The following includes contributions from John C. Tramazzo and Brian F. Haara. September is National Bourbon Heritage Month. Each September, American whiskey enthusiasts gather in Kentucky to celebrate “America’s Native Spirit” at events like Bardstown’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival and Louisville’s … Continue reading Celebrating National Bourbon Heritage Month
The South Dakota Festival of Books is Sept. 20-23 in Brookings and Sioux Falls. UNP will be showcasing books that celebrate the Midwest, Native stories and history and Bison Books favorites. Stop by the table for great deals on books … Continue reading 2018 South Dakota Festival of Books Preview
Ron McDole played defense for Nebraska Cornhuskers football from 1958-1961, and is coming back to visit his alma mater this weekend. McDole tells his story in The Dancing Bear: My Eighteen Years in the Trenches of the AFL and NFL … Continue reading Former Husker Returns to Nebraska
Rosemary Sekora is publicity manager for UNP and book festival coordinator. The festival is held to celebrate Nebraska’s literary heritage and contemporary authors and to stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. The 2018 Nebraska Book Festival is … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: ‘Twas the Night Before the Festival
The Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza has escalated in recent weeks, with a level of violence not seen since the 2014 Gaza War. In the following excerpt from her revised and updated edition of Wrapped in the Flag of Israel: Mizraḥi … Continue reading Excerpt: Wrapped in the Flag of Israel
From the prairies of the Great Plains to the towering dunes of the Sandhills, the state of Nebraska will celebrate its great literary heritage later this month in Lincoln. The Nebraska Book Festival on August 25 will gather contemporary writing talent from … Continue reading Nebraska Book Sale!
The 2018 Nebraska Book Festival is one month away! This year’s festival will be on Saturday, August 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus Union. The day-long festival will feature hands-on activities for children (and adults), writing panels, and … Continue reading 2018 Nebraska Book Festival
From June 21-23, the Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill Hotel will welcome the 2018 annual meeting of SHAFR, the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Potomac Books will have a table at the event spotlighting some of the most recent … Continue reading SHAFR Preview
The SABR convention begins tomorrow in Pittsburgh! The Society for American Baseball Research convention, which is open to all baseball fans, includes top featured speakers from around the baseball world — front office executives, players, managers, scouts, journalists, historians, and … Continue reading SABR preview
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, NY presents the 15th annual Roosevelt Reading Festival. In concurrent sessions throughout the day, fifteen authors of recently published works that draw upon the … Continue reading 15th annual Roosevelt Reading Festival
