Josh Fernandez, writing in the Sacramento News & Review, praises Sandra McPherson’s new book of poetry, Expectation Days. “In the completeness of her description—tender, shocking, hilarious—McPherson’s Expectation Days leaves […]
“Sweet William” featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review featured Sweet William, Andrew O’Toole’s biography of hometown boxing legend Billy Conn, in its December 30th edition. “Before Roberto Clemente, Terry Bradshaw or Mario Lemieux became household names, […]
Just Landed: Erika Falk’s “Women for President”
Erika Falk’s timely new book Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns just landed on my desk. The official publication date is January 21, 2008, but it is available […]
“Of Storms and Suffrage” by Katherine H. Adams
Katherine H. Adams is William and Audrey Hutchinson Distinguished Professor in the department of English at Loyola University, New Orleans, and is coauthor of the new book Alice Paul and […]
University of Illinois Press’s Best of 2007
Willis Regier, Director Favorite Book: Joe Sacco, PALESTINE: THE SPECIAL EDITION Favorite CD: Arcade Fire: NEON BIBLE Favorite Movie: CASINO ROYALE Favorite Live Performance: Moises Kaufman, DIABELLI VARIATIONS, University of […]
NPR’s Morning Edition features “Air Castle of the South”
Craig Havighurst’s Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition this morning in a piece narrated by John Ydstie. […]
“The Archives” by Jill Hills
Jill Hills is a professor of communications policy at the University of Westminster, Harrow, United Kingdom, and author of the new University of Illinois Press book Telecommunications and Empire. Research for […]
Slate.com picks the best books of 2007
I love year-end “Best of” lists and inevitably buy a handful of new CDs and books from my list trolling. UNCUT magazine recommended Voice of the Seven Woods so I checked […]
Jane Bernstein interviewed on NPR’s The Story with Dick Gordon
NPR’s The Story with Dick Gordon will air an interview today with University of Illinois Press author Jane Bernstein about her book Rachel in the World: A Memoir. The program originates […]
SecondsOut.com recommends “Sweet William”
Thomas Hauser, writing for the boxing site SecondsOut.com, recommends four University of Illinois Press boxing titles for your holiday gift list, including Sweet William, Andrew O’Toole’s new biography of Billy […]
“Lincoln the Lawyer” wins the Barondess/Lincoln Award
Brian Dirck’s Lincoln the Lawyer was recently awarded the Barondess/Lincoln Award of The Civil War Round Table of New York. The book, which focuses on Lincoln’s legal career prior to his presidency, has been praised […]
Just Landed: A Wide Array of New Books
The following titles arrived on my desk in late November and early December. The official publication dates are noted at the end of each listing. Telecommunications and Empire – Jill Hills (Dec. […]