A holiday first suggested by Nebraska journalist and tree-lover J. Sterling Morton in 1872, Arbor Day was initially a day set aside to encourage pioneers to plant trees in an otherwise flat and lonely landscape. Since 1885 Arbor Day has … Continue reading Celebrate Nature this Arbor Day
Former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser turns eighty years young today. A near lifelong Nebraska resident, Kooser is one of the iconic poets of the Midwest and has published seven books of poetry with the University of Nebraska Press as well … Continue reading Happy 80th Birthday, Ted Kooser!
The AWP Conference & Bookfair is an essential annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Each year more than 12,000 attendees join our community for four days of insightful dialogue, networking, and unrivaled access to the organizations and … Continue reading AWP 2019 Preview
Join UNP this Sunday, February 24 at the Kinkaider Taproom in Lincoln from 2:00-5:00 p.m.! We’ll have $5 paperbacks and $10 hardcovers on sale. Kinkaider’s “Frame the Butcher IPA” is inspired by Great Plains photographer Solomon Butcher and now you … Continue reading Pop-up Bookshop in Lincoln
Tomorrow is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s official Charter Day! The public is invited to meet with Chancellor Ronnie Green, deans, and dignitaries as they greet and hand out N|150 cupcakes to students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university … Continue reading Celebrating Dear Old Nebraska U
Founded in 1900, the American Booksellers Association is a national not-for-profit trade organization that works to help independently owned bookstores grow and succeed. Its annual winter meeting will take place this year in Albuquerque, New Mexico from January 22-25. Amid … Continue reading ABA Winter Institute
One month from today, the University of Nebraska will officially celebrate its 150th anniversary. Throughout 2019, there will be many events beginning with Chancellor Ronnie Green’s State of the University address at the Lied Center in Lincoln 3:30 p.m. today. … Continue reading The University of Nebraska Turns 150
Save 50% on hundreds of recent titles! There’s something here for everyone, from sports, Native American studies, fiction, and poetry to history, anthropology, women’s studies, and world affairs—not to mention books about Nebraska and the Great Plains. Enter 6JFP in the promotion code … Continue reading Winter Sale
The American Historical Association is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies. This weekend … Continue reading 2019 AHA Preview
As you’re surely recovering from last night’s Festivus activities, you may realize that you’ve heard a little less from your friends at the University of Nebraska Press. That’s because we’re closed through January 1 and will reopen on January 2. … Continue reading UNP closed through Jan. 1
