Gerald R. Gems is a professor emeritus of kinesiology at North Central College. He is the author and editor of several books, including Before Jackie Robinson: The Transcendent Role of Black Sporting Pioneers (Nebraska, 2017) and The Athletic Crusade: Sport and American Cultural Imperialism (Nebraska, … Continue reading Excerpt: Sports and Aging
Summer is the perfect time to kick back, relax, and read books about summer activities written by one of our authors. With our summer reading sale, you can get our summer themed books for 50% off! From now until the … Continue reading Summer Activities Reading List
It is with sadness that we share the news that Robert M. Utley, the preeminent historian of the West, passed away on Tuesday, June 7. Utley was the author of numerous books, including his latest published by Bison Books in … Continue reading Remembering Robert M. Utley
Recent and Upcoming Events Dale Scott was at Powell’s, Portland, OR on 6/8 Erik Sherman has an event with Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown, CT on 6/9 Andrew Farkas has an event with Book Suey, Hamtramck, MI on 6/10 Reviews … Continue reading News & Reviews
This year, UNP’s new running (and walking) team, Footnotes, was formed. The first run was the end of March 2022 and last weekend the team participated in the Havelock Charity Run with all proceeds going to Lincoln Literacy. Footnotes took … Continue reading People Make Publishing: The Footnotes Race On!
Summer is the perfect time to kick back, relax, and pick up a book featuring LGBTQ+ voices and perspectives written by one of our authors. With our summer reading sale, you can get our books half-off! And as a bonus, … Continue reading Pride Month Summer Reading List
Derek Moscato is an associate professor of journalism at Western Washington University. The following is an excerpt from his book Dirt Persuasion (Nebraska, 2022). Chapter One: A Pipeline Runs Through It Nearly three hours west of Omaha, in the heart of … Continue reading Excerpt: Dirt Persuasion
Visit two local bookstores in the Lincoln and Omaha area on Saturday, June 4, 2022 for two UNP author events! Francie & Finch Bookshop (Lincoln, NE) welcomes poets Marjorie Saiser and Tyler Jacobs in presenting their newest books, The Track … Continue reading Upcoming Events: Marjorie Saiser and Eileen Wirth at Local Bookstores
Joe Bonomo teaches in the Department of English at Northern Illinois University. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Field Recordings from the Inside: Essays; Conversations with Greil Marcus; Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America’s Garage Band; Jerry Lee Lewis: Lost … Continue reading From the Desk of Joe Bonomo: Roger Angell, Legendary Writer
SAVE 50% on over a thousand different titles from our rich and capacious backlist. From Native American History to Latin American Studies, from Military History to African Poetry, from books on the Great Plains to the literature of the American West, there’s … Continue reading Summer Reading Sale!
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