People often ask me, “Alan, why did you get involved in animation?” And, I’d add here, “Why did you stay involved?” Well, it wasn’t just my child’s […]
The Chronicle’s Brainstorm on university press publishing
The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s Brainstorn blog links to a recent report on book publishing trends. The sky seems to be holding its own in East Central Illinois. […]
Coincidence?
I’ve been working on the press release for our Printers Row exhibit this June. As in past years we will be sharing a space with the University of Illinois Library, […]
My favorite thing I’ve read this year
One of the residual benefits of scanning the trades—Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist—for reviews of University of Illinois Press books is tripping over the title of a book I might like to read. Special Topics in […]
The Chicago Tribune’s “Sexism is dealing Clinton a bad hand”
An article about women for president that doesn’t mention Women for President. […]
Just Landed: Edna G. Bay’s “Asen, Ancestors, and Vodun” and Laura Hobgood-Oster’s “Holy Dogs & Asses”
Two new books just landed on my desk: –Asen, Ancestors, and Vodun: Tracing Change in African Art by Edna G. Bay –Holy Dogs & Asses: Animals in the Christian Tradition […]
Publishers Weekly on political books
The January 14, 2008, issue of Publishers Weekly features a cover story on this season’s political books. Asked to comment on Erika Falk’s book Women for President: Media Bias in Eight […]
Books for Understanding Voting & Elections
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has updated its list of Books for Understanding Voting & Elections. We have some current titles listed including Erika Falk’s just published Women for […]
Just Landed: “The Body Eclectic” edited by Melanie Bales and Rebecca Nettl-Fiol
The new book The Body Eclectic: Evolving Practices in Dance Training just landed on my desk. The publication date is February 18, 2008, but it will be available to order by […]
Top 10 Reviewer calculation
It looks like I need to add a new contact to my review copy mailing lists. […]
Classical-Drone on John Cage
Classical-Drone recommends John Cage, David Nicholls’s new title in our American Composers series. “Barely 100 pages in length, Nicholls provides a high-level overview, and in the process he is able […]
“Forms of Constraint” author quoted in New York Times story on San Quentin
Norman Johnston, author of the University of Illinois Press book Forms of Constraint: A History of Prison Architecture, is quoted in a recent New York Times story on the facility in […]