Quite a bit of UNP authors are lined up for events this week, from poets to prose writers, and chroniclers and biographers. On Tuesday, October 9th, poet Kathleen Flenniken (Famous) will be at the Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City, IA  for a reading and book signings.  Bill Littlefield, radio show host and author of Only a Game, will also be doing readings and book signings this week.  He’ll be at Concord Bookstore in Concord, MA this coming Sunday, October 7 and on October 9, he’ll be at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, MA. In the Shadow of the Moon … Continue reading Author Events October 4 thru October 10, 2007

Redirections, new colors, new pages. . . everything has changed!  If you’re reading us from a reader, pop on over and visit us in your web browser.  See the new and wonderful colors that is now the University of Nebraska Press blog!  See the individual pages on the right sidebar!  And see where the book links lead you!  See how many exclamation points I can use on one blog post! Come back throughout the week and see if anything else has changed. Feedback, anyone?  Email me or leave a comment. Your trusty blog coordinator,DeMisty. Continue reading Some Notable Changes

I think there is something about fall that makes people want to go out and talk about books and about writing.  I think it’s the cool, crisp evenings scented with dried leaves.  Or, it could be the soundtrack of fall– serious winds blowing ominously through trees and between buildings, and seeping through the cracks of windows with chilling whistles.  These kinds of days create a desire of sitting down with a good book and hot apple cider.  Or cocoa and marshmallows.  Whatever the case may be, a lot of UNP authors will be out and about this week. Dinah Lenney, … Continue reading Author Events September 27 thru October 3, 2007

There’s a lot going on this week with UNP authors.  Did I say this week?  I think I meant to say this fall!  But for the sake of brevity and freshness, I’ve only listed this week’s events–that means the next seven days–below.  Of course, for all upcoming author events, you can visit our website’s Author Events & Book Signings page. J. B. Johnston, author of the forthcoming Endgame 1758, will be at Word on the Street Book & Magazine Festival on Sunday, September 23 for a reading.  His reading will take place at 4:15 PM and the event is held … Continue reading Author Events September 20 thru September 26, 2007

As mentioned on an earlier post, many UNP authors will be in attendance at the (downtown) Omaha Lit Fest.  The festival will be held this weekend—September 14 and September 15—at the W. Dale Clark branch of the Omaha Public Library, Film Streams (which is located at 1340 Webster St.), and The Joslyn Art Museum (which is located at 2200 Dodge St.), all in Omaha, NE.  Here is a list of the UNP authors who will be there: Jonis Agee, author of Sweet EyesGerald Shapiro, author of Bad JewsLadette Randolph, co-editor of The Big Empty and editor of A Different PlainJohn … Continue reading Author Events September 13 thru September 19

Nebraska writer and biologist Paul A. Johnsgard was featured on the new radio program Great Plains Great Books.  The show presents essays regarding the wonders of the culture and land of the Great Plains inspired by books of the region.  The show airs in Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Oklahoma.  For those of us who don’t live in these states, you can visit the Great Plains Great Books homepage to hear audio streams from earlier shows.  Johnsgard’s stream is second from the top today, September 10, 2007. Continue reading Johnsgard Featured in New NET Series