We’re pleased to announce that three forthcoming music titles have been awarded publication subventions from the American Musicological Society. These funds help offset the costs of publication and allow us […]
AHA 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: WHOSE AMERICA?
January’s free e-book is here! Check out Whose America?: U.S. Immigration Policy since 1980 edited by Maria Cristina Garcia and Maddalena Marinari before the month is over! A centerpiece of […]
Q&A with the author of WINTERS OF DISCONTENT
Russell Field, editor of Winters of Discontent: The Winter Olympics and a Half Century of Protest and Resistance, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Q&A with the author of BONG JOON HO
Joseph Jonghyun Jeon, author of Bong Joon Ho, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book??? This was a decision long in the […]
ACQUIRING WITH ALISON — Volume I: What is an acquisitions editor?
Acquisitions (or acquiring) editors live in a liminal space. We are employed by a press, but we spend a lot of time in academia proper, attending conferences, talking to scholars, […]
Four UIP books have been named winners of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles, 2024 Award
We are pleased to announce that four University of Illinois Press books have been named winners of the the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles, 2024 Award: For reference, the editors of […]
Q&A with the author of EDMUND J. JAMES AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, 1904-1920
J. David Hoeveler, co-author of Edmund J. James and the Making of the Modern University of Illinois, 1904-1920, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Q&A with the author of THE ORGANIZATION OF JOURNALISM
Patrick Ferrucci, author of The Organization of Journalism: Market Models and Practice in a Fraying Profession, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
2024 Finnish Independence Day Reading List
December 6th is Finland’s Day of Independence, marking the date that the country declared its independence from the Russian Empire in 1917, after the Bolshevik Revolution. Join us in recognizing […]
AUPresses Prompt: Democracy & Threats To It Reading List
The Association of University Presses members have long published scholarly works that contribute to understanding even the most complex or disturbing current events. Now that the results of the U.S. […]
Q&A with the author of SOUTH SIDE IMPRESARIOS
Samantha Ege, author of South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]