Month: April 2010

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Friday photos from AWP

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Several authors stopped by the University of Nebraska Press booth on Friday to visit with their fans and sign books during the 2010 AWP conference.  Peggy Shumaker, author of Just Breathe Normally, and Dinty W. Moore, new AWP president and author of Between Panic and Desire, pose with each other's books. Sherrie Flick, author of Reconsidering Happiness: A Novel, signs books.  Terese Svoboda, author of Trailer Girl and Other Stories, talks to a conference attendee during her book signing. Continue reading Friday photos from AWP

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Two mine disasters, six decades apart

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News of the mine explosion in Montcoal, West Virginia has dominated headlines all week. The explosion was on Monday. Four days later, several men trapped in the mine at the time of the explosion are still unaccounted for. UNP author Susan Resnick has been following the news of the disaster, rescue efforts, and stories of the victims and their families especially closely. Resnick is the author of Goodbye Wifes and Daughters, published in March, which tells the story of another mine disaster, in Bearcreek, Montana, in 1943. Seventy five miners died as a result of the explosion in Bearcreek’s Smith … Continue reading Two mine disasters, six decades apart

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Former Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller dies at 64

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  Wilma Mankiller was known for her contributions as first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. During her tenure she was able to triple Cherokee enrollment and build health care and educational resources for the tribe. From an interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air, Gross said Mankiller's life "embodies many of the changes and continuing traditions of contemporary Native American culture…. Mankiller describes her job as 'part head of a small country, part CEO of a corporation, and part social worker.'" Mankiller is profiled in two University of Nebraska Press books, Red Power: The American Indians' Fight for Freedom, Second Edition  … Continue reading Former Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller dies at 64

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Off the Shelf: Things Seen by Annie Ernaux

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Things Seen cover image Read from "1993" in Things Seen by Annie Ernaux, translated by Jonathan Kaplansky, foreword by Brian Evenson:

"April 8

Condominium meeting. People talk about staircases, basements, etc. Every issue tackled becomes an opportunity for people to show their knowledge, “we need to install meters at such and such a place,” to tell an anecdote “in the building where I lived before,” a story “the other day, the tenant on the fifth floor.” Stories are a need to exist.

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