I just read a White Paper distributed by our media guide provider, which includes, “Journalists’ top pet peeves about PR professionals.” The White Paper doesn’t provide the pet peeves in list form […]
Robert Lombardo interviewed on NPR affiliate WILL
Robert Lombardo, author of the new book The Black Hand: Terror by Letter in Chicago, was recently interviewed on Urbana’s NPR affiliate, WILL-AM 580. […]
University of Illinois Press fun fact
Loyal readers of the back of our book jackets will soon notice that we have added “Springfield” to the current campus locations of “Urbana and Chicago” that are represented under our name […]
The Cattell Controversy controversy
On January 21, 2010, the Rebel News posted Kevin Lamb’s review of William H. Tucker’s recent book The Cattell Controversy: Race, Science, and Ideology under the headline “The Malicious Smearing […]
Richard Hughes interviewed on NPR affiliate KPBS
Richard Hughes, author of the new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God, was recently interviewed on San Diego’s NPR affiliate KPBS. Maureen Cavanaugh: “The U.S. Constitution instructs Congress […]
Selling exam copies for profit
Professor Hacker analyzes how to ethically dispose of review copies. Some highlights: If you’ve taught for even one semester, especially if you decide what textbook to use in your class, […]
Richard Hughes interviewed on NPR affiliate KPCC
Richard Hughes, author of the new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God, was recently interviewed on Los Angeles’ NPR affiliate KPCC. “Fundamentalist and religious leaders like to promote […]
Cialdella’s photos of the day
Gary Cialdella’s recent book The Calumet Region: An American Place was highlighted in Photo District News’ January 18, 2010, Photo of the Day feature. […]
Pandora rox
To all of my listen-to-music-in-the-background-at-work colleagues, I recommend Pandora Radio. Yesterday I typed in “River Man” by Nick Drake and received a steady stream of minor key, folky, singer-songwriterly stuff with string […]
Copyright and Orphaned Works
Cory Doctorow over at Boing Boing notes that 98% of all work currently protected by copyright are “orphaned”—protected from indiscriminate use but with no author or estate to uphold the […]
Huffington Post reviews “Christian America and the Kingdom of God”
Today’s Huffington Post includes Randall Balmer’s review of Richard Hughes’s new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. Nothing demonstrates the internal diversity of evangelicalism in America better than an important new […]
Textbook rental gains momentum
Inside Higher Ed reports today on the expansion of major college bookstores in the textbook rental market. Barnes and Noble, which operates 636 campus bookstores, announced yesterday that in light of […]