Last week, UNP’s publicity manager, Rosemary Vestal, and publicist, Kylie Morrison, went to a local fourth grade classroom and donated copies of Pioneer Girl: A True Story of Growing Up on the Prairie by Andrea Warren. They received twenty-four beautiful … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS – Fourth Grade Edition
Obviously, I’ve stolen the beauty of Garth Stein’s title to grab attention, but isn’t that the point of the copy you read in a catalogue or on the back of a book? The words used to describe the many more … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: The Art of Writing Copy in the Rain
The Blind Man and the Loon By Craig Mishler Journal of Folklore Research review: “… a vital contribution to folk-narrative research.” Read an excerpt from the book. Shenandoah By Sue Eisenfeld We’re All Relative review: “Shenandoah is Eisenfeld’s simple love song to the Park.” Visit the author’s website. Perfectly Awful By Charley Rosen AETHLON review: “Charley Rosen’s Perfectly Awful provides an insider’s summary of the worst season in NBA history. His anecdotes and knowledge of the game give the reader an enlightening sense of the pre-merger NBA of the early 1970s, and of the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
Marilyn S. Greenwald is a professor of journalism at the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University. She is the coauthor of The Big Chill: Investigative Reporting in the Current Media Environment and the award-winning book A Woman of … Continue reading From the desk of Marilyn S. Greenwald
Former Minnesota North Star hockey standout, Jean-Paul Parise, passed away last week. The following is an excerpt from Frozen in Time: A Minnesota North Stars History by Adam Raider that details Parise as a fan favorite. J.P. Parise (1967-75, 1978-79) Jean-Paul (J.P.) … Continue reading EXCERPT: Frozen in Time
Yesterday in Lincoln, Nebraska (home of the University of Nebraska Press) it was so cold that all area schools were cancelled. Being as dedicated to books as we are, UNP employees braved the frigid tundra to continue our quest to … Continue reading Reading List: Stories from Colder Climates
An excerpt from The Role and Limitations of Technology in U.S. Counterinsurgency Warfare by Richard W. Rubright, forthcoming February 2015 from Potomac Books. 3 Limits of Politically Correct Doctrine The Melians: You may be sure that we are … Continue reading Excerpt: The Role and Limitations of Technology in U.S. Counterinsurgency Warfare
You would not believe how many people it takes to get a book or journal on the shelf. UNP is made up of authors, translators, editors, distributors, marketers, managers, assistants, coordinators, designers, sales representatives, and so many more. And let’s … Continue reading Our 2014: A Year in Retrospective
We love to hear from our readers. Check out what people are saying on Amazon and Goodreads: Winning in Both Leagues by Frank Cashen “Great insight from a baseball legend! A must read for baseball enthusiasts.” –Eric (Amazon 10/26/14) … Continue reading A Word from Our Readers
Philip Burnham is an assistant professor of composition at George Mason University and a former reporter for Indian Country Today. He is the author of So Far from Dixie: Confederates in Yankee Prisons and Indian Country, God’s Country: Native Americans … Continue reading From the desk of Philip Burnham
