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Father’s Day Sale

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The University of Nebraska Press wants to honor and thank fathers for all that they do. Now through June 17th, receive a 25 percent discount on books selected just for Dad. If the father in your life is into history, check out World War I by Jennifer D. Keene. In this book, Keene uses letters, diaries, and the personal memories of those involved to uncover what daily life was like for the men and women who served in the Great War. For sports fans, Pitching in the Promised Land would make an excellent gift. Author Aaron Pribble played in the … Continue reading Father’s Day Sale

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Off the Shelf: Ten Years on the Rock Pile by Lee Vincent

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Vincent Read the beginning of "A Slife of Life on the Mountain" from Ten Years on the Rock Pile: A Collection of Stories, Some Hilarious, Some Tragic, about Life at the Summit of Mount Washington by Lee Vincent, Foreword by Guy Gosselin:

"For a long time nothing has been written about Mount Washington and the immediate area, and to me this has been sort of a tragedy in that there has been so much taking place on the mountain in the past ten years and nothing has really been said. It is with this idea in mind that I have written these short stories pertaining to the mountain, trying to include the humor, tragedy, and everyday lifestyle of those men that inhabit the summit of Mount Washington year-round.

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Off the Shelf: Let There Be Pebble by Zachary Michael Jack

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Jack Read the beginning of Chapter 1 from Let There Be Pebble: A Middle-Handicapper's Year in America's Garden of Golf by Zachary Michael Jack:

"When I announced to my coworkers I would be taking a “professional leave” from teaching to spend a U.S. Open year on the storied fairways of Pebble Beach, they looked at me as if I’d taken leave of something else: my senses. They’re intellectuals, teachers all, and not one of them an avid golfer.

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BEA retrospective

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The University of Nebraska Press is back from Book Expo America. As always, it was wonderful to catch up with the authors, booksellers, reviewers, agents, bloggers, and others who we work with throughout the year. This year, we did a few things a bit out of the ordinary for us at BEA. First of all, we invited BEA attendees to stop by our booth to register to win 50 books up to $500. This made our booth a popular destination (as did the Bison Books tote bags we gave away), and Elizabeth Schow of Brigham City Library was our big … Continue reading BEA retrospective

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Off the Shelf: Realizing Tomorrow by Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

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Dubbs Read the beginning of the Prologue from Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight by Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom:

"The Holland America cruise ship SS Statendam stood at berth in New York Harbor on 4 December 1972 preparing for a curious mission related to the American space program. Tom Buckley, reporter for the New York Times, boarded the ship, unsure what to expect. There was a buzz that this trip would be something special, with big-name headliners: Wernher von Braun, head of the American space program; Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who eleven months earlier had walked on the moon; and writer Arthur C. Clarke, whose novel 2001: A Space Odyssey had been made into a movie in 1968.

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Day one of Book Expo America

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Today was day one of Book Expo America, and it was a good day for the University of Nebraska Press. It's always wonderful to meet UNP authors. We got to catch up with Steve Steinberg, who along with Lyle Spatz is the author of 1921. Steve and Lyle will read from and sign copies of 1921 tomorrow (Wednesday night) at Steuben's flagship store, 667 Madison Ave., in New York from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A crystal store is an unusual venue for a baseball book event, and we are excited to attend. We also got to see Terese Svoboda, … Continue reading Day one of Book Expo America

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Off the Shelf: No Word for Welcome by Wendy Call

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Read the beginning of Chapter 1, "Learning the Lay of the Land" from No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy by Wendy Call: "On the porch of the general store fifty villagers sat on piles of wood or carefully stacked bags of cement mix, waiting. The murmur of their words, in the throaty tones of Mixe, mixed with the thrum of late September rain. The porch was large enough to accommodate the whole group without crowding, small enough to allow them to speak without raising their voices and still be heard. Beyond the porch, webs of … Continue reading Off the Shelf: No Word for Welcome by Wendy Call

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UNP at BEA

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The University of Nebraska Press is getting ready for Book Expo America, which begins Tuesday, May 24 in New York. Stop by our booth (number 2546) to check out our latest books, to pick up a copy of Karol Nielsen’s Black Elephants, which is forthcoming in October, and to say hello. Additionally, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of our paperback imprint, Bison Books, we will be giving away 50 books up to $500 to one lucky winner. Stop by our booth to register to win. We’ll announce the winner at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Visit our blog next week … Continue reading UNP at BEA

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Remembering Bill Kloefkorn

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The University of Nebraska Press community was saddened yesterday to hear of the death of longtime state poet Bill Kloefkorn. Bill, for many years an English Professor at Nebraska Wesleyan University, had a long relationship with the University of Nebraska Press, and published many books with us. He was kind, gracious, wonderful to work with, a beautiful writer of both prose and poetry, and gave some of the best readings I have ever heard. He was 78 years old. Cindy Lange-Kubick wrote a nice tribute story, which ran in today’s Lincoln Journal Star. Feel free to share your own remembrances … Continue reading Remembering Bill Kloefkorn

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Treason on the Airwaves author Judith Keene featured on Rorotoko

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Literary concepts site Rorotoko published a post this week featuring an in-depth interview with Judith Keene, author of Treason on the Airwaves: Three Allied Broadcasters on Axis Radio During World War Two (published by the University of Nebraska Press): "Traitors in wartime have a long history. During World War Two, both Allied and Axis governments used enemy nationals to broadcast propaganda. When the war ended, the victors prosecuted a number of their own citizens for treason. "My book tracks the vivid experiences of three individuals who broadcast on Axis radio and later were tried as traitors. Although the treason laws … Continue reading Treason on the Airwaves author Judith Keene featured on Rorotoko