Larry & Alaina Kanfer discuss Barns of Illinois on WGN-TV. […]
Chicago photography
This week will be busy for Gary Cialdella and Larry & Alaina Kanfer, authors of our two new photography books. Gary Cialdella will appear on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program this […]
Barrelhouse Word: bird liver
bird liver I wanna give you folks a warnin’, I mean this mornin’, An’ I want you all to strictly understand: Now you can call me what you choose, but […]
Tour support
Janine MacLachlan, author of the forthcoming University of Illinois Press book Seasonal Markets of the Heartland, has been blogging about her recent road trips. And, she’s taking pledges to help fund her […]
Alyn Shipton/Jimmy McHugh event at B&N New York
On October 9, 2009, Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle hosted an event for Alyn Shipton’s new book I Feel a Song Coming On: The Life of Jimmy McHugh, the first biography […]
John Broven at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame
John Broven, author of the recent book Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers, will participate in a From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind […]
King Records on Fresh Air
Today’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross will feature a segment on the new book King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records. Interviewees include author Jon Hartley Fox, […]
Baseball Digest interviews Jennifer Ring
Jennifer Ring, author of the new book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball, was interviewed by Baseball Digest. BBD: Why do you think Ken Burns gave women’s baseball very […]
Lawyer the Lincoln
What?! Matthew McConaughey to star in film adaptation of our book Lincoln the Lawyer?? Oops, no. Shelf Awareness reports that Tommy Lee Jones is slated to direct McConaughey in a film version of […]
Barrelhouse Word: break one’s neck
break one’s neck Way down South you oughta see the women Shimmy and shake Got a new way a-wiggle, make a weak man break his neck. —Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Southern […]
HuffPost books
The Huffington Post has a new books section. How do I convince my colleagues that it’s not up to me to get our books reviewed, but it’s up to my […]
Richard Hughes on WHYY
Listen to Richard Hughes, author of the new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God, interviewed by Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY’s Radio Times. […]