Five Questions with Neil Gong, author of “Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics: Mental Illness and Homelessness in Los Angeles”
April 16, 2024
In 2022, Los Angeles became the US county with the largest population of unhoused people, drawing a stark contrast with the wealth on display in its opulent neighborhoods. In Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics, sociologist Neil Gong traces the divide between the haves and have-nots in the psychiatric treatment systems that shape
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Read Nin Andrews’ Interview with January Gill O’Neil, author of “Glitter Road”
April 10, 2024
As we continue our celebration of National Poetry Month, we’re excited to share a conversation between Nin Andrews, author of fifteen poetry collections, including her forthcoming collection Son of a Bird, and January Gill O’Neil, whose new book, Glitter Road, was published by CavanKerry Press earlier this year. January shares
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A Reading List to Stay Sane During the 2024 Election Year
April 4, 2024
Few—if any—of us are looking forward to the upcoming 2024 Election season. During such a historically tumultuous year, most Americans are chiefly concerned with safeguarding their emotional and mental wellbeing while being engaged political citizens. Nothing about this election will be simple or inconsequential—and that is precisely why it matters
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What to Read for National Poetry Month
April 3, 2024
In honor of National Poetry Month, celebrated every April, we’re sharing a roundup of poetry collections that have been published within the last year. Featuring Chicago’s Phoenix Poets Series as well as books from our distributed client presses, these books touch on subjects like race, identity, and queerness, national borders
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Read an Interview with Karen Levine, Executive Editor at University of Chicago Press
April 2, 2024
This month on the blog, we catch up with executive editor Karen Levine to hear about her career path, her work in acquiring art and ancient studies books for the Press, and some of her favorite women artists, writers, and historical figures. First of all, can you tell us a
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Get Ready for MLB Opening Day with These Books
March 28, 2024
Opening day 2024 is fast approaching with all its excitement and anticipation. However, unless you are a Diamondbacks fan, you were probably disappointed with your team in 2023. (In Chicago, we got a double dose of disappointment.) Perhaps you aren’t hopeful for the 2024 season. If that’s the case, why
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In Memoriam: Marjorie Perloff (1931–2024)
March 26, 2024
The University of Chicago Press mourns the passing of Marjorie Perloff, a long-time Press author and advisor. The following obituary was prepared by her family with the assistance of Charles Bernstein and the Press. One of the most influential American literary critics and scholars of modern and contemporary poetry, Marjorie
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David Bordwell: In Memoriam, a Guest Post from Rodney Powell
March 22, 2024
David Bordwell, the preeminent film scholar of his generation, passed away on February 29 after a long illness. The University of Chicago Press was privileged to publish three of his books, one of which, Minding Movies: Observations on the Art, Craft, and Business of Filmmaking (published in 2011) was co-authored
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Read an Excerpt from “Data Grab” by Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry
March 14, 2024
Large technology companies like Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet have unprecedented access to our daily lives, collecting information when we check our email, count our steps, shop online, and commute to and from work. In Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back, Ulises A. Mejias
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Wiretap Nabs Congresswoman in Spy Dealmaking

By John J. Fanning on April 21, 2009

A National Security Agency wiretap overheard Jane Harman (D. CA) speaking on a telephone with a suspected Israeli agent and promising to lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. More…

Feinstein Funneled Tax Money To Spouse

By John J. Fanning on April 21, 2009

The Washington Times is reporting that on the first day of the new Congress, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D. CA) introduced a Bill to route $25 billion in taxpayer funds to a government agency that had just awarded a sweetheart contract to her husbands real estate business. More…

Cops Nab Craigslist Killer

By John J. Fanning on April 21, 2009

Boston police named Phillip Markoff, a 22-year-old pre-med student at Boston University, the killer of 26-year-old New York masseuse, Julissa Brisman who was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a Boston hotel April 14th. More…

Iran Orders Appeal For Jailed US Reporter

By John J. Fanning on April 20, 2009

The Judiciary Chief in Iran has ordered a “quick and fair” trial for jailed US reporter Roxana Saberi, sentenced to eight years imprisonment last week after a one-day trial in Tehran. More

China Spies Planted Chips In US Fighter Jets

By John J. Fanning on April 18, 2009

Chinese intelligence agents have penetrated so deeply into US business, defense and military organizations that they can, at a moments notice, inflict devestating damage to the nations infrastructure and business community. In Addition, tiny microships embeded into circuitry installed in the computer systems of military aircraft, can cause the aircraft to fail once activated by Chinese satellites. More…

Posts published in “Latest News”

Wiretap Nabs Congresswoman in Spy Dealmaking

Feinstein Funneled Tax Money To Spouse

Cops Nab Craigslist Killer

Iran Orders Appeal For Jailed US Reporter

China Spies Planted Chips In US Fighter Jets

Dominos Pizza Threatened By Prank Video

NSA Ignores Congress On Email Intercepts

Thousands To Protest Taxes Today