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January 11, 2008

To cross the picket line?

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I love this post from Duke University Press’s publicist.  It’s a window into the world of publishing, university press publishing, and MY JOB! Nice work. Note: I know you’re wondering, but […]

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January 10, 2008 (February 26, 2008)

Mrs. Clinton’s tears

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As the presidential campaign heats up, the Houston Chronicle seeks comment from Women for President author Erika Falk on Mrs. Clinton’s tears.  “Women’s emotions are always reported more frequently than those of […]

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January 9, 2008 (January 10, 2008)

Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, Part 1

Getting to know Champaign-Urbana

Here is the local blog that I visit when I want to know what’s up with the gas station on the corner or what will spin my head. […]

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January 8, 2008

More Pittsburgh attention for “Sweet William”

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On January 6th the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published Roy McHugh’s review of Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn. “Other than Ali, there was never a fighter as handsome. Warner Brothers asked […]

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January 8, 2008

Just Landed: David Evans’s “Ramblin’ on My Mind” and Loren Schweninger’s “The Southern Debate over Slavery, Volume 2”

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Two new books landed on my desk late last week: Ramblin’ on My Mind: New Perspectives on the Blues is a diverse compilation of essays on blues history, styles, and performances, edited by […]

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January 4, 2008 (January 4, 2008)

Sacramento News & Review highlights “Expectation Days”

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  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 […]

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January 2, 2008

“Sweet William” featured in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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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, […]

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December 20, 2007 (February 26, 2008)

Just Landed: Erika Falk’s “Women for President”

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  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 […]

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December 20, 2007 (February 26, 2008)

“Of Storms and Suffrage” by Katherine H. Adams

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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 […]

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December 19, 2007 (December 20, 2007)

University of Illinois Press’s Best of 2007

best of lists

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 […]

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December 17, 2007

NPR’s Morning Edition features “Air Castle of the South”

music reviews

  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. […]

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December 17, 2007

“The Archives” by Jill Hills

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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 […]

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