Cover of Echoes of Cabrini-Green showing a group of people walking near high-rise buildings under a blue-green watercolor background with a positive blurb of the book done by Raj Tawney, author of COLORFUL PALATE: A FLAVORFUL JOURNEY THROUGH A MIXED AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. The quote praises the book's inspirational, personal journey that inspires tears and encourages positive change in the world.

Happy Publication Day to ECHOES OF CABRINI-GREEN by Rudolph Elliot Willis! In this powerful memoir, Willis tells the story of his journey from Chicago’s most notorious public housing project to the halls of academia and medicine. www.siupress.com/9780809339914/echoes-of-...

Three book covers from SIU Press highlighting Black history, including Civil War nurses, Chicago's underground railroad, and Black Americans mourning Lincoln.

On Day 4 of the Organization of American Historian's annual conference, we are highlighting Black American History! ⭐❤️🤍💙 To look at our full list of selections, click here: www.siupress.com/2026-oah-conference-on-a...

The SIU Press table at SalukiCon 2026

Check out the #SIUPress table at SalukiCon 2026! 🌕🌕 We have selections from pop culture & regional history! use code REGHIST30 for 30% off your purchase at siupress.com!

Image of a book titled 'Sudden Deaths in St. Louis' with a morgue photo and a detailed endorsement emphasizing its study of coroner records and social history. This is set over the background of a blue sky with one wispy cloud.

For OAH, SIU Press is spotlighting SUDDEN DEATHS IN ST. LOUIS, a 2024 release by Sarah Lirley! Lirley finds coroners’ rulings were not uniform, but rather varied by who was conducting the inquest. www.siupress.com/9780809339327/sudden-dea...

Two books over a map with a pin and a title that says "Illinois Women's History!" There is the cover of LOVING LINCOLN and the cover of SISTERS OF INFLUENCE alongside logos for SIU Press and the OAH.

Here are two of the Women's History books that SIU Press has selected for the #OAH conference! ⭐❤️🤍💙 To look at our full list of selections, click here: www.siupress.com/2026-oah-conference-on-a...

LINCOLN'S CONSERVATIVE ADVISOR, MENDING BROKEN SOLDIERS, and WEAR SOME ARMOR IN YOUR HAIR posed against a beige wall background. The text says, "First day of OAH! Check out selections from SIU Press!" Alongside logos from SIU Press and OAH.

Happy Day 1 of the Organization of American Historian's annual conference! This year the conference is themed after Re-Thinking American History at 250! To look at our full list of selections, click here: www.siupress.com/2026-oah-conference-on-a...

The book cover of AVENUES OF TRANSFORMATION over a background patterned after the shape of Illinois. Next to it is a blurb from the copy which details the contents of the book.

Tomorrow is the first day of the OAH Annual Conference!

Patiently crafted, AVENUES OF TRANSFORMATION will be the first source for readers to turn to for gaining a better understanding of Illinois statehood. www.siupress.com/9780809338764/avenues-of...

The cover of Chad Davidson's UNEARTH over a photography of a swirling clouds of gas in space. Jeffrey Thompson commends Davidson for his elegiac and exquisite examination of grief.

Chad Davidson's UNEARTH imagines a world in which private and public terrors feed on each other, ultimately growing to a fever pitch.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809337712/unearth/

Book cover of Vanishing Acts with a quote praising its masterful poems on human cruelty and rebirth by Alex Lemon.

In VANISHING ACTS, Brian Barker cements his reputation as one of contemporary poetry’s great surrealists. These prose poems read like dreams and nightmares, fables and myths.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809337279/vanishing-acts/

The cover of MAPS FOR MIGRANTS AND GHOSTS over an old parchment map. Rick Barot describes the book as gorgeous, painful, and intense.

A stunning addition to the work of immigrant and migrant women poets on their diasporas, Luisa A. Igloria's MAPS FOR MIGRANTS AND GHOSTS reveals a dream landscape at the edge of this world.

www.siupress.com/9780809337927/maps-for-m...

