February 19th is the annual Day of Remembrance when we reflect on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The day this year marks the 67th anniversary of […]
Princeton’s problems with pirates
Inside Higher Ed reports this morning on Princeton University Press’s recent experience tracking pirated copies of its books. For several months, Princeton had a staffer focused on identifying piracy sites […]
Inside Higher Ed explores Manichaeism
Today’s edition of Inside Higher Ed features a Scott McLemee piece on the new English translation of Michel Tardieu’s Manichaeism. “Manicheaism regards the world as a battlefield occupied by the […]
A random walk down university press row
-UNC Press Blog lets a cat post something to its site. -Indiana University Press blog types the praises of Helvetica. -Penn State University Press blog shares a personal John Updike story and announces […]
Cheryl Keyes wins NAACP Image Award
On February 12th, Cheryl L. Keyes won an NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding World Music Album” for her debut CD, Let Me Take You There (Keycan Records […]
The Huffington Post remembers Bess Lomax Hawes’s hit
Peter Dreier and Jim Vrabel, writing for The Huffington Post, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kingston Trio recording “MTA.” The group deserves credit for helping to launch the folk […]
Is it an audiobook?
Yahoo! reports that there could be legal concerns over a feature on the new Kindle. One small, experimental feature in the device is already causing a minor uproar. Specifically: The Kindle 2’s […]
It’s Lincoln’s birthday
Has Lincoln always been cool? A new museum in Springfield, Illinois. Obama’s hand on the 16th president’s bible. Shelves full of new biographies. It’s hard for me to tell because I’ve […]
It IS unusual
Earlier in the week I received an envelope from our European distributor that contained some recent press clippings. The best clipping (of the year!) is from WORD, a UK music magazine with a […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education on Lincoln
Peter Monaghan’s Lincoln “Field Report” in The Chronicle Review includes multiple references to University of Illinois Press titles, plus a quote from Rodney O. Davis, co-editor of The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: […]
Changes coming to Book Expo
Publishers Weekly reports that changes are coming to BEA. Future shows through 2012 will be in New York and held Tuesday-Thursday, instead of Thursday-Sunday. There is still no agreed upon general public […]
Education funding and the stimulus bill
Inside Higher Ed reports this morning on the Obama administration’s hopes to increase education funding in the current stimulus package. [Education Secretary Arne] Duncan noted that the Senate had included “only […]