Meet the UI Press is a semi-regular feature that delves into issues affecting academic publishing, writing, education, and related topics. Blurb. It sounds like an onomatopoeia for a noise made by infant humans. […]
#ReadingBlackout: 4 Great Books on Black Music
This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a […]
Pulled noodles: a how-to with Ken Albala
The noodle, properly pulled, can take a soup from “good” to “that meal your friends talk about ten years later.” Called “the ultimate noodle” by Ken Albala, and he would […]
The Beginning of a University Press
“The University of Illinois Press is destined to be one of the greatest Presses in the country.” —President Edmund J. James in a letter to the first University of Illinois […]
5 More Books for your #ReadingBlackout List
This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a […]
Shirataki, the strangest noodle: Ken Albala shares his recipe
This is the strangest noodle I have ever made, and doing it from scratch is more like an alchemical experiment than an exercise in cooking. Among everything in this book, […]
In praise of suckers and P. T. Barnum
We are now three years and one day removed from this unforgettable event: Diaper-Wearing Service Kangaroo Kicked Out of Wisconsin McDonald’s You know who else liked kangaroos? P.T. Barnum. You […]
Authors on Issues: The Political Football
In this latest installment in our Authors on Issues series, Thomas P. Oates, author of Football and Manliness: An Unauthorized Feminist Account of the NFL, writes about the political and cultural […]
#ReadingBlackout: Essential Books on African American Media and Culture
This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a call […]
100th Anniversary iPad Giveaway!
The University of Illinois Press is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. In order to celebrate, we decided to do something special for our readers. In honor of 100 years, […]
Q&A with Jean R. Freedman, author of “Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics”
Jean R. Freedman earned a Ph.D. in folklore from Indiana University. She is the author of Whistling in the Dark: Memory and Culture in Wartime London. She recently answered some questions about […]
Andrew Linzey on Animal Ethics
Andrew Linzey’s publication history on animal rights stretches back to 1976, when he published Animal Rights: A Christian Perspective. Since then, he has worked tirelessly in the field, publishing widely […]