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March 28, 2008

Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, Part 3

film Getting to know Champaign-Urbana

  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. […]

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March 27, 2008

7.5 stars and a picked-scab reference for “Tongue & Groove”

poetry reviews

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 […]

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March 27, 2008

maxboxing.com reviews “Sweet William”

Billy Conn boxing reviews sports history

  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 […]

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March 26, 2008

Lipstick Jungle by Breanne

miscellaneous

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 […]

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March 26, 2008

Congrats to Roy Schonfeld, PW rep of the year

awards

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 […]

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March 25, 2008

Steve Gehrke interview

interviews poetry

  A1 Poetry Post features an interview with Steve Gehrke, author of the recent poetry collection Michelangelo’s Seizure. […]

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March 18, 2008 (March 25, 2008)

Good Medicine by Laurie Clements Lambeth

author commentary poetry

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 […]

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March 18, 2008

“O Street” a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award

awards

  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. […]

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March 18, 2008

Happy Birthday Marian McPartland

miscellaneous music

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. […]

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March 13, 2008 (March 24, 2008)

Where there's a WILL, there's …

miscellaneous

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 […]

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March 11, 2008 (March 24, 2008)

Scott Mutter (1944-2008)

miscellaneous

Smile Politely reports on the recent death of University of Illinois Press author Scott Mutter. “An esteemed photographer and photomontage artist, he left a strong mark on the medium of […]

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March 10, 2008 (March 18, 2008)

Stephane Dunn in The Chronicle of Higher Education

author commentary

Stephane Dunn, author of the forthcoming University of Illinois Press book “Baad Bitches” and Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films, contributed a commentary about the book’s title to the March […]

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