The cover of Dubrow's DOTS & DASHES set against a painting of colorful swirls. Dick Davis praises Dubrow's poems as raw, sophisticated, and operatic.

Dubrow's DOTS & DASHES catalogs the domestic life of a military spouse, illustrating what it is like to live in a tightly constructed world of rules and regulations, ceremony and tradition, where “every sacrifice already / knows its place.”

https://www.siupress.com/9780809336098/dots-and-dashes/

Book cover of "Pulling Off the Sheets" by Darrel Dexter and John A. Beadles with text about the Klan's history and its impact on race relations today. The text also thanks the attendees of the Educating with Evidence Workshop.

Yesterday, the School of Education held an Educating With Evidence workshop with Darrel Dexter! To check out more of our selections from the workshop, click here and use code EWE for 30% off now through April 30, 2026: www.siupress.com/educating-with-evidence-...

ALT TEXT: The cover of Cynthia Huntington's CIVIL TWILIGHT set over a photography of a cloudy sky. The copy notes Huntington's luminous precision.

Happy National Poetry Month! Today, SIU Press is celebrating by spotlighting the work of Cynthia Huntington! 📚✍️

In a world teetering on the edge of collapse, CIVIL TWILIGHT wrestles hard-won hope from disquiet, coming to rest in what is.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809339303/civil-twilight/

Announcement for the 2026 Indigenous Plants Symposium by INPS Southern Chapter on April 11th with SIU Press selections highlighted.

Today is the 2026 Indigenous Plants Symposium! It is hosted by the Illinois Native Plant Society in the Life Sciences 3 auditorium here on the #SIU campus! www.illinoisplants.org/2026-indigenous-plants-s...

The cover of Molly Spencer's HINGE set against an ornate wall. Jennifer Richter praises the collection for its insight and heart.

Shadowing the trajectory of an elegy, this poetry collection of lament, remembrance, and solace wrestles with how we come to terms with suffering while still finding joy, meaning, and beauty.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809337972/hinge/

The cover of Tory Adkisson's THE FLESH BETWEEN US set over a photograph of wrinkled fabric. Eduardo C.Corral praises the debut for its rich language.

Happy National Poetry Month! 📚✍️

In THE FLESH BETWEEN US, the speaker explores our connections to each other, whether they be lovely or painful, static or constantly shifting, or, above all, unavoidable and necessary.

www.siupress.com/9780809338429/the-flesh-...

The cover of Catherine Pond's FIELDGLASS over a glass window dotted with rain. David St. John praises Pond as a powerful, visionary poet.

This collection is a candid exploration of sexual identity, family dynamics, and friendships.

ALT TEXT: The cover of Catherine Pond's FIELDGLASS over a glass window dotted with rain. David St. John praises Pond as a powerful, visionary poet.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809338146/fieldglass/

Promotional banner for Lincoln Presidential Foundation Four Score Speaker Series featuring author Leonne M. Hudson and his book on Black Americans' reactions to Lincoln's assassination.

Tomorrow at 7PM CT, Leonne M. Hudson will be giving a Zoom webinar on his SIU Press book, BLACK AMERICANS IN MOURNING! This talk is hosted by the Lincoln Presidential Foundation as part of the Four Score Speaker Series! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ENZ...

The cover of Sarah Henning's BURN over a photograph of kindling. Oliver de la Pz praises Henning for her lyricism that still allows readers space to breathe.

Happy National Poetry Month from us here at SIU Press!📔📚

Sara Henning’s BURN draws readers deep into the moments that make us, focusing on instances of crisis and renewal to explore our relation to time and lived experience.

https://www.siupress.com/9780809339280/burn/

Promotional banner for Lincoln Presidential Foundation Four Score Speaker Series featuring author Leonne M. Hudson and his book on Black Americans' reactions to Lincoln's assassination.

