This year for National Reading Month, we are highlighting our latest and greatest publications in the field of literary studies. (Psst see if you can spot the nod to Dr. […]
National Reading Month Reading List
AAIHS 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 African American Intellectual History Society conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]
SAM 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Society for American Music conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Call for Papers: Special Issues of American Philosophy Quarterly on AI
American Philosophical Quarterly is seeking submissions for two upcoming special issues related to philosophical questions surrounding artificial intelligence: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Guest Editor: Luciano Floridi Submission Deadline: July […]
Q&A with Carol A. Hess, author of AARON COPLAND IN LATIN AMERICA
Carol A. Hess, author of Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her new book. Q: Why […]
Free E-book Giveaway: UNLIKELY ANGEL
March’s free e-book is here! Check out Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton by Lydia R. Hamessley before the month is over! Dolly Parton’s success as a performer and […]
2023 Women’s History Month
Please join us in honoring women’s history every month and especially in March, as we celebrate with some of our highly anticipated women’s history publications. Women, Gender, and Families of […]
Q&A with Bruce W. Worthen, author of MORMON ENVOY
Bruce W. Worthen, author of Mormon Envoy: The Diplomatic Legacy of Dr. John Milton Bernhisel, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: […]
Announcing: New Series in Lincoln Studies
We are excited to announce a transition in our Lincoln studies publishing program. After nearly ten years of publishing original and new editions of important source material in Lincoln studies, […]
A HOUSE FOR STRUGGLE Receives Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP Book Prize
We are pleased to announce that A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago by E. James West has received Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP […]
Q&A with Jeff Karzen, author of PLAYGROUNDS TO THE PROS
Jeff Karzen, author of Playgrounds to the Pros: Legends of Peoria Basketball, answers questions on why he wrote his new book and the myths he hopes to dispel with it. […]
Q&A with Linda J. Seligmann, author of QUINOA
Linda J. Seligmann, author of Quinoa: Food Politics and Agrarian Life in the Andean Highlands answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her new book. Q: […]