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 […]
Even more experts needed
I really thought that my last post on this endlessly interesting subject would be the final one. But, the hits just keep on coming: -Yelling and cursing at work -Developments in […]
William Ayers Contested
Even if Illinois State Senator Larry Bomke has his way, University of Illinois at Chicago professor William Ayers has a nice two-book deal with Teachers College Press in hand. […]
A Hollywood reader on a Hollywood writer
Diana Birchall, author of the book Onoto Watanna: The Story of Winnifred Eaton, blogs at Vulpes Libris about her grandmother. For eight years she churned out screenplays, and a few made […]
Kevin Stein reviewed in the Chicago Sun-Times
Kevin Stein’s new book of poems, Sufficiency of the Actual, received some fine recognition in the January 11, 2009, issue of the Chicago Sun-Times: A skilled reader, Stein is at […]
Pat Quinn and the Illinois River
Once upon a time (November 2008) we published a serene photography book by David Zalaznik titled Life along the Illinois River. It contained beautiful images of a precious state waterway and featured a Foreword […]
In your Facebook
In spite of kerfuffles like this one, the Press has set up a Facebook page as yet another online presence for our newest titles, blog posts, author events, book exhibits, and […]
More university press news
The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed a variety of university press staff for its latest assessment of academic publishing. Low sales, high numbers of books returned, operating subsidies threatened by state and […]
Quote of the day
“Either university presses will embrace new technology and offer scholarly content in new forms to researchers and under new business models, or they will follow the music industry and spend […]
All in the family
Tom O’Neill, brother of the Press’s Kathy O’Neill, was interviewed on January 27, 2009, on NPR’s All Things Considered, and contributed an article titled “Escape from North Korea” to the […]
Kirkus reviews “Cafe Society”
The February 1, 2009, issue of Kirkus Reviews includes a rave for the forthcoming book Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People (University of Illinois Press, April 2009). “An […]
More experts needed
The daily e-mails seeking experts for future news stories keep coming. My current favorites: -Bars in NYC with Ms. Pac-Man game –pet hypnotist –Reality Stars Who Love Baseball –business blogging disasters? […]