It was my first day on the Falkland Islands, and our group of five headed to Volunteer Point. I felt as though I was not supposed to know the point’s […]
UIP Recommends: The Best Books for your Summer Reading List
In honor of the glorious season of summer reading, some of the UIP staff have provided recommendations to fill your beach bags! From graphic novels to books on 70s glam […]
Q&A with the authors of “Cemeteries of Illinois”
Hal Hassen is an archaeologist. He directed the Cultural Resource Management Program for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources from 1990 to 2015. He is coauthor, along with Dawn Cobb, […]
Happy National Hot Dog Day!
It’s one of the happiest days of the faux-holiday calendar, a day when you can splurge on a couple of delicious frankfurters loaded up with all your favorite toppings. The […]
“Working for Change: Stories of Labor History in Illinois”
An exhibit titled “Working for Change: Stories of Labor History in Illinois” greets visitors as they enter the North-South Corridor of the main library on the UIUC campus. A series […]
200 Years of Illinois: Golden Nature Guides
Born on July 12, 1909, Herbert S. Zim taught at the University of Illinois in the 1950s. It was during his years in Champaign-Urbana that Zim penned or cowrote several of […]
The Story of the Concord Sonata
The following is an excerpt from Kyle Gann’s new book Charles Ives’s Concord: Essays after a Sonata. In January 1921 a prominent insurance executive in New York City sent copies […]
Q&A with Linda Civitello, author of “Baking Powder Wars”
Linda Civitello teaches food history in southern California. She is the author of Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People, winner of the Gourmand Award for Best Food History […]
200 Years of Illinois: Cosmic Fireworks
On July 4, 1054, an extraordinary event attracted the attention of peoples around the world. A supernova appeared in the constellation Taurus. This guest star, to use a Chinese term, suddenly […]
Smithsonian Magazine delves into the history of “Baking Powder Wars”
Smithsonian Magazine recently delved into the fascinating history behind baking powder. Linda Civitello, the author of Baking Powder Wars, was consulted as an expert. Read all about the cutthroat fight that revolutionized […]
200 Years of Illinois: Eads and elephants
The Eads Bridge, named for its designer/builder James B. Eads, materialized in 1874 amidst a blizzard of superlatives. At 6,442 feet, it was the largest arch bridge on earth, and the […]
Authors on Issues: Valerie Francisco on “My Family’s Slave”
This is the inaugural post of our new series, Authors on Issues, in which UIP authors weigh in on current events. Valerie Francisco, author of The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and […]