ICYMI When We Only Have the Earth by Abdourahman A. Waberi and translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson was featured in LitHub’s “Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation from University Presses.” Reviews Wallace Stegner’s Unsettled Country Review in … Continue reading News & Reviews
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Kimberly Ann Priest is an assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures at Michigan State University. She is the author of the poetry books Slaughter the One Bird and tether and lung. Her most recent book Wolves in Shells (Backwaters Press, … Continue reading Excerpt: Wolves in Shells
Happy Holidays from the University of Nebraska Press! Great books make great gifts, so for the rest of the year, until December 31, 2025, our entire catalog is available for 50% OFF. This sale includes over 4,000 books, so there’s something for … Continue reading Holiday Sale
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
The winner of the 2025 Raz-Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry is Adam O. Davis for “Pyrrhic Symphony,” chosen by guest judges Rowan Ricardo Phillips and Hilda Raz with Timothy Schaffert, Glenna Luschei Editor-in-Chief of Prairie Schooner. Davis will receive a $3,000 … Continue reading Adam O. Davis and Micah Dean Hicks win 2025 Raz-Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prizes
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2025: Sanam Sheriff and their manuscript Humہم. “Books are among the most sacred gifts I’ve received from the people I love. To … Continue reading Announcing the 2025 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry Winner
To help spread the word about new UNP books, our publicity team launched the UNP Influencer Partnership in 2023. As part of the partnership, influencers can request and receive galleys (physical or e-book) or finished books of their choice. We … Continue reading UNP Influencer Partnership: Fall/Winter 2025 titles available
The Sealey Challenge is a community call to read one book of poetry a day for the month of August. For those looking to challenge themselves further, the organizers invite you to fill out the 2025 challenge bingo card to … Continue reading Sealey Challenge Reading List
We’re pleased to share our new Fall/Winter 2025 seasonal catalog! Browse the online version to see forthcoming titles from Nebraska, Bison Books, Potomac Books, the Backwaters Press, and the Jewish Publication Society. Visit our NetGalley page for a select list … Continue reading Introducing the Fall/Winter 2025 Seasonal Catalog
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