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. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Patrick S. Washburn is a professor emeritus of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. He is the author or editor of several books, including A Question of Sedition: The Federal Government’s Investigation of the Black Press during World War … Continue reading From the Desk of Patrick S. Washburn: The Importance of Asking “Why”
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a couple upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in July. Anna Weir: Aaron Koller tackles one of the most complicated, … Continue reading Publicist Picks: The Crux of (Almost) Sacrifice, Women in the Trenches, and Other July Books
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman is a novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She is the editor of The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Noble Laureate (Potomac Books, 2020). Leedom-Ackerman is vice president emeritus of PEN International and served as chair … Continue reading Joanne Leedom-Ackerman at Home: On Routine and Reflection
The following is an excerpt from Operation Rising Sun: The Sinking of Japan’s Secret Submarine I-52 by David W. Jourdan (Potomac Books, 2020). Prologue Fifteen minutes of steady flying yielded nothing. Half an hour after launch, they still heard no … Continue reading Excerpt: Operation Rising Sun
Nicholas A. Robins is a teaching professor of history at North Carolina State University. He is the author of several books, including Mercury, Mining, and Empire: The Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes and Of Love and Loathing: Marital … Continue reading From the Desks of Nicholas A. Robins and Barbara J. Fraser: A Timely Exploration of Inequalities in the Andes-Amazon Region
On the new History Author Talks virtual program, join guest host Paula Whitacre on Monday, June 22 at 6:00 p.m. EST in a conversation with Robert C. Plumb and Stephanie McCurry as they discuss women’s contributions during the Civil War. … Continue reading Civil War History Authors Zoom Event
BOOKS Thinking about God: Jewish Views by Rabbi Kari H. Tuling Reviewed by Publishers Weekly: “Rabbi Tuling analyzes a range of Jewish thought on major theological questions throughout history in her sharp debut.” From Miniskirt to Hjab: A Girl in … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following books will be available this Fall from Bison Books—the herd grows larger! The Last Sovereigns: Sitting Bull and the Resistance of the Free Lakotas by Robert M. Utley The Heart of California: Exploring the San Joaquin Valley by … Continue reading Coming Soon from Bison Books
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a books life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Songs of Profit, Songs of Loss: Private Equity, Wealth, and Inequality (Nebraska, 2019) by Daniel Scott Souleles. … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday Songs of Profit, Songs of Loss
