Editor of the University of Illinois journal Visual Arts Research, Jorge Lucero, recently invited people from around the world to connect with each other and share an object that was important […]
Q&A With Melanie Bell, Author of Movie Workers
Melanie Bell, author of Movie Workers: The Women Who Made British Cinema, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in her book. Q: Why did you decide […]
American Music article wins the Irving Lowens Article Award
We want to offer our congratulations to American Music authors Katie A. Callam, Makiko Kimoto, Misako Ohta and Carol J. Oja for recently earning the Irving Lowens Article Award from […]
July Free Ebook Giveaway: Rocking the Closet
July’s free ebook is here! We’re giving away Rocking the Closet: How Little Richard, Johnnie Ray, Liberace, and Johnny Mathis Queered Pop Music by Vincent L. Stephens! The all-embracing, “whaddya […]
Remembering Billie Jean Isbell
The University of Illinois Press joins family and colleagues of Billie Jean Isbell, Professor Emerita at Cornell University, in mourning her passing on June 26. Her novel, Finding Cholita, a […]
Q&A with Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett, Authors of Punks in Peoria
We recently talked to co-authors Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett about their new book, Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Q&A with Kevin Mungons and Douglas Yeo, co-authors of Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry
We recently talked to co-authors Kevin Mungons and Douglas Yeo about their new book, Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Summer Sale! Use Promo Code 50ALL to get 50% off All Books
Stock your summer TBR list using promo code 50ALL to get 50% off all books! Sale ends June 25, 2021. […]
Introducing Introductions to Mormon Thought
This November, we’re excited to be releasing the first two books in our Introductions to Mormon Thought series edited by Matthew Bowman and Joseph Spencer. In the post below, they […]
Mormon History Association Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press’s virtual exhibit for the 2021 Mormon History Association! Step inside our virtual booth and browse new books, journal articles, author and staff interviews, […]
SAM 2021 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press Society for American Music 2021 virtual exhibit! Step inside and take a look at some of our featured titles as well as interviews […]
Chicago Católico Awarded Hamlin Garland Prize in Popular History
We are pleased to announce Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican by Deborah E. Kanter is the winner of 2020 Hamlin Garland Prize from the Midwestern History Association. The Hamlin […]