Welcome to the 2021 virtual exhibit for the Labor and Working-Class History Association! Enjoy our extensive representation of labor history in our books, blog posts, and more. From May 20– […]
Q&A with Cara A. Finnegan, Author of Photographic Presidents
Cara A. Finnegan, author of Photographic Presidents: Making History from Daguerreotype to Digital, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in her book. Q: Why did you […]
Fall 2021 Catalog Preview
Our Fall 2021 catalog is here! We have an excellent batch of books coming that we can’t wait to get in your hands. This season’s cover features art by John […]
ARSC Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press’s virtual exhibit for the 2021 Association for Recorded Sound Collections annual conference! We hope you’ll step inside our virtual booth and browse new […]
Q&A with Jason Stacy, Author of Spoon River America
Jason Stacy, author of Spoon River America: Edgar Lee Masters and the Myth of the American Small Town, answers questions about his inspirations and discoveries while writing his book. Q: […]
Join Our Team! We’re Hiring a Regional Trade Acquisitions Editor
The University of Illinois Press seeks an Acquisitions Editor/Senior Acquisitions Editor to be involved in discussions of focus and direction of publishing program. This position is responsible for acquiring at […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: Muncie India(na)
May’s free ebook is here! We’re giving away Muncie India(na): Middletown and Asian America by Himanee Gupta-Carlson! Muncie, Indiana, remains the epitome of an American town. Yet scholars built the […]
UIP Books Receive Awards From Illinois State Historical Society
We are pleased to announce that two of our titles have won awards from the Illinois State Historical Society. Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican by Deborah Kanter received an […]
Three Music Books Awarded AMS Subventions
We’re pleased to announce that three new, forthcoming music titles have been awarded publication subventions from the American Musicological Society. These funds help offset the costs of publication and allows […]
Jazz & Culture – Call for Papers
Please consider submitting to one of our exciting journal titles! The University of Pittsburgh’s Jazz Studies program, in collaboration with the University of Illinois Press, invites scholars and artists to submit […]
Q&A with Candace Bailey, Author of Unbinding Gentility
Candace Bailey, author of Unbinding Gentility: Women Making Music in the Nineteenth-Century South, recently answered some questions about the inspirations behind and discoveries she made while writing her new book. […]
Q&A with Adam Crymble, Author of Technology and the Historian
Adam Crymble, author of Technology and the Historian: Transformations in the Digital Age, answers some questions on his inspirations and discoveries while writing his book. Q: Why did you decide […]