University of Illinois Press Events Calendar
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Jesse Berrett, the author of Pigskin Nation: How the NFL Remade American Politics" will give a talk and sign books at Book Passage.
Brooks Blevins, the author of "History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks", will give a presentation and sign books at the Springfield/Greene County Library Center.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Jillian Báez, author of "In Search of Belonging," will be giving the keynote address for "Are Latinx Transforming the U.S.?" at the Newark Public Library.
Laura D. Hahn and Angela S. Wolters, the authors of "Women and Ideas in Engineering: Twelve Stories from Illinois" will give a talk and sign books at the University of Illinois Archives.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Algonquin Public Library.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Barbara Martin Stephens, author of "Don't Give Your Heart to A Rambler: My life with Jimmy Martin, the King of Bluegrass," will be giving a guest lecture at East Tennessee State University about the business end of bluegrass.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Barbara Martin Stephens, the author of "Don't Give Your Heart to a Rambler: My Life with Jimmy Martin, The King of Bluegrass," Neil Rosenberg, the author of "Bluegrass Generation: A Memoir," and Penny Parsons, the author of "Foggy Mountain Troubadour:The Life and Music of Curly Seckler," will sign books at the UIP booth in the exhibit hall at IBMA.
Friday, September 28, 2018
Donna J. Cox, Ellen Sandor and Janine Fron, co-editors of "New Media Futures," will sign books at Expo Chicago.
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Brooks Blevins, author of "A History of the Ozarks Volume 1: The Old Ozarks," will give a presentation and sign books at the Shiloh Museum.
Brooks Blevins, the author of "History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks", will give a presentation and sign books at Bookish.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Jillian Báez, author of "In Search of Belonging," will be holding a discussion and signing books as part of The Hungry Mind: Sunday Sessions With An Author at Beacon Unitarian Universality Congregation in Summit, NJ.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Brooks Blevins, the author of "History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks", will give a presentation and sign books at Ozark County Historium.
The University of Illinois Press is proud to present the panel 100 Years of Publishing Lincoln at the Conference on Illinois History and invites you to join us for a reception afterwards.
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at Luther Oaks.
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Elizabeth Zanoni, author of "Migrant Marketplaces: Food and Italians in North and South America," will be giving a book talk at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute at Queens College.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Join Josh Birnbaum, author of "Dream Shot: The Journey to a Wheelchair Basketball National Championship", and Matt Buchi, head coach of the U of I men’s wheelchair basketball team, at the SDRP on October 11.
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Orange City Public Library.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Ottumwa Public Library.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Marion Public Library.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Join the University of Illinois Press in the Walter P. Reuther Library at NALHC for a reception celebrating the second edition of "Women Have Always Worked" by Alice Kessler-Harris and the 40th anniversary of the Working Class in American History Series.
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Le Claire Public Library.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, co-editors of "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 1: Politics and History since 1945" and "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945," will give a presentation and sign books at the IASA Conference in Chicago.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, co-editors of "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 1: Politics and History since 1945" and "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945," will give a presentation and sign books at Chapman University.
Friday, October 26, 2018
Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, co-editors of "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 1: Politics and History since 1945" and "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945," will give a presentation and sign books at Cal State University Long Beach
NCSA will host a one day symposium honoring the contributions of the women featured in "New Media Futures: The Rise of Women in the Digital Arts" edited by Donna J. Cox, Ellen Sandor and Janine Fron.
Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, co-editors of "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 1: Politics and History since 1945" and "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945," will give a presentation and sign books at Istituto di Cultural Los Angeles.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, co-editors of "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 1: Politics and History since 1945" and "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945," will give a presentation and sign books at the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles.
Monday, October 29, 2018
Jillian Báez, author of "In Search of Belonging," will be speaking about her book at the The State of Latinx Media Panel as part of The Latinx Project at New York University.
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Marcia Hansen Kraus, the author of "George Szell's Reign: Behind the Scenes with the Cleveland Orchestra" will be a featured author at the Buckeye Book Fair.
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Join Michael D. Doubler, the author of "Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story" at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum where he will present on Uncle Dave Macon's life and legacy and sign books.
Monday, November 5, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Jillian Báez, author of "In Search of Belonging," will be giving a lecture on her book at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Friday, November 9, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Treva Lindsey, the author of "Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C." will participate in an authors meet critics session at NWSA. The panel will include Brittney Cooper, Barbara Ransby, and Nadia Brown.
Please join UIP for a book signing featuring Sophie Richter-Devroe, winner of the 2012 NWSA/UIP First Book Prize and author of "Women's Political Activism in Palestine: Peacebuilding, Resistance, and Survival," and Heather Switzer, author of "When the Light Is Fire: Maasai Schoolgirls in Contemporary Kenya."
Saturday, November 10, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Please join UIP to celebrate the Feminist Media Studies series. Meet series editors Carole Stabile and Rebecca Wanzo while author Laura Helen Marks signs copies of "Alice in Pornoland: Hardcore Encounters with the Victorian Gothic", the latest book in the series.
Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, the author of "The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in a Digital Age" will participate in an authors meet Critics session at NWSA. The panel will include Ethal Tungohan, Eileen Boris, and Conely de Leon.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, co-editors of "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 1: Politics and History since 1945" and "New Italian Migrations to the United States Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945," will give a presentation and sign books at New York University.
Monday, November 12, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Friday, November 16, 2018
In November 2018, the University of Illinois Press will host the Association of University Presses’s Traveling Book, Jacket, and Journal Show now in its 51st year of honoring excellence and innovation in scholarly press design. We will present the Show in collaboration with the School of Art + Design and the College of Fine Arts in the Link Gallery.
Jillian Báez, author of "In Search of Belonging," will be holding a discussion about her book at Williams College in Williamstown, MA.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Jillian Báez, author of "In Search of Belonging," will be holding a discussion about her book at Northeastern University in Chicago, IL.
Friday, December 7, 2018
Jillian Báez, author of "In Search of Belonging," will be holding a book discussion and reflection on the career of Frances Aparicio at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Naomi Andre, author of "Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement", will be giving a presentation and sign books at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Cynthia Clampitt, author of "Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland", will give a presentation at the US Army Corp of Engineers Visitors Center, as a part of the Museum on Main Street project.
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Shelbyville Museum on Main Street.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Jonathan Rosenbaum, author of "Cinematic Encounters," will give a presentation and sign books at The Seminary Co-Op Bookstore.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Jarrett Prairie Nature Museum at the Byron Forest Preserve.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Atlanta Public Library and Museum.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at the Des Plaines Historical Center.
Friday, June 28, 2019
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at Sun City.