As part of our Fall 2017 season, Illinois is publishing three groundbreaking books that interrogate the influence of the black press and the barons, editors, and journalists behind it. These […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2017
Everyone knows that books make the best gifts. Especially for yourself! Stock up on these books for all your gift giving needs this holiday season. Now through December 1, 2017, use […]
Holiday Sale! All Books 30% Off!
The holidays are once again upon us, and it’s time to stock up on gifts for the book lover in your life. Especially if that’s you! November 22, 2017-December 1, […]
Flammulina velutipes, the space shuttle mushroom
Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer Edible, but tough. Despite appearances, the commercially produced “enoki” mushroom found in many grocery stores is a cultivated form of this mushroom. One of the best-known […]
6 Books on the Black Chicago Renaissance
The Chicago Black Renaissance was a time of growth and innovation for Chicago’s Black artistic community. During the early to mid 20th century, Chicago was the place where poets and musicians […]
5 Things You Need to Know at #NWSA2017
Headed to NWSA this week? So are we! Here are five things you need know: UIP is having a reception to celebrate our new series: Transformations: Womanist, Feminist, and Indigenous […]
UIP Launches Transformations: Womanist, Feminist, and Indigenous Studies Series
We are proud to announce the launch of Transformations, a new series at UIP dedicated to innovative visions of scholarship in womanism, feminism, and indigeneity. Series editor AnaLouise Keating, a […]
University Press Week: #ReadUP, the books that made a man/woman out of Mac
Back before the Internet or Oprah, people relied on comic books and pulp magazines for self-improvement. Charles Atlas challenged generations of boys and girls to get buff and deal with […]
The Books You Need at #2017ASA
November 9-12, UIP will be attending the annual American Studies Association conference in Chicago. Make sure to stop by our booth in the exhibit hall and check out these great […]
University Press Week: Beware the exclamation point, authors!
Question: Is it possible to be taken seriously as a scholarly writer if you use exclamation points? Less snooty than the semicolon, less trendy than the hashmark, the exclamation point […]
#UIP100: Our Little Free Library
In 2018, the University of Illinois Press will celebrate its centennial. Plans are coming together for events throughout the year in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield. But you don’t have to […]
200 Years of Illinois: The half-eaten bison sandwich of Richard M. Nixon
September 22 is an auspicious date in Illinois history. As this post recounts, boxing history took place on the date. Willie Nelson took time out from his 1985 to team […]