The University of Nebraska Press is pleased to announce the hire of Jane Ferreyra as its next Director effective September 7. Ferreyra has an extensive publishing background that includes fifteen years as director of Wayne State University Press. Most recently … Continue reading UNP hires Jane Ferreyra as new Director
Forthcoming UNP author, Patricia Marroquin Norby (Purépecha) was featured in a New York Times article last week for her work as the first full-time curator of Native American art at the Metropolitan Museum. Her credentials include a Ph.D. in American … Continue reading Forthcoming Author Feature: Patricia Marroquin Norby
Books Deer Season Starred review in Publishers Weekly: “Flanagan balances the mystery and its surprising resolution with her emotionally rich character explorations. This is a standout novel of small-town life, powered by the characters’ consequential determination to protect their loved … Continue reading News and Reviews
Jennifer J. Popiel is an associate professor of history at Saint Louis University. She is the author of Rousseau’s Daughters: Domesticity, Education, and Autonomy in Modern France and a coauthor of Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791: Reacting to the Past, 2nd ed. … Continue reading Excerpt: Heroic Hearts
The 1455 Literary Arts has announced that Tim Wendel, author of Escape from Castro’s Cuba and Castro’s Curveball, will speak at the 1455 Summer Festival, the organization’s free and accessible virtual event, as part of a session entitled “Tim and … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Tim Wendel to Participate in 1455 Summer Festival
Join the Springfield Public Library’s virtual event on Monday, July 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. EST as Springfield resident David Krell discusses his new book, 1962: Baseball and America in the Time of JFK. Watch the virtual event here! In … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Author David Krell to Discuss His Book
Andrew T. Jarboe is an assistant professor of liberal arts at Berklee College of Music. He is also a history teacher at Match High School in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the editor of War News in India: The Punjabi Press during World … Continue reading Excerpt: Indian Soldiers in World War I
The following is from the University of Nebraska Press Spring 2021 Newsletter, i.e. Pippa Biddle is a writer based in the Hudson Valley. Her work has been published by numerous publications, including the Atlantic, Guernica, AMC Outdoors, Maine Magazine, and Wired. She is the author of … Continue reading Behind the Book with Pippa Biddle
Join SABR and Elliott Bay Book Company for Triple Play: Three Books, Three Authors on Baseball for a virtual event on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. CST. Mark Amour will be hosting Steve Steinberg, Larry Baldassaro, and Don … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Three Books, Three Authors on Baseball
Books The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 Review in the Jewish Voice and Opinion: “Scott Seligman, historian, and genealogist explores the Lower East Side of this great-grandmother in his book The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902.” Forty Years … Continue reading News & Reviews
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