Tuesday, April 6, at 7PM CT, Leonne M. Hudson will be giving a Zoom webinar on his SIU Press book, BLACK AMERICANS IN MOURNING! This talk is hosted by the Lincoln Presidential Foundation! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ENZ...

The covers of Sarah Henning's BURN, Catherine Pond's FIELDGLASS, Molly Spencer's BURN, and Julianna Baggott's INSTRUCTIONS, ABJECT & FUMING over a dual-color photograph of a wall with branches. The text celebrates National Poetry Month.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with SIU Press!

https://www.siupress.com/poetry/

Book cover of Echoes of Cabrini-Green showing a high-rise building with silhouettes of people, highlighted in Essence and The Root's April book lists.

ECHOES OF CABRINI-GREEN by Rudolph Elliot Willis was featured in two major publications! ESSENCE: www.essence.com/commerce/15-books-by-bla... THE ROOT: www.theroot.com/books-by-black-authors-w...

Graphic of a vintage microphone and sound wave accompanying information for podcast episodes "Inside the Blanket Fort: Episodes #247 & #248," celebrating Women's History Month.

In Episodes 247 and 248 of ITBF, SIU Press celebrated Women's History Month by exploring a stellar list of books. Hear more in Episode 247 (www.wsiu.org/2026-03-19/inside-the-bl... and Episode 248 (www.wsiu.org/2026-04-02/inside-the-bl...

The cover of AMERICA'S DEADLIEST TWISTER: THE TRI-STATE TORNADO OF 1925 placed over a photography of storm clouds. Andrew Hurley praises the book for facilitating remembrance of the event.

Drawing on survivor interviews, public records, and newspaper archives, AMERICA'S DEADLIEST TWISTER offers a detailed account of the storm, but more important, it describes life in the region at that time.

www.siupress.com/9780809333462/americas-d...

The cover of THE IRISH IN ILLINOIS by Mathieu W. Billings and Sean Farrell, pasted over a photograph of orange and green rolling hills. James Barrett praises the book acknowledging impact of the Irish in Illinois.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Authors Mathieu W. Billings and Sean Farrell bring together both familiar and unheralded stories of the Irish in Illinois, highlighting the critical roles these immigrants and their descendants played.

www.siupress.com/9780809337996/the-irish-...

Malea Powell, scholar of Mestiza rhetoric, praises the book for the use of primary resources and filling the need of these materials to be accessible for students and scholars. Her praise is featured over a background of a map of the Southwestern United States and the cover of the book MESTIZA RHETORICS by Enoch and Ramirez.

This critical bilingual anthology collects and contextualizes primary writings of understudied revolutionary mexicana social activists who published with presses during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. www.siupress.com/9780809337408/mestiza-rh...

Crosby rejected the culturally prescribed roles for women of her era and background in search of an independent, creative, and socially responsible life. Crosby published and promoted modern writers and artists. www.siupress.com/9780809329014/the-cramoi...

Three volumes of John Dewey's collected works displayed on a wooden table with a blurred bookshelf background, promoting SIU Press for SAAP 2026.

Get writings from John Dewey's Early, Middle, and Late writing career on a wide range of topics! For an extensive list of the books in this collection, look here: www.siupress.com/search-results/

Over a marble background drawn from the same colors as the book, a quote from Gwen Thompson from the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society praises the book for its variety of topics.

Happy Paperback Publication Day to THE MARY LINCOLN ENIGMA by Frank J. Williams and Michael Burkhimer! 📚 Thirteen engaging authors share their views of Mary Lincoln’s complex nature and show how she is viewed today. Get the book here: www.siupress.com/9780809340002/the-mary-l...

The table for SIU Press at the Missouri Conference on History featuring titles from the Civil War and Midwest/Regional History!

SIU Press author Sarah Lirley holding her book, SUDDEN DEATHS IN ST. LOUIS!

Day 1 of the Missouri Conference on History! Check out our SIU Press table if you are here. We also got a visit by SIU Press author of SUDDEN DEATHS IN ST. LOUIS, Sarah Lirley!