I try to be realistic about bookstore appearances in places where I don’t have friends and family to fill up the chairs and hope that someone shows up;Â maybe even […]
Slate.com discusses “Embargoed Science”
Jack Shafer, writing in Slate.com, takes on press embargoes supporting arguments made in Vincent Kiernan’s recent book Embargoed Science. “For all the reasons Kiernan cites, I’d add that embargoes dangerously cartelize […]
The Turkey: A Zagat Story
Zagat.com covered Andrew Smith’s November 20th appearance at the Astor Center in New York during which he discussed the Thanksgiving myths revealed in his University of Illinois Press book The Turkey: […]
“Strike” by Peter Cole
Peter Cole is an associate professor of history at Western Illinois University and the author of the recently published University of Illinois Press book Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism […]
“Going to Get Myself a Banjo or a White Cowgirl Shirt” by Craig Havighurst
Note to self: don’t schedule any more shared book signings with veteran professional entertainers. Now don’t get me wrong. It was an honor to work the Illinois Press booth at […]
Rick Kuhn wins the Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize for his biography of Henryk Grossman
The biography of the organizer of down-trodden Jewish workers in Poland who later developed a powerful account of how economic crises occur has won a prestigious international award for […]
“Breast is Best?” by Jean O’Malley Halley
Jean O’Malley Halley is a sociology professor at Wagner College in New York City. Her book about touching children, breastfeeding, children’s sleep and contemporary childrearing advice, Boundaries of Touch: Parenting […]
“The Herbalist in the Kitchen” author quoted in AP Thanksgiving story
Gary Allen, author of the recently published book The Herbalist in the Kitchen says, “Rosemary, sage, thyme, and dill are among the few herbs that hold their flavor well when […]
J. Golden Kimball: Man AND Myth?
A Motley Vision ponders the contents of Eric Eliason’s new book The J. Golden Kimball Stories. “There was a time when I had my doubts about the existence of J. […]
Diane Diekman’s first report from the Faron Young book launch
Diane Diekman, author of Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story, posted a quick paragraph about the November 10 book launch and Country Deputies reunion concert in Nashville. “We […]
Erika Falk’s ears are burning
Anna Mulrine, posting on US News & World Report‘s “Washington Whispers” blog, divulges the existence of Erika Falk’s forthcoming University of Illinois Press book Women for President: Media Bias in […]
Just Landed: Andrew O’Toole’s “Sweet William” and Lisa M. Anderson’s “Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama”
Two new books landed on my desk in the past week: Andrew O’Toole’s Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn is an “affectionate yet evenhanded biography of the fighter known […]