ICYMI
Van Jensen’s Godfall was picked up by Imagine TV, with the television adaption to be directed by Ron Howard.
As part of Nebraska Research Days, author Dana Fritz will talk about her book, Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape, at The Mill on Innovation campus at 11 am today!
Reviews
Review in Library Journal:
“A gripping, fast-paced, genre-bending novel full of heart and wonder. Give this one to fans of Ben H. Winters and Dan Chaon.”
Review in Foreword Reviews:
“An alien being arrives, feeding the xenophobia of a once-dying town and inspiring a killer, in the revelatory novel Godfall.”
Review in ISLE:
“The book’s three parts on data technologies, community driven data, and governance in the Global South share a political thrust and animate two key concepts: data colonialism, that is, ‘how infrastructures create, embed, and reproduce colonial structures’ (Levenda and Grabowski 84); and data justice, that is, ‘providing just access to, interpretation of, and control of data as important goals in and of themselves and as a means to broader socioenvironmental transformations’ (Walkeretal.196).”
Review in Kansas History:
“The most compelling material covers the transition from midwives being the dominant figures in home births to doctors and regulated medical facilities being the locus of birth. This story of change over time is one of control over birth being shifted from mothers, midwives, and their communities to doctors and public health officials.”
Review in Bevis Baseball Research Blog:
“Besides filling the longstanding market void for a Valenzuela biography, Sherman is to be commended for integrating societal-impact elements as well as for addressing character assessment to enhance Valenzuela’s obvious baseball-industry impact.”
Review in Bevis Baseball Research Blog:
“This biography is equal parts a history of Barber in his public life as a talented worker in the sports communication business and a character assessment of a man with a private life and family to support. Both aspects are rigorously supported by high-quality research evidence mined by authors Hiltner and Walker. “
Review in Bevis Baseball Research Blog:
“Cannon masterfully moves beyond his subject’s on-field baseball achievements, often the singular focus of a baseball biography, by providing a well-balanced mix of Murphy’s off-field contribution to the baseball industry, his cultural influence, and an exploration of his character.”
Review in Bevis Baseball Research Blog:
“Baldassaro has a surprisingly smooth writing style, unlike most academic writers. He also intrigues readers with his detective approach to present all the conflicting research findings and then to posit a judgment as to the most likely conclusion.”
Review in Bevis Baseball Research Blog:
“Treder succinctly captures the essence of Stoneham through one sentence: ‘He genuinely loved baseball – not the business of it so much as the sport itself’ (103).”
Review in Bevis Baseball Research Blog:
“Nathanson’s chronicle of baseball’s renowned counter-culture renegade as author of Ball Four in 1970 is a masterful exploration of Jim Bouton’s impact not only to major-league baseball but also within the larger societal spheres of the overall sports industry and American culture in general.”
Review in Reader Views Blog:
“Murder in Manchuria by Scott D. Seligman is an amazing story and I highly recommend it to anyone out there who enjoys the true-crime genre or even just a story that is so full of accurate historical fact. Mr. Seligman is obviously a very talented writer and he has put together an amazing book that I am sure readers will not be able to put down. I certainly could not. It is a remarkable book and one that will stay with the reader long after they finish it. 5 Stars!”
Review in H-Environment:
“Overall, Anselmi does an excellent job portraying the joy and pain attached to living and working in a town like Rock Springs. It serves as a strong case study of the impact the boom-bust cycle has on a community, especially in a place so geographically distant from other economic opportunities. Out Here on Our Own is an essential read for historians interested in extractive economies in the American West and the human consequences of resource-intensive capitalism.”
Review in Journal of Sport History:
“By including cowboys both in the arena and on the screen, Cartwright’s stories introduce readers to Black cowboys who created the West and, in part, the development of the iconic cowboy.”
Review in Journal of Sport History:
“The story that Lamb tells is a tale of inhumanity that is not new in American history but, in this account, shows the devastation of racial strife against children.”
Review in Journal of Sport History:
“In the hands of a lesser writer, this history of back-office administrative ineptitude could have been eye-glazingly dull. But McCue’s skills are such to render the off-the-field game as engaging and dramatic as anything occurring between the lines. Sometimes failure resonates more deeply than success.”
Review in Journal of Sport History:
“Common Enemies delves into how the Hoyas and Hurricanes, as popular ‘touchstones for a new generation of Black athletes and fans,’ ignited this social transformation and, in turn, reshaped college basketball and football into ‘corporate and cultural juggernauts’.”
Author Interviews
Interview with Idaho Humanities Council
Interview with Let’s Talk Memoir podcast
UNP blog 