Today the Marketing Department says goodbye to two long term staff members. Assistant Marketing Director Barbara Horne retires after 30 years at the U of I and Marketing Designer Nancy Lopeman is […]
The evolution of scholarly listservs
The Chronicle covers the ways in which academic e-mail lists like H-Net and others have changed to accommodate new directions in online communications. Web 2.0 keeps marching on. But now […]
Staley authors interview on NPR’s WILL
Steven Ashby and C. J. Hawking, authors of the new book Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement, will be interviewed July 1st, 1:05-2:00 PM (Central), on Urbana’s NPR affiliate […]
More advice for UPs
The director of University of Akron Press has some advice for university presses in this morning’s Inside Higher Ed. University presses must become part of the new information infrastructure of […]
UIP Twitter feed
OK, you can follow the University of Illinois Press on Twitter. http://twitter.com/illinoispress […]
It’s personal
Galleycat covers the story of a book review, an unhappy author, and the author’s quest to fight the power. […]
“Cuban Zarzuela” author wins award
The International Alliance for Women in Music recently recognized Susan Thomas, author of Cuban Zarzuela: Performing Race and Gender on Havana’s Lyric Stage, with the Pauline Alderman Award for Outstanding Scholarship […]
Twitter, the no file
I’ve been monitoring tweets with the phrase “university press” and saw one pop up that said: Daughter had great interview for design job with University Press (name redacted). Keeping my […]
Stephane never can say goodbye
Stephane Dunn, author of “Baad Bitches” and Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films, remembers Michael at NewBlackMan. I moved beyond posters on the walls and accepted that he was a star […]
The no pile
With state and university budget concerns I’ve been looking for efficient ways to lower the publicity budget. Cutting review copies of backlist titles sent overseas to near zero was an easy place to start. Earlier […]
Fungi
The new issue of Fungi magazine enthusiastically recommends Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide. Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States should be required […]
Controversial summer reading
Bookslut points to a story on a Chicago area school that was pressured by parents to remove a book from the school’s reading list. We had a bit of that […]