As we head into the weekend (Go Big Red!), here's a roundup of UNP news:

For those of you who are in the Lincoln area, Steve Edwards, author of Breaking into the Back Country will be at NeBoo(formerly known as the Nebraska Bookstore) today at 6 p.m. for a signing. Breaking into the Backcountry is the story of how Edwards left his job as an English professor and headed into the Klamath Mountains where he discovered: that alone, in a wild place, each day is a challenge and a gift. There, he served as a caretaker for a homestead along a scenic river — a "vacation" he received as a result of winning a writing contest. Edwards lives in Lincoln now, so come out and get to know this local author.

 
On Wednesday, Oct. 13, We Will Dance Our Truth by David Delgado Shorter won the Chicago Folklore Prize, which is awarded to the author of the best book-length work of folklore scholarship for the year. It is the oldest international award recognizing excellence in folklore scholarship. The prize is offered jointly by the American Folklore Society and the University of Chicago. We Will Dance Our Truth is Shorter’s performative approach to the expressive culture of the Yaqui (Yoeme) peoples of the Sonora and Arizona borderlands.

 
For some other good news, The John Lardner Reader – a collection of Lardner’s sportswriting — was reviewed by Alex Belth with SportsIllistrated.com and received glowing reviews. Betlth said, “It's a blessing that the University of Nebraska Press still cares enough to give us a collection like this.” Click here for the article.