A few times a day I receive “friend” requests for Roni Stoneman’s MySpace page. All are immediately approved. C’mon, help Roni get to 4,000 visitors this week and join Bill, Fat Shirleys: […]
Just Landed: A Wide Array of New Books
Eight new books recently landed on my desk. The Man Who Adores the Negro: Race and American Folklore by Patrick B. Mullen (April 7, 2008) Nietzsche’s Philosophical Context: An Intellectual Biography by […]
Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, Part 3
The schedule for Roger Ebert’s 10th (!!) annual film festival has just been announced. Founded by former Urbana resident Roger Ebert, this overlooked fest is a gem for the Champaign-Urbana-University of Illinois community. […]
7.5 stars and a picked-scab reference for “Tongue & Groove”
Coldfront, an online poetry magazine, gives Stephen Cramer’s Tongue & Groove 7.5 stars. “Imagine a man in the subway who removes his shirt and starts picking a scab. Would you […]
maxboxing.com reviews “Sweet William”
Though quibbling a bit with Andrew O’Toole’s portrayal of the Joe Louis-Billy Conn rematch (was it fixed?), maxboxing.com recommends Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn. “O’Toole recounts Conn’s rise […]
Lipstick Jungle by Breanne
The giveaway table in our breakroom lately included a springtime assortment of goodies. Five shades of lipstick, shiny bags, and perfume samples tempted the cosmetics lover, while a cheerful pack […]
Congrats to Roy Schonfeld, PW rep of the year
Roy Schonfeld, one of our reps from Abraham Associates, was named Publishers Weekly‘s sales rep of the year. Congratulations! And, let us know if you need any additional information on our forthcoming book Life along […]
Steve Gehrke interview
A1 Poetry Post features an interview with Steve Gehrke, author of the recent poetry collection Michelangelo’s Seizure. […]
Good Medicine by Laurie Clements Lambeth
We had just returned from a doctor’s appointment when I got the call telling me Veil and Burn was a winner of the National Poetry Series. At one moment my […]
“O Street” a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award
Corrina Wycoff’s 2007 collection of short stories, O Street (OV Books, distributed by the University of Illinois Press), is a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian Debut Fiction category. […]
Happy Birthday Marian McPartland
Nat Hentoff celebrates Marian McPartland’s 90th birthday in today’s Wall Street Journal, and recounts anecdotes from her University of Illinois Press book Marian McPartland’s Jazz World: All in Good Time. […]
Where there's a WILL, there's …
On Monday evening, eight representatives from the Press volunteered for the central Illinois public broadcasting station‘s Festival 2008 fund drive. During the Spring drive, WILL has raised over $140,000 and […]