The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Dirty Jokes and Bawdy Songs: The Uncensored Life of Gershon Legman […]
Celebrating 15 years of Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest Series. This series documents the histories, challenges, and contributions of Latinos to Chicago and the Midwest. It […]
Your Foggy Mountain Breakdown Playlist
This month we’re publishing Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Making of An American Classic by Thomas Goldsmith. It’s a deep dive into the origins and influence of “Foggy Mountain […]
So You Want to Read Joanna Russ: Reading Guide by Gwyneth Jones
Experimental, strange, and unabashedly feminist, Joanna Russ’s groundbreaking science fiction grew out of a belief that the genre was ideal for expressing radical thought. Her essays and criticism, meanwhile, helped […]
Tachel Brown, Our EIU Summer Intern, Reflects on What She Learned at the Press
As an English major, I’ve wanted to pursue a career in publishing since my freshman year, so I did everything I thought I was supposed to do: I honed in […]
Andrew C. Billings and Jason Edward Black win Outstanding Book Award for Mascot Nation
We are pleased to announce that Mascot Nation: The Controversy over Native American Representations in Sports by Andrew C. Billings and Jason Edward Black won the Outstanding Book Award from […]
Q&A with Matthew C. Ehrlich, author of Kansas City vs. Oakland
Matthew C. Ehrlich is a professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His books include Heroes and Scoundrels: The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture and Radio Utopia: Postwar […]
Free ebook of Goodbye iSlave by Jack Linchuan Qiu
Giveaway alert! We’re offering a free ebook of Goodbye iSlave by Jack Linchuan Qiu during September. Ever wonder what goes into making your favorite tech products? Focusing on the alliance […]
Q&A with Richa Nagar, author of “Hungry Translations”
Richa Nagar is Professor of the College in the College of Liberal Arts and a core faculty member in the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of […]
The Summer 2019 Issue of The Callout is here!
For many, summer is a time for road trips; and this issue of The Callout takes us far afield from our offices at 1325 South Oak Street in Champaign. Robert Lemon […]
Expanding Our Open Access Publishing
We are pleased to announce that we will make three timely books open access or partial access in the coming months. UIP has embraced open access publishing as part of its […]
Q&A with Hannah Durkin, author of “Josephine Baker and Katherine Dunham”
Hannah Durkin is a lecturer in literature and film at Newcastle University. She is a coeditor of Visualising Slavery: Art Across the African Diaspora. She recently answered some questions about her new […]