Books Religious, Feminist, Activist Laurel Zwissler Review from Reading Religion: “Zwissler adds tremendous insight to the motivations and methods of religious feminist activists, including providing some explanation as to why Christian feminists don’t wield religious discourse in political realms … Continue reading News and Reviews
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in September. Jackson Adams: On my very first day at the press, I … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Fiction, Poetry, and other September Books
Joanie Schirm is the author of Adventurers Against Their Will (PeliPress, 2013). Her book, My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation, is forthcoming from Potomac Books in March 2019. This post originally appeared on the author’s blog … Continue reading From the Desk of Joanie Schirm: Why Truth Matters
The U.S. Open has been the most prestigious American tennis tournament for five decades although its roots date back more than 130 years. Serving as the last of the Grand Slam tournaments, the U.S. Open celebrates its 50th Anniversary today … Continue reading 50 Years of the U.S. Open and the United States Tennis Association
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of our personal favorite books we’ve savored this summer. August Staff Reading List An American Marriage: A … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Summer
Rosemary Sekora is publicity manager for UNP and book festival coordinator. The festival is held to celebrate Nebraska’s literary heritage and contemporary authors and to stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. The 2018 Nebraska Book Festival is … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: ‘Twas the Night Before the Festival
The following is an excerpt from The Kid and Me: A Novel (August 2018) by Frederick Turner. Narrated by George Coe, an aged veteran of New Mexico’s Lincoln County War, The Kid and Me tells what it felt like to ride alongside Billy the Kid, … Continue reading Excerpt: The Kid and Me
Launched in 1961 as UNP’s first trade imprint, Bison Books reflects the Press’s commitment to general-interest books that appeal to the educated reader. Originally published as inexpensive paperbacks, Bisons (as they became known) quickly caught on. Many of these titles … Continue reading Reading List: Bison Classic Editions
We love to hear what our readers have to say about our books! Check out these comments from readers on Amazon and Goodreads. “This book is unlike anything I’ve ever read. Amy masterfully weaves together memories of family, places and … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers
Susan Subak has twenty years of experience as an environmental analyst studying the causes and consequences of climate change and as a contractor and researcher in the United States and Europe with the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the University of East … Continue reading From the Desk of Susan Subak: Dog Days at Mar-a-Lago, Salad at Mount Vernon
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