UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “This month I received a copy of No-No Boy by John Okada … Continue reading June Staff Reading List
Charles W. A. Prior is a professor of history at the University of Birmingham. He is the author and editor of several books, including Settlers in Indian Country: Sovereignty and Indigenous Power in Early America and A Confusion of Tongues: Britain’s Wars of Reformation, … Continue reading Excerpt: Treaty Ground
UNP is taking part in Lincoln City Libraries’ annual Summer Reading Challenge. To complete the challenge, you’ll need to read for 10 hours and keep track of your reading time, complete 8 of the 20 activities, and visit the Library four … Continue reading Unearth a Story: Lincoln Summer Reading Challenge
The 2026 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show honors the university publishing community’s design and production professionals; recognizes achievement in design, production, and manufacture of print publications; and serves as a spark to conversations and source of ideas about intelligent, … Continue reading The 2026 AUPresses Book, Jacket, & Journal Show
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in reviews, social media posts, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to 90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Nuclear Odyssey (Potomac Books, 2025) by Charlotte DeCroes … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to 90 Seconds to Midnight
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! 2025 Forward INDIES UNP was named INDIE Publisher of the Year! Scarlett (Potomac Books, 2025) by Leslie Stainton is the Bronze Award Winner in Autobiography and Memoir. 2026 … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Anthony Lookout (1956–2026) was an Osage songwriter and musician from Tulsa, Oklahoma. His Osage name was Hunkathali, meaning “good eagle,” from the Hunka clan. He spent his life playing music as a multi-instrumentalist performing and recording songs and music videos and … Continue reading Excerpt: Tilton and Grace Entokah
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to James Cowles Prichard of the Red Lodge: A Life of Science during the Age of … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to James Cowles Prichard of the Red Lodge
ICYMI UNP named INDIE Publisher of the Year by Foreword Magazine! Reviews Dear Diaspora Review in Verbatim: “One cannot help but empathize with the young Suzi of the beginning—she is in all parts true, heartfelt, and honest, and she succeeds in painting a … Continue reading News & Reviews
Shop our annual SUMMER READING SALE! Whether you’re interested in history, poetry, sports, memoir, or want to find that perfect gift—save 50% on thousands of our books, including our imprints Bison Books, The Backwaters Press, and Potomac Books. Just enter … Continue reading Summer Reading Sale 2026
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