The following excerpt is from Iron Mac: The Legend of Roughhouse Cyclist Reggie McNamara (Nebraska, 2016) by Andrew M. Homan. Chapter 1: Rabbits and Slingshots Reggie’s older brothers acquired bikes at an early age—probably before Reggie was born. Given the time frame, one of the … Continue reading Excerpt: Iron Mac
We love to hear what our readers have to say about our books! Check out these comments from readers on Amazon and Goodreads. “Remember Peckinpah’s western ‘The Wild Bunch’ debuted in theaters the same year (1969) as ‘The Brady Bunch’ … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers
Rosemary Vestal is the publicity manager manager for UNP and will not apologize for being a New York Yankees fan. Twice a year I visit media contacts in Washington, DC, and New York, NY, about UNP’s forthcoming season of … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Baseball in a Football State
UNP is excited to announce these forthcoming projects from our team of acquiring editors. All titles listed here are working titles only and are subject to change before publication. The acquiring editor is in parentheses. We look forward to editing, … Continue reading June Book Deals
The following excerpt comes from Undesirable Practices: Women, Children, and the Politics of the Body in Northern Ghana, 1930-1972 by Jessica Cammaert (Nebraska, 2016). From Chapter Five: Put Some Clothes On or Nkrumah will Get You!: Antinudity Campaigns in the Nkrumah … Continue reading EXCERPT: Undesirable Practices
Books Flock Together by B. J. Hollars Praise from the Colorado Review: “…Hollars marries scientific rigor with wide-eyed wonder, letting readers enjoy both his command of and joy in his subject.” George McGovern & the Democratic Insurgents by Hal Elliot … Continue reading News and Reviews
“The dog days of summer” is a phrase that, like so many in the English language, gets thrown around with confidence even though few speakers know what they mean. Most gather it has something to do with dogs, and with … Continue reading Reading List: Dog Days of Summer
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Helen Kim and Noah Leavitt As a wife-husband team, working on JewAsian together over the past six years, we have shared countless moments, from arranging interview trips around the country to deciding how to focus… Continue reading Our Books
The following is a post from Courtney Thomas, visiting assistant professor of political science at Virginia Tech, and author of In Food We Trust: The Politics of Purity in American Food Regulation (Nebraska, 2014). In the latter half of the 20th century the organic … Continue reading From the Desk of Courtney Thomas: “Natural” Food Labeling
The following contribution is from Doreen Pfost, author of This River Beneath the Sky: A Year on the Platte (Nebraska, 2016). What the Platte River Taught Me When I see Fourth of July fireworks, I think of the Platte River. I was … Continue reading From the desk of Doreen Pfost
