The July 14, 2010, edition of Chicago’s Daily Herald includes Marty Maciaszek’s feature on Taylor Bell’s new book Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right: High School Football in Illinois. “… the first person Bell […]
Winkel, Inge, and Nowlan
Rick Winkel, David Inge (WILL radio), and Jim Nowlan following the Illini Union Bookstore panel on the Nowlan & Winkel book (with Samuel Gove) Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide. (Photo […]
Reading Other People’s Mail by Kathleen Pfeiffer
Now that my book is published, I shall confess to you the tawdry and selfish origins by which I came to write it. Yes, it contains all the sheen and distinction […]
CNN’s Belief Blog features Richard Hughes
Richard Hughes, author of the recent book Christian America and the Kingdom of God, addresses the nation’s cultural divide at CNN.com. “83% of the American people claim to be Christians. If those […]
Goodbye, Pat
October 10, 2005, was my first day on the job here at the University of Illinois Press. The person who hired me, then Marketing Director Pat Hoefling, had decided to move back to […]
Abe Lincoln virtual book signing
On Saturday, July 10, 2010, the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago will host University of Illinois Press author Mark Lause for a virtual book signing. Beginning at noon, Dr. Lause […]
Starting to lay the groundwork for a different future
An NPR piece from July 8, 2010, Stanford Ushers In The Age Of Bookless Libraries, continues the e-book conversation. Library chief Helen Josephine says that in the past five years, most […]
NPR’s The Picture Show features “Hard Luck Blues”
The July 2, 2010, edition of NPR’s The Picture Show featured photographs from Rich Remsberg’s new book Hard Luck Blues: Roots Music Photographs from the Great Depression. The book documents a […]
Latin America Book Review interviews
Nicholas Crowder, host of Latin America Book Review, has been very active recording author interviews and posting sounds files on the site. He recently interviewed Norman Whitten about his most recent book Puyo Runa: Imagery and Power […]
Best of 2010, midyear report part 2
Best PSA of the year: “Embrace Life” by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership. The orange octopus, the hallucinatory wallpaper, the looks of grief, dread, shame. Regard the man’s pose of […]
The Edge of Change on Book-TV
The Poynter Institute recently hosted an event celebrating the publication of The Edge of Change: Women in the Twenty-First-Century Press, edited by June O. Nicholson, Pamela J. Creedon, Wanda S. […]
Best of 2010, midyear report
Michael Roux, Publicity Manager Favorite CD: Joanna Newsom–Have One On Me Favorite Song: Joanna Newsom-’81 Favorite Cover Version: The Angry Whistler–’81 […]