Tonight make sure to turn your TV sets to NET television at 8 p.m. to watch “Faces and Places in Nebraska” hosted by Ron Hull. For more information, click here. Hull is the author of forthcoming UNP title, Backstage, where he tells stories of working in public television. Continue reading A Nebraska television event
Tonight in Missoula, Mont. David Mogen will be reading from his book, Honyocker Dreams: Montana Memories at the downtown Fact & Fiction book store. The event begins at 7 p.m. Honyocker Dreams was named a finalist in the High Plains Book Awards. To learn more about the event click here. Continue reading Book reading and signing with David Mogen
The Museo Italo-Americano in San Francisco currently has an exhibit called "Italian Americans at Bat: From Sandlots to the Major Leagues." UNP author Lawrence Baldassaro was there last week with his book, Beyond DiMaggio: Italian Americans in Baseball. Baldassaro is a professor emeritus of Italian at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Beyond DiMaggio will be published in paperback this spring. Continue reading Italian Americans at Bat
An early happy birthday to Woody Guthrie! All year long, events popped up across the nation to celebrate his legacy as a songwriter. Click here to visit the Woody Guthrie centennial blog. Be sure to look for forthcoming book Hard Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People, compilation of American folk songs from the Depression and New Deal eras with explanatory notes by iconic singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie. Continue reading Woody Guthrie turns 100 tomorrow
John C. Frémont (1813–90) was a military officer who served in the Mexican-American War, took part in the Bear Flag Rebellion, and fought in the Civil War. He was also one of the first two senators from California and the first presidential candidate for the Republican Party in 1856. Forthcoming from UNP is Frémont's First Impressions with an introduction by Anne F. Hyde. Frémont's First Impressions is an exciting account of his first two expeditions, which explored and opened the unsettled American West. And this weekend is the 26th Annual John C. Frémont Days in Fremont, Neb. Click here to … Continue reading John C. Frémont Days
Edited by Carrie Reber Zeman and Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola, A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity rescues from obscurity a crucially important work about the bitterly contested U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. And to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Dakota War, a new exhibit is opening at the Minnesota History Center featuring documents, images and artifacts relating to the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Click here for more information. Continue reading 150th Anniversary of the Dakota War
Cash mob's have been popping up all over the country and yesterday was Omaha's first at The Bookworm on Pacific Street in Omaha. The Omaha World-Herlald reported that more than 200 cash mobs have been held around the country over the past year. Cash mobs are similar to flash mobs, but they encourage people to support local businesses by pledging to spend $20 on a chosen day. Learn more about cash mobs here. Continue reading Omaha’s first “cash mob”
Tonight Matthew Gavin Frank is making a stop on his North American book tour in Montreal, Canada at the Argo Bookshop. The reading from Pot Farm begins at 7 p.m. Click here for more information. Continue reading Frank on tour with Pot Farm
Tonight the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco is hosting an art mash up, featuring poets, tattoo artists, drag queen divas and djs as a part of its MATCHA series. It's partnering with Litquake and featuring many poets including Mari L'Esperance (The Darkened Temple, University of Nebraska Press, 2008). Click here for more information about this contemporary exhibition. Continue reading Tonight on the West coast
Tune in at 2 p.m. to hear Tracy Crow's interview with Amy Fladeboe of The Weekly Reader. The program airs on 89.7 KMSU-FM, in Mankato, Minn. and is also available via streaming here. Crow is the author of Eyes Right, a memoir of the challenges of being a woman and a Marine. Continue reading Radio interview with Tracy Crow
