In case you missed it on Twitter, the poem in its entirety. THIS PAPER BOATCarefully placed upon the furniture,it tips from the breeze and skims away,frail things of words, this valentine, so far to sail. And if you find itcaught in the reeds, it message blurred,the thought that you are holding ita moment is enough for me. -Ted Kooser Continue reading For you, Valentine!
Share a poem from Ted Kooser’s Valentines A MAP OF THE WORLD One of the ancient maps of the world is heart-shaped, carefully drawnand once washed with bright colors, though the colors have fadedas you might expect feelings to fadefrom a fragile old heart, the brown mapof life. But feeling is indelible, and longing and infinite, a starburst compasspointing in all the directionstwo lovers might go, a fresh breezeswelling their sails, the future uncharted, still far from the edge where the sea pours into the stars. -Ted Kooser We’ll be tweeting out a second poem, so follow us @UnivNebPress throughout the day! … Continue reading Need a valentine for your Valentine?
Jason C. Anthony, author of Hoosh, discussed the book in the Portland News. Lawrence Baldassaro and his book Beyond DiMaggio: Italian Americans in Baseball were in MLB’s blog. Susan Hall with H-Net said Journeys West by Virginia Kerns "…offers an opportunity to learn about the trials and tribulations of early scholars 'in the field' while simultaneously reflecting on our own roles as anthropologists and historians.” Susan Blackwell Ramsey spoke with ForeWord Reviews. A blogger for NW Book Lovers praised Ramsey and made her an honorary Northwest author. Almost Somewhere by Susan Roberts was recommended by The Gypsy Art Show, Book Talk, and Planning Your Thru-Hike of … Continue reading Review roundup
My colleague Matt Bokovoy met Louis Headman, a Ponca elder, about a year ago in Oklahoma. Bokovoy is the Indigenous Studies editor at the University of Nebraska Press and was on his way to a gig with his band in Oklahoma City. He was keen to talk with Headman about his work on the first Ponca dictionary, a project Headman was undertaking in collaboration with the language's remaining speakers — a group of six elders. Collaboration is key to publishing, perhaps nowhere more so than at university presses. When a press like Nebraska becomes involved with an ambitious and sensitive project like the … Continue reading Krissed Off: Preserving the Ponca language
"small, warped, and bookish" — What could possibly be better than that? Marc Giai-Miniet is a French artist who makes creepy and fascinating dioramas that tend to feature reproductions of human organs, crime scenes, submarines in basements, and, wait for it … libraries. “Three Machines Want to Know” TeleRead's 2013 Meeting Guide for Publishing Eugene G. Schwartz has put together a helpful list of publishing conferences along with descriptions of each. Slaughterhouse 90210 Best Tumblr ever? Towards a better book recommendation service Joe Wikert points out that Just because I’m Facebook friends with you doesn’t mean we have the same … Continue reading Bookish Links and Delightful Miscellany
Earlier this week on Facebook, we asked “What’s your favorite movie based on a book?” With 23 different movie favorites, the top picks were "Pride and Prejudice," "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "The Help." While UNP may have some contenders for scripts, we have many books that accompany cinema studies. Our INDIGENOUS FILMS series explores and illuminates individual films produced and/or about indigenous peoples around the globe. Each book in the series focuses on one film, addressing key issues raised by the film and demonstrating effective ways to interpret the film. There are three published so far: The Fast Runner by … Continue reading Best movies based on books
Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club by Roberts Ehrgott earned a Kirkus star! Shrink by Lawrence R. Samuel and Traveling the Power Line by Julianne Couch also received reviews from Kirkus. Barrie Jean Borich’s Body Geographic was reviewed by Publishers Weekly. Jason Anthony, author of Hoosh, was interviewed on Maine Public Radio. Alan Wilkinson discussed Backstage by Ron Hull on his blog. Tim Boxer of 15 Minutes Magazine called Culture and Customs of the Sioux Indians by Gregory O. Gagnon an “insightful” account of history. The Rumpus reviewed Descanso for My Father by Harrison Candelaria Fletcher. David Luhrssen reviewed American Naval History, … Continue reading Review roundup
2012 was a great year and we are proud of all of our authors and their accomplishments. See our previous award winners below:
The History of the Holocaust in Romania
By Jean Ancel
The National Jewish Book Award
Writing Based on Archival Material category
No Word for Welcome
Banzai Babe Ruth
Baseball, Espionage, and Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan
By Robert K. Fitts
IPPY Awards
Silver Medal in the sports/fitness/recreation category
The University of Nebraska Press is closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Online orders placed today will be processed on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Continue reading Closed
Let's start with some bookish links of the local variety . . . A Lincoln Native, Brandon Sanderson, Authored the "Final Wheel of Time" Book I remember how highly anticipated the new books in this series were back when I worked in a bookstore. We always had standing orders for these (the only other series I remember having standing orders for was UNP's Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition). Anyway, the final book became available this month. It's called A Memory of Light and you can see what it looks like being printed and assembled in a photo essay on the Tor … Continue reading Bookish Links and Delightful Miscellany
