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Bookish Links and Delightful Miscellany

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Best Book Ad? BoingBoing calls it “possibly the greatest ad for books, ever.” I don’t know about that, but it is pretty cool. (click through for the full image) Dracula Dissected I learned about this site from Twitter, specifically from @ljndawson and @ChrisKubica. Chris Hughes (@ChristofHughes) created a website that  breaks down the novel ‘Dracula’ into dozens of tiny pieces, and then strings them together again over a map, connected with the story’s internal timeline. . . . you can watch Dracula gradually move towards England, just as Mina is wondering what has happened to her husband-to-be. Which is fun. Bookish The tagline … Continue reading Bookish Links and Delightful Miscellany

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Need a valentine for your Valentine?

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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?

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Review roundup

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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

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Krissed Off: Preserving the Ponca language

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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

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Bookish Links and Delightful Miscellany

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"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

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Best movies based on books

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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

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Review roundup

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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

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2012 Award Winning Recap

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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

The History of the Holocaust in Romania

By Jean Ancel
The National Jewish Book Award

Writing Based on Archival Material category


No Word for WelcomeNo Word for Welcome
The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy
By Wendy Call
First place in the Best History/Political Book in English category

Banzai Babe Ruth

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
 

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