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January 27, 2023 (October 12, 2022)

Q&A with Benjamin Vogt, author of PRAIRIE UP

architecture Q&A

Benjamin Vogt, author of Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you […]

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October 6, 2022 (October 4, 2022)

Conference on Illinois History Virtual Exhibit

Illinois / regional Virtual Exhibit

Visit University of Illinois Press at the Conference on Illinois History in Springfield, IL, October 6-7, 2022 for special sales, author signings, and more! Use the promo code CILH22 for […]

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May 10, 2022 (February 20, 2022)

Q&A with Cynthia Clampitt, Author of Destination Heartland

3 Fields Books american history Q&A

Cynthia Clampitt, author of Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest’s Remarkable Past, answers questions on her historical influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did […]

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November 21, 2017 (January 9, 2019)

Flammulina velutipes, the space shuttle mushroom

Illinois / regional natural history photography

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 […]

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September 20, 2017 (May 2, 2017)

Entoloma salmoneum, an attractive fungus

Illinois / regional natural history

Entoloma salmoneum (Peck) Saccardo  Entoloma salmoneum can be found growing alone or scattered in leaf litter under hardwoods, or in moss under conifers; frequently on rotting, moss-covered conifer logs. When […]

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September 5, 2017 (May 2, 2017)

On Mutinus elegans, a mushroom both naughty and smelly

Illinois / regional natural history photography

Mutinus elegans (Montagne) E. Fischer Usually at least partially submerged in the ground; appearing like a whitish to pinkish or purplish “egg” up to 4 cm high; when sliced, revealing […]

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May 26, 2017 (May 2, 2017)

Volvariella bombycina, a silky-haired and stately mushroom

Illinois / regional natural history photography

Volvariella bombycina (Schaeffer) Singer [The cap is] oval at first, becoming bell-shaped to broadly complex or nearly flat; whitish or tinged yellowing to brownish in age; the margin not lined; […]

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February 1, 2017 (January 11, 2017)

Release Party: The Loyal West, by Matthew E. Stanley

African American Studies american history Illinois / regional military history

A free region deeply influenced by southern mores, the Lower Middle West represented a true cultural and political median in Civil War–era America. Here grew a Unionism steeped in the […]

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October 20, 2016 (October 14, 2016)

In search of good cornbread

food Illinois / regional

Tonight Cynthia Clampitt continues her barnstorming book tour of the Midwest with a reading a book signing in Winfield, Illinois. (Seven p.m. at the Public Library.) To celebrate, the blog […]

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August 30, 2016 (July 11, 2016)

Release Party: Barns of Illinois

Illinois / regional photography

Finally available in a full-color paperback edition, Larry Kanfer’s Barns of Illinois showcases the Illinois photographer’s much-praised images of the Midwest’s iconic structure. As a state abounding with broad farmlands, Illinois has […]

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June 23, 2016 (June 22, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday

food Illinois / regional

The month of June brings countless pleasures to the Midwest. Few exceed the overwhelming presence of fresh produce at semi-affordable prices. At last, we can put aside the beyond-tired apples […]

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May 12, 2016 (May 12, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: The Stories We Tell

folklore journals

Humanity has undoubtedly told stories since forever. Possibly our ancestors acted or danced them before speech found its way into our brains. Writing brought religious texts and Gilgamesh but even […]

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