2025 Catalog is Here!
The Fall/Winter 2025 catalog is here! We have a wonderful array of new titles to share with you. Check out the preview below! We have an exciting group of new […]
ACQUIRING WITH ALISON — Volume 4: Do I have to write a proposal?
A proposal is usually the first document authors generate to communicate their ideas about their proposed project. However, is a book proposal necessary for everyone? That depends. From my point […]
Introducing the Journal of Education Finance and Law!
Going into the 2025 volume year with 50 years of history, the Journal of Education Finance is expanding to become the Journal of Education Finance and Law through the Education […]
Q&A with the author of DAVID DAVIS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S FAVORITE JUDGE
Raymond J. McKoski, author of David Davis, Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Returning to our home […]