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Cover of “NIU Football” by Dan Verdun
Sports journalist and Northern Illinois University alumnus Dan Verdun—author of “NIU Football,” which tells the story of Huskie football decade by decade—will be at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center to sign copies of his book prior to NIU’s home football games on September 21 vs. Eastern Illinois (Huskie Pride Weekend) and October 12 (Homecoming) against Akron. From...
Linda Manning
The new director of NIU Press has a familiar face. Linda Manning, who joined the University Press in 2004 as marketing manager and had ascended to assistant director and marketing and sales manager by the time of her departure in 2010, returned July 16 She served as marketing and sales manager of the University of...
Cover of "The Blue Kind"
Northern Illinois University Press won a first-place award at the 23rd Annual Midwest Book Awards for its book, “The Blue Kind,” in the Fantasy/SciFi/Horror/Paranormal Fiction category. The book was penned by Kathryn Born, a Chicago writer, artist and filmmaker. She also is the co-editor of “The Essential New Art Examiner“ which was also published by...
Composite image of Akeem Daniels and book cover of "NIU Football"
As NIU Huskie football fans continue to bask in the glow of the team’s historic New Year’s Day appearance in the 2013 Orange Bowl, the Northern Illinois University Press is adding to excitement. “NIU Football,” a new book by Dan Verdun, is expected to publish in March.  The press is offering a 30 percent discount to...
Julia Fauci
Julia Fauci, design and production manager for the Northern Illinois University Press, will retire at the end of the month. A reception is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, June 25, in the Law Library Gallery of Swen Parson Hall. A presentation will begin at 3 p.m. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome....
Cover of "The Essential New | Art Examiner"
The NIU Art Museum will present “The New Art Examiner, ‘Chicago’s Independent Voice of the Visual Arts,’ 1973-2002,” from Tuesday, Nov. 29, through Saturday, March 10, in the Hall Case Gallery. This didactic exhibition, exploring the history and significance of The New Art Examiner, was curated by NIU professor and art historian Barbara Jaffee. The...
Photo of a typewriter
NIU Press and the Office of Sponsored Projects will host two workshops this month on “Getting Your Book Published.” David Stone, associate vice president for research, and J. Alex Schwartz, director of the Northern Illinois University Press, are the presenters. A faculty session is scheduled for 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20. A student...
Photo of retirement banner, balloons, certificate, clock
NIU’s Division of Research and Graduate Studies will hold  a retirement reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, in honor of Barb Berg and Lin Nevitt. Both Berg, business manager for the Northern Illinois University Press, and Nevitt, administrative assistant in the Graduate School, are retiring after 25 years of service to the university....
Beginning this month, every new book published by Northern Illinois University (NIU) Press will be sold as an e-book as well as a traditional printed book. NIU Press e-books are available through Amazon’s Kindle Store and Barnes & Noble’s NOOKbook Store. The Press hopes to partner with Google Editions in the coming months. “Although we...
Book cover of John Doe No. 2 and the Dreamland Motel
NIU alum and Northern Illinois University Press author Kenneth Womack will read from and sign his new novel, “John Doe No. 2 and the Dreamland Motel,” from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, at Room 211 of Reavis Hall. Lunch will be provided. At 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, Womack will read from and...
Season of Water and Ice
Northern Illinois University Press has received several book awards over the past few months. The Midwest Independent Publishers Association announced the winner of the Midwest Book Award in the General Fiction category for 2010 as “Season of Water and Ice” by Donald Lystra. The book, which was published in October 2009 by NIU Press’s fiction...
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NIU history professor Eric Jones has a written a new book that explores the development of modern social and legal relationships of Asian women in the Dutch colony of Batavia-Jakarta, modern-day Indonesia. Jones will deliver a talk on the book – titled “Wives, Slaves, and Concubines: A History of the Female Underclass in Dutch Asia”...
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