Mere weeks to Halloween and what should a body do?  Plan on costumes?  Decorate the porch?  How about getting ideas for costumes from historical figures, like Caroline Lockhart or Captain Georg von Trapp?  Well, maybe our authors can give you ideas. The One Book One Nebraska selection this year— Crazy Horse— exhibit will open at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center on October 24th in Kearney, NE. Joanne Wilke, author of Eight Women, Two Model Ts, and the American West, will make an appearance at the High Plains BookFest on October 20th in Billings, MT.  At 3:00PM, she’ll be … Continue reading Author Events October 18 thru October 24, 2007

The blog Tomato Nation is having its third annual donation challenge for DonorsChoose.org, an organization that supplies students in need with resources.  You can find Tomato Nation’s challenge page here.  You can also win prizes with your donations, anything from review CDs, signed MSCL DVDs, compliments of Ms. Claire Danes, and books from the University of Chicago Press, and books from the University of Nebraska Press!  Now, you may be asking, "What books can I win from the University of Nebraska Press if I donate to the Tomato Nation’s challenge?"  Then, I’d answer, "You can win Branch Rickey by Lee … Continue reading A Challenge to Meet by Halloween

No rest for the wicked, or UNP authors, who will be out like midnight light bulbs this week.  Frances Washburn, author of the novel Elsie’s Business, will be at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC on Wednesday, 10/17/2007 for the Vine Deloria Jr. Native Writers Series.  At 12:00pm for an informal meet the author session and at 6:30pm for a reading and discussion followed by a reception and book series. Poet Kathleen Flenniken (Famous) will be giving a reading and signing books for Johnson County Library’s The Writers Place series.  The event is in Overland Park, … Continue reading Author Events October 11 thru October 17, 2007

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