The Metropolitan section of the August 16, 2009, issue of The New York Times includes a review of Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People. Mr. Josephson’s voice […]
NPR features “College Football and American Culture in the Cold War Era”
Kurt Edward Kemper, author of the new book College Football and American Culture in the Cold War Era, was interviewed by Bill Littlefield on the August 15 edition of NPR’s […]
The Power of Google
The Wired Campus reports on Google’s announcement that it will allow authors and publishers to use Google Books as a distribution channel for books that they license through Creative Commons. […]
The Power of Twitter
Michael Clarke at The Scholarly Kitchen explains the differences between Twitter and other social networks, analyzing the advantages of Twitter for sharing your message (the aim of scholarly communicators everywhere). […]
“Black Maverick” in The Wall Street Journal
The August 7, 2009, edition of the The Wall Street Journal includes a feature review of Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power. Howard drove […]
Mushroom authors on WGN-TV
Joe McFarland and Gregory Mueller, authors of the new book Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois & Surrounding States, were interviewed August 4, 2009, on WGN-TV’s Midday News program. […]
Oriard new in The League
Michael Oriard, author of the recent reissue The End of Autumn: Reflections on My Life in Football, contributed his first piece this week to The Washington Post‘s “The League” column. A major […]
PW & LJ going away?
E-Reads reported yesterday that Reed Business Information is looking to sell Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. What if there isn’t a buyer? […]
Some things learned in writing “Paradoxes of Prosperity” by Dwight L. Teeter, Jr. & Paula T. Kaufman
When working with Professor Lorman (Larry) Ratner on another University of Illinois Press book (Fanatics and Fire-Eaters: Newspapers and the Coming of the Civil War, 2003), he frequently said that there […]
Yr humble servant
Years ago I decided to conclude most of my business e-mails “Best, Michael.” It seemed to be the best compromise of formal and informal. The Washington Post takes up the matter in […]
The Sun-Times reviews “Christian America & the Kingdom of God”
The August 2, 2009, issue of the Chicago Sun-Times featured a review of Richard Hughes’s new book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. “Hughes busts the myth of America as […]
I now pronounce you monetized: forever
Makes perfect business sense. Rather than demand that the video featuring his song “Forever” be removed from YouTube owing to infringement, Chris Brown’s label recognized the viral potential by adding click-to-buy […]