A copy of Theodore Dreiser’s The Genius, edited by Clare Virginia Eby and finally available for the first time in its original version, just landed on my desk. The official […]
To cross the picket line?
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 […]
Mrs. Clinton’s tears
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 […]
Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, Part 1
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. […]
More Pittsburgh attention for “Sweet William”
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 […]
Just Landed: David Evans’s “Ramblin’ on My Mind” and Loren Schweninger’s “The Southern Debate over Slavery, Volume 2”
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 […]
Sacramento News & Review highlights “Expectation Days”
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. […]