Live from the 2010 Association of Writers and Writings Programs (AWP) conference in Denver, Colorado, 2008 River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize Winner Kurt Caswell signs An Inside Passage for Ben Birkerts. Continue reading Live from the 2010 AWP Conference
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, University of Nebraska Press readers! Lots of things happening at the University of Nebraska Press today: First, the big news: Margaret Jacobs, author 2009 UNP title White Mother to a Dark Race has won the 2010 Bancroft Prize, widely considered among the most prestigious awards for history. In White Mother to a Dark Race, Jacobs writes about the forced removal of indigenous children from their families and their assimilation into American and Australian culture. In both countries, white women played large roles in the removal and assimilation process – they served as teachers in boarding schools, … Continue reading UNP author wins Bancroft Prize! Plus, a great interview with the authors of Rooney and an AWP preview
Nebraska readers of this blog can celebrate Nebraska’s birth month by tuning into NET Television tonight at 8 p.m. for Nebraska Stories, a magazine-style news program highlighting notable Nebraskans, ideas and events that contribute to the state’s identity. Tonight’s program also highlights two University of Nebraska Press authors. George Norris is one of Nebraska’s best-known politicians and a force behind the formation of Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature. The University of Nebraska Press published a new paperback edition of his autobiography last year. Former Nebraska State Senator David Landis will portray Norris in the Nebraska Stories episode tonight. Joel Sartore is Lincoln’s … Continue reading Nebraska Stories and an LA Times review
A note to all our literary Lincoln friends: The Nebraska Book Festival is tomorrow! Michael Forsberg, Allison Hedge Coke, William Kloefkorn, Ted Kooser and Hilda Raz are among just some of the UNP authors to conduct workshops or read at the event. A full listing of tomorrow's activities is on the NBF's snazzy Web site (I love their logo this year). Have a great weekend! Continue reading Nebraska Book Festival is tomorrow!
Happy Friday, UNP blog readers. Two items of note today: First of all, the University of Nebraska Press Hurt Book Sale is tonight from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Swing by our warehouse (on R Street between 8th and 9th streets, in the Lincoln Haymarket) for cheap, cheap books ($2 paperbacks and $4 hardcovers) on the following topics: history and literature of the American West, Indigenous studies, translated literature, literary fiction, classic works by Nebraska authors including Willa Cather, Mari Sandoz, Ted Kooser, Bill Kloefkorn and others, sports history (particularly baseball) and much more. More information on this sale is … Continue reading Hurt Book Sale tonight and UNP author on CNN
It's finally here! The University of Nebraska Press and Ted Kooser will celebrate the launch of his new book, Lights on a Ground of Darkness, tonight at the W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S. 15th St. in Downtown Omaha tonight at 7 p.m. Lights on a Ground of Darkness is a remembrance (written as prose, instead of poetry) of the time Kooser spent with his mother’s family in Guttenberg, Iowa, when he was a little boy. The event is free and open to the public, books will be for sale, and Ted will sign copies. And, if you missed it, Ted appeared … Continue reading Tonight’s the night! Ted Kooser to sign copies of his new book in Omaha
Pancho Segura will sign copies of his biography,Little Pancho: The Life of Tennis Legend Pancho Segura today at the U.S. Open. The University of Nebraska Press published Little Pancho, written by Caroline Seebohm, earlier this year. Pancho Segura has lived the life that feel-good sports movies are made of. He was born to a poor Ecuadorian family and was malnourished and sickly as a child. However, his father was a caretaker at a tennis club, so he was exposed to the sport early in his life. And even though he small and weak, he took to the sport right away. … Continue reading UNP, the U.S. Open, and a book signing
On the blog yesterday, I mentioned that Ted Kooser’s new book (which is officially released today by the University of Nebraska Press) was included in Publishers Weekly’s list of the top 20 indie books of the fall (yay!) Today I have more exciting Ted news, namely that in just a little more than two weeks, you’ll have a chance to meet Ted and get a signed copy of his new book. The University of Nebraska Press is celebrating the publication ofLights on a Ground of Darkness, which is a remembrance of the time Kooser spent with his mother’s family in … Continue reading Ted Kooser launch party coming up, Terese Svoboda on NBCC blog
Exciting news here at the University of Nebraska Press today: Publishers Weekly has named Ted Kooser's new book one of the top 20 indie publications of the fall season. Following is a press release detailing the specifics of this honor: Publishers Weekly names Ted Kooser’s Lights on a Ground of Darkness among the top offerings this fall from independent presses LINCOLN, Neb. (Aug. 31, 2009) – Publishers Weekly magazine has named Ted Kooser’s Lights on a Ground of Darkness one of the top 20 books published by university and independent presses this fall. Lights on a Ground of Darkness, was … Continue reading PW names Lights on a Ground of Darkness among the top indie books published this fall
We here at the University of Nebraska Press celebrated the upcoming holiday with pie. Our first ever Pie-A-Palooza was today, and about a dozen UNP employees entered their most beautiful, best tasting and most creative creations. Here’s a pic of the lovely, lovely pies, with more to come on Monday.Have a safe and happy July 4! Our office will be closed tomorrow for the holiday, but we’ll be back on Monday. Continue reading Happy two days before Independence Day!
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