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January 4, 2017 (January 3, 2017)

There will be analysis. . . on George Toles and Paul Thomas Anderson

film

During winter break, the Los Angeles Review of Books covered our new book on Paul Thomas Anderson by film scholar George Toles, himself a figure of distinction in the moviemaking dream […]

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January 3, 2017 (December 13, 2016)

Release Party: Neoliberal Chicago, edited by Larry Bennett, Roberta Garner, and Euan Hague

Chicago politics

The neoliberal philosophy of fiscal austerity aligned with reduced economic regulation has transformed Chicago. As pursued by mayor Rahm Emanuel and his predecessor Richard M. Daley, neoliberal thinking has led […]

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December 23, 2016 (December 21, 2016)

Holiday break

Uncategorized

The UIP blog will be on break until January 3, 2017. When we return, it’ll be all hot new books on how neoliberal politicians sold, and sold out, the city […]

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December 23, 2016 (December 14, 2016)

Christmas in the Land of Milk and (Uncle) Honey

author commentary authors biography Christmas Illinois / regional local authors

Alan Guebert’s book The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey may have been inspired by a little homemade wine. Guebert, has been writing his nationally syndicated column “The Farm and Food […]

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December 22, 2016 (December 19, 2016)

200 Years of Illinois: Raggedy Riches

Illinois / regional

On Christmas Eve, 1880, an Arcola painter-illustrator and his wife welcomed John Gruelle to the family. John sank roots into the professional illustration trade himself at age 25 when he […]

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December 21, 2016 (December 19, 2016)

Oh gnarly tree

Uncategorized

I am fortunately immune to nostalgia about past celebrations of the yule, with one exception: the Christmas tree. Not a tree in the abstract, but the Christmas tree I grew up with, a […]

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December 20, 2016 (December 14, 2018)

The University of Illinois Press Best of 2016

best of lists

Every December since 2007 we have posted an annual list of our pop culture favorites. The University of Illinois Press Best of 2016 edition is in alphabetical order by staff […]

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December 20, 2016 (December 19, 2016)

Backlist Bop: “All Around the Year,” by Jack Santino

folklore

Today we venture into the vaults to shed light on a Nineties UIP release. All Around the Year surveys the American year to delve into how and why we celebrate the […]

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December 19, 2016 (December 14, 2016)

Christmas in Illinois: Dear Santa

Christmas Illinois / regional

From the UIP release Christmas in Illinois, edited by James Ballowe: Before sitting on Santa’s lap in department stores became the way children let Santa and their parents know what […]

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December 15, 2016 (December 15, 2016)

Corrupt Illinois strikes again!

Chicago politics

Chicago alderman Willie Cochran received news of his impending federal indictment on corruption charges while attending a City Council meeting. You can’t say he skips out on work. You can […]

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December 15, 2016 (December 7, 2016)

Backlist Bop: Soy meets world

Christmas food

The World of Soy, edited by Christine M. Du Bois, Chee-Beng Tan, and Sidney Mintz It’s the happy season when we feast on all the high-calorie favorites we feel too […]

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December 14, 2016 (December 13, 2016)

Release Party: Alfred Bester, by Jad Smith

biography literary studies science fiction

Alfred Bester’s classic short stories and the canonical novel The Stars My Destination made him a science fiction legend. Fans and scholars praise him as a genre-bending pioneer and cyberpunk […]

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