Shann Ray’s novel Where Blackbirds Fly (Bison Books, 2025) is a braided set of five novellas, each a tenderly told and brutally honest investigation into the nature of relationships and what it means to love. As with his previous work, … Continue reading A History of Love and Fracture: An interview with Shann Ray
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
As the year nears its end, we are taking the time to remember the scholars, athletes, reporters, and writers who have left us. As book publishers, we’re honored to have been part of crafting the legacies of these trailblazing individuals. … Continue reading In Memoriam
In December of each year Choice publishes its list of Outstanding Academic Titles. This prestigious list reflects the best in scholarly titles, both print and digital, reviewed by Choice during the previous year and brings with it the extraordinary recognition of the academic library community. … Continue reading The Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2025
With the arrival of the holidays, we’re excited to spread some seasonal cheer by gifting great books to our friends and family. If you’re looking for some new titles for the avid reader in your life, take advantage of our … Continue reading Books to Gift
Kathryn Wilder is a writer and rancher in Dolores and Disappointment Valley, Colorado. She is the winner of a 2025 Western Heritage Award and the author of Desert Chrome: Water, a Woman, and Wild Horses in the West, coauthor of … Continue reading Excerpt: The Last Cows
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
Reviews Fuji Fire Review in The Military Report: “If you want to understand what leadership looks like— and what happens when it fails—this is the book. Not glamorous. Not heroic. Just true.” Review in Warriors Publishing: “It’s compelling reading and … Continue reading News & Reviews
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “This month I reread Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis, a romance novel, … Continue reading November Staff Reading List
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Dodge County, Incorporated (Bison Books, 2024) by Sonja Trom Eayrs. About the Book: In 2014 … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Dodge County, Incorporated
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