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What They Saved named first winner of new prize

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What They Saved: Pieces of a Jewish Past by Nancy K. Miller, has won the very first Jewish Journal Book Prize. The prize is given in recognition of a book of exceptional interest, achievement and significance and is selected by The Jewish Journal’s book editor and its editor-in-chief. What They Saved was chosen because “…Miller’s account of her own experience is exceptional in the grace of her prose, the depth of her insight and the power of her gifts as a storyteller,” according to an article on the Jewish Journal's website. Miller’s book was originally reviewed in The Jewish Journal … Continue reading What They Saved named first winner of new prize

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Leonard Bloomfield Book Award

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A Grammar of Creek (Muskogee) by Jack B. Martin, has been selected to receive the Linguistic Society of America’s prestigious Leonard Bloomfield Book Award! The Bloomfield Award was established to recognize the volume which makes the most outstanding contribution to the development of our understanding of language and linguistics. Creek (or Muskogee) is a Muskogean language spoken by several thousand members of the Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole nations of Oklahoma and by several hundred members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. This volume is the first modern grammar of Creek, compiled by a leading authority on the languages of the … Continue reading Leonard Bloomfield Book Award

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Friday round up

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Tonight at Indigo Bridge Books, in the Haymarket, from 6-7 p.m. author Wendy Call will give a presentation on her book No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy. Her slideshow presentation will include both English and Spanish portions. To find more information on this event, click here.   In other exciting author news, Shane Book was selected as a “New American Poet” by the Society of America. Book is the author of Ceiling of Sticks which was published in 2010 and was the Prairie Schooner Book Prize winner in Poetry. Click here for the full list … Continue reading Friday round up

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Women winners

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Congratulations to Susan Kushner Resnick for winning the Best Woman Writer award at the 2011 High Plains Book Awards on Oct. 15. The winners were announced at a banquet held at Montana State University in Billings. Resnick’s book, Goodbye Wifes and Daughters, tells the 1943 story of an explosion in the Smith coal mine in Bearcreek, Montana, which killed all but three of the men in the mine at the time of the blast.  The book unfolds that tragic day and its aftermath through the eyes of the family members — mostly wives and children — of those miners. Lisa … Continue reading Women winners

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2011 Nobel Prize in Literature

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Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet who has written more than 15 collections of poetry, was named the winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature today. His poems have translated into English and 60 other languages. Julie Bosman from the New York Times wrote a profile on Transtromer saying, “Critics have praised Mr. Transtromer’s poems for their accessibility, even in translation; his descriptions of the long Swedish winters, the rhythm of the seasons and the palpable, atmospheric beauty of nature.” Read the full story here. The University of Nebraska Press congratulates Transtromer, even though his win breaks our streak — … Continue reading 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature

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Nebraska Book Award winners

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The results are in and two UNP books have been named winners for the 2011 Nebraska Book Award! Lamb Bright Saviors by Robert Vivian won the Fiction Award, and Stolen Horses by Dan O'Brien won the Fiction Honor Award. Lamb Bright Saviors follows several troubled young men, a wandering preacher, and his young assistant, whose lives intersect for a few hours on a desolate Nebraska farmstead. Stolen Horses takes readers to McDermot, Nebraska, a pleasant, scenic western cattle town situated in the Pawnee River valley, as a local journalist uncovers a medical scandal epitomizing the problems facing the community. Award … Continue reading Nebraska Book Award winners

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Lifetime achievement award

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UNP author and sports journalist, Ron Thomas, is the recent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism given by Sport in Society and the Northeastern University School of Journalism. He is receiving this award based on the articles he has written over the last 38 years, as well as his book, They Cleared the Lane (University Nebraska Press, 2002). They Cleared the Lane tells the story of what basketball was really like for the first black NBA players, including recent Hall of Fame inductee Earl Lloyd, and early superstars such as Maurice Stokes and Bill Russell. … Continue reading Lifetime achievement award

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The PEN Center USA literary awards

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UNP is proud to announce that Quotidiana by Patrick Madden was a finalist for the 2011 PEN Center USA Literary Awards in the Creative Nonfiction category. PEN Center USA’s annual awards program recognizes literary excellence in eleven different categories. Quotidiana is a collection of essays in which Madden muses on the origins of human language, the curative properties of laughter, and the joys and woes of fatherhood, among other topics. Madden received widespread praise for his writing style: Madden/Quotidiana: 2011 PEN Center USA Literary Awards, finalist, Creative Nonfiction category. "Words form constellations; they glitter on the pages. . . . … Continue reading The PEN Center USA literary awards

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UNP ForeWord Book of the Year Award Winners

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The ForeWord Book of the Year Awards have been announced, and two of our books were winners. Stolen Horses by Dan O’Brien won silver in the Fiction-General category, and Quotidiana by Patrick Madden took bronze in the Essays category. Stolen Horses describes the conflict between long-time residents and affluent newcomers in the ranch town of McDermot, Nebraska. McDermot is an ideal place for those who want to escape from their hectic city lives, but the town means something very different to these people than it does to its original inhabitants. This disagreement between new and old interests escalates, leading to … Continue reading UNP ForeWord Book of the Year Award Winners

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An Edgar Award

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Last night, the Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Awards in New York City. And the best fact crime award went to… Scoreboard Baby: A Story of College Football, Crimeand Complicity by Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry. Rob Taylor was there to accept the award on behalf of the University of Nebraska Press and the authors. Check out the press release here for the other winners. Congrats guys! Continue reading An Edgar Award