David Benac is Chair of the Department of History and associate professor at Western Michigan University. He is the author of Conflict in the Ozarks: Hill Folk, Industrialists, and Government in the Courtois Hills. His new book Rainforest Radicals: A … Continue reading From the Desk of David Benac: What the Rainforest Action Network’s First Two Decades Teach Us Today
Summer is the perfect time to catch up on your favorite shows or discover new ones. If you’re looking to augment your watch list with some bookish inspiration, enjoy this selection of UNP titles and authors who have been featured … Continue reading 2026 Summer Watch List
Coquelle Thompson (ca. 1848–1946) was an accomplished storyteller who lived through the Rogue River Wars of 1855–56. His tribal community was evicted from its homeland and resettled with other Athabaskan groups on the Siletz Reservation, where he lived for ninety years. … Continue reading Excerpt: Ghosts Dance in an Empty House and Other Stories
Looking for something more personal to read this summer? This list features memoirs in essays and essay collections that ponder aging, mourn loved ones, meditate on our collective fears, and impart the hard-won wisdom of their authors. Save 50% during … Continue reading Summer Reading List: Essays
Reviews So Young, So Great Review in Booklist: “Other Bob Feller biographies are available, but Ingraham’s insistent focus on the pitcher’s first six years—’so young, so great’—make for an animating, highly readable account of a career launch perhaps unparalleled in … Continue reading News & Reviews
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
Valerie Sherer Mathes is professor emerita of history at City College of San Francisco. Mathes has written eight books, three with co-authors, and edited four others, all on some aspect of the late nineteenth century Indian reform movement with an … Continue reading From the Desk of Valerie Sherer Mathes: Mary Louise Eldridge and the Navajos
Jim Ingraham is an award-winning sports columnist for the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram in Ohio. He is the author of Mike Hargrove and the Cleveland Indians: A Baseball Life. His most recent book So Young, So Great: Bob Feller Electrifies Baseball and America was published by … Continue reading Excerpt: So Young, So Great
Planning your next vacation or wanting to get away in the comfort of your home? We’ve curated a reading list for those of you bitten by the travel bug. With a selection of travelogues, tourist histories, and guidebooks, this list … Continue reading Summer Reading: On the Road
Little House on the Prairie created by Rebecca Sonnenshine and starring Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, and Alice Halsey is available to stream on Netflix. Little House on the Prairie, adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books, follows the close-knit … Continue reading Netflix ‘Little House on the Prairie’ streaming now
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