Kerry James Evans is the author of Nine Persimmons (Backwaters Press, 2026) and Bangalore (Copper Canyon), a Lannan Literary Selection. He earned a PhD in English from Florida State University, an MFA in Creative Writing from Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, and a BA in … Continue reading The Ghost in the Orchard: On Nine Persimmons
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 finished reading Slow Guillotine by Teo Rivera-Dundas, which follows … Continue reading April Staff Reading List
We are excited to share that Bedross Der Matossian was named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow in Near Eastern Studies! The Guggenheim Fellowship is a prestigious award given to individuals who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or superior creative ability … Continue reading Bedross Der Matossian Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Terra Trevor is the author of We Who Walk the Seven Ways: A Memoir (University of Nebraska Press, 2023). Her essays are widely published in anthologies, including Unpapered: Writers Consider Native American Identity and Cultural Belonging (University of Nebraska Press, 2023). Terra’s stories are steeped in themes … Continue reading A Mixed-Blood Cherokee-Lenape-Seneca Elderhood in Northern California
Randolph Lewis is a professor of American studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of “Navajo Talking Picture”: Cinema on Native Ground (Nebraska, 2012), Alanis Obomsawin: The Vision of a Native Filmmaker (Nebraska, 2006), and Under Surveillance: Being Watched in … Continue reading Excerpt: Bummerland
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 Rooted at the Edge: Ranching Where the Old West and New West Collide (Bison Books, … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Rooted at the Edge
UNP’s running (and walking) team, Footnotes, participated in the Lincoln Track Club’s Spring Forward on Saturday, March 21. The 10-Mile, 5k and 1-Mile races began near the Lincoln Zoo. This year marks Footnotes’ fifth attendance at the Lincoln Track Club’s … Continue reading People Make Publishing: The Footnotes at the Spring Forward
The University of Nebraska Press is pleased to announce the recent partnership with The Georgia Review to publish the Georgia Review Books series. Georgia Review Books showcases work that, per The Georgia Review mission statement, “challenges us to reconsider any … Continue reading Announcing the Georgia Review Books series
Reviews They Came but Could not Conquer Review in Western Historical Quarterly: “As Alaska Native peoples continue their sovereign resilience in the face of political and environmental colonialism, Purvis’s work provides an effective scholarly supplement to these ongoing struggles.” Royal … Continue reading News & Reviews
Kerry James Evans is an associate professor of English at Georgia College and State University, where he coordinates the MFA and undergraduate creative writing programs. He is the author of the poetry collection Bangalore. A recipient of a 2015 National … Continue reading Excerpt: Nine Persimmons
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