Andrew Suozzo is a professor of Modern Languages at DePaul University and the author of The Chicago Marathon (University of Illinois Press, 2006). Suozzo is currently teaching a course on […]
Launch party for Frances E. Willard book
The Frances Willard Historical Association is sponsoring a launch party for the new book Let Something Good Be Said: Speeches And Writings Of Frances E. Willard at 7:30 P.M. on […]
Roni Stoneman sighting at IBMA
“…and Roni Stoneman who was drawing folks to the University of Illinois book booth on Wednesday afternoon like ants to sugar…” […]
Just Landed: Randi Storch’s “Red Chicago”
A copy of Randi Storch’s new book Red Chicago: American Communism at Its Grassroots, 1928-35 just landed on my desk. The official publication date is November 12, 2007, but it […]
Jane Bernstein in The New York Times Magazine
The October 7, 2007, issue of The New York Times Magazine featured a “Lives” essay by Jane Bernstein that was adapted from her new book Rachel in the World. V […]
R. Michelson Galleries to celebrate Leonard Nimoy’s The Full Body Project
Richard Michelson, author of the University of Illinois Press poetry book Battles and Lullabies, is hosting Leonard Nimoy’s The Full Body Project photography exhibition at his R. Michelson Galleries in […]
Jane Bernstein Pittsburgh Post-Gazette review
Jane Bernstein’s new book Rachel in the World: A Memoir received a favorable review in the September 30th issue of her hometown daily, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Jane will be discussing […]
Southern Festival of Books
Four University of Illinois Press authors will participate in the Southern Festival of Books October 12-14 in Nashville. Roni Stoneman and Ellen Wright will discuss their book Pressing On: The […]
“Corn: From the Sierra Madre to the American Prairies” by Jeff Biggers
Jeff Biggers has worked as a writer, radio correspondent, and educator across the United States, Europe, Mexico, and India. The paperback edition of his latest book In the Sierra Madre […]
“Why Billy Conn?” by Andrew O’Toole
Andrew O’Toole is a freelance writer and the author of several books on sports, including Smiling Irish Eyes: Art Rooney and the Pittsburgh Steelers. His new book Sweet William: The […]