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@siupress.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 2:00 PM

Jack Morgan's book, THE BIOLOGY OF HORROR dissects popular examples from the gothic literary and cinematic canon, exposing the inverted comic paradigm within each text.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809324712/the-biology-of-horror/

Book cover The Biology of Horror by Jack Morgan written in dripping red featuring a gothic statue with entwined DNA helix against a Black background.

@siupress.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:01 PM

Today's featured book in our Spooky Season theme DARK DIRECTIONS by Kendalls R. Phillips begins by analyzing the works of George Romero, focusing on how the body is used cinematically to reflect the duality between society and chaos.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809330959/dark-directions/

Cover of Dark Directions book featuring black-and-white image of horror figures walking in a foggy field with bold purple title text.

@siupress.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 9:00 PM

This month's Spooky Season opens with featured book CHICAGO TV HORROR SHOWS by authors Ted Okuda and Mark Yurkiw.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809335381/chicago-tv-horror-movie-shows/

@siupress.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 2:00 PM

Happy World Teacher's Day!

In this book, Jasper Neel’s sure-to-be-controversial resituating of Aristotle centers around questions that have been constants in his twenty-two years of teaching experience.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809332816/aristotles-voice/

The cover of Jasper Neel's ARISTOTLE'S VOICE over a photograph of a wall with leaves crawling up it. The copy notes Neel's response to Aristotle rethinks the influence of the past.

@siupress.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 5:00 PM

This Spooky Season, pick up a book from SIU Press' catalogue! We have spine-tingling selections from film studies, true crime history, and more! 🕸️🕷️ Keep your eyes out for our picks throughout the month.

Use code SIUP20 for 20% off your purchase at siupress.com. 🎃🕯️

Collage of horror book covers and pumpkins promoting Southern Illinois University Press for spooky season.

@siupress.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 PM

Mark DePue stopped by the table today at the Conference on Illinois History to sign copies of ELUSIVE VICTORY!

@siupress.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 7:00 PM

THE SELECTED POEMS OF HARRIET MONROE by Kevin McMullen and his students were featured in an article in the LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR and the OMAHA WORLD HERALD. Read it here: https://omaha.com/article_c3ad30f5-2c8e-5a04-9ef8-38793007f4e3.html

Cover of THE SELECTED POEMS OF HARRIET MONROE with a black-and-white photo of Monroe at a desk. The accompanying text promotes an article in the Omaha World Herald which features the book.

@siupress.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 9:43 PM

Brian Mullgardt stopped by our table today to do a signing!Furthermore, check out the Mark R. DePue book signing all day tomorrow! #CIH

@siupress.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 2:29 PM

Meet Acquisitions Editors Matt Meacham and Kristine Priddy today at the Conference on Illinois History at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum! 📘📗📕

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:00 PM

Our history theme continues with FORGETTING AND THE FORGOTTEN by Michael C. Batinski. This book details the nature of how a community forged its story against outsiders.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809338375/forgetting-and-the-forgotten/

Cover of FORGETTING AND THE FORGOTTEN by Michael C. Batinski showing a historic black-and-white photo of a small town street scene.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 2:01 PM

Today our history countdown continues with CELEBRATING THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW by Frank G. Houdek.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809370122/celebrating-the-first-fifty-years-of-southern-illinois-university-school-of-law/

Cover of the book celebrating 50 years of Southern Illinois University School of Law with historic and recent photos of the campus and graduates.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 7:00 PM

At the McCracken County Public Library in Paducah this October 1 from 5:30-6:30PM CT, Robert Swenson will be giving an Evenings Upstairs talk on his book FROM THE CENTER OF AMERICA! https://www.mclib.net/event/evenings-upstairs-series-presents-steamboats-and-shipyards-along-lower-ohio-river-7738

Promotional flyer for Evenings Upstairs event on steamboats and shipyards along the Lower Ohio River, scheduled for October 1, 2026, 5:30-6:30 PM. SIU Press author Robert Swenson will be giving this talk!

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 2:00 PM

We continue our history theme with Jennifer R. Harbour's ORGANIZING FREEDOM, a riveting and significant social history of black emancipation activism in Indiana and Illinois during the Civil War era.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809337699/organizing-freedom/

Book cover of 'Organizing Freedom' by Jennifer R. Harbour showing African American activists with text about black emancipation and activism in the Civil War Midwest.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 2:01 PM

Joseph A. Schafer and Breanne Pleggenkuhle serve as the editors of the Perspectives on Crime and Justice series, which can be found here: https://www.siupress.com/search-results/?series=perspectives-on-crime-and-justice

Announcement for editors at the Midwest Criminal Justice Association's Annual Meeting by Southern Illinois University Press.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 PM

Today, new series editor of the Perspectives on Crime and Justice series will be making an appearance at the 2026 Midwest Criminal Justice Association's national meeting! https://www.siupress.com/9780809339693/crime-corrections-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Breanne Pleggenkuhle smiling, standing next to her book on crime, corrections, and COVID-19 in the U.S. justice system.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 3:00 PM

In Episode 263 of INSIDE THE BLANKET FORT, we explore a new addition to the Illinois Lives memoir series: ECHOES OF CABRINI-GREEN: LETTERS TO MY MOTHER by Rudolph Elliot Willis.

https://www.wsiu.org/2026-08-13/inside-the-blanket-fort-episode-263

#podcast #memoir #chicago #cabrinigreen

Graphic of a vintage microphone and sound wave accompanying information for podcast episode "Inside the Blanket Fort: Episode #263," discussing the new book Echoes of Cabrini-Green.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:00 PM

We continue our history theme with author, Sidney Denny's book COLONEL BENJAMIN STEPHENSON, a founding father of both the city of Edwardsville and the state of Illinois.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809370153/colonel-benjamin-stephenson-and-the-history-of-early-illinois/

Period portrait of Colonel Benjamin Stephenson on book cover namely Colonel Benjamin Stephenson and the History of Early Illinois about his life and Illinois history.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM

Our history theme today features author Jill L. Newmark's book WITHOUT CONCEALMENT, WITHOUT COMPROMISE. Advancing the cause of racial equality while saving lives

https://www.siupress.com/9780809339044/without-concealment-without-compromise/

Book cover of 'Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons' showing a portrait that includes four Black Civil War surgeons beneath the book title.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 10:00 PM

If you missed out on our panel on Friday, there is still time to watch it! Check out the "Writing Lincoln" Panel now uploaded to our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/scDY8lquX2Q?si=16QUm_yQEU-91q8e

Announcement for SIU Press 70th Anniversary Panel with 'Writing Lincoln' now available on YouTube, featuring a play button and Lincoln silhouette.

@siupress.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 2:01 PM

Pre-order ELUSIVE VICTORY, a gripping account of one of the most consequential political battles of the twentieth century.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809340064/elusive-victory/

#History #FeministHistory #1970s #Reading #Books #UniversityPress #SpringfieldIL #Illinois #WomensHistory #theERA #ERA

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