Mark Spitzer loves fish and he loves to fish. As a nationally known author (Seasons of the Gar, Return of the Gar), writing about fish and their issues is what he does best. In this blog series, Spitzer shares his … Continue reading Where in the West Is Mark Spitzer?
Allen C. Lynch is a Professor in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at the University of Virginia and author of Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft (Potomac Books, 2011). What Might Success Look Like? The debate over arming Ukraine in … Continue reading From the desk of Allen C. Lynch: Ukraine, Russia, and the West
Jay M. Smith is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has served in a variety of administrative capacities involving the management of undergraduate education. Mary Willingham worked in the Center for … Continue reading From the desk of Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham
Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and coauthor (with Lyle Spatz) of 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (Nebraska, 2010), winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal, and author of Baseball in St. Louis, … Continue reading Q & A with Steve Steinberg and Lyle Spatz
Abigail M. Markwyn is an associate professor of history at Carroll University. She is the coeditor of Gendering the Fair: Histories of Women and Gender at World’s Fairs and the author of Empress San Francisco (Nebraska, 2014). I teach history … Continue reading From the desk of Abigail M. Markwyn
Blake Allmendinger is a professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Imagining the African American West (Nebraska, 2005) and other books. His work on western writers and literature has been featured in … Continue reading From the desk of Blake Allmendinger
Jay Williams is the senior managing editor of Critical Inquiry, as well as the editor of Signature Derrida and editor/publisher of seven numbers of the Jack London Journal. His most recent book Author Under Sail: The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902 is now available. … Continue reading From the desk of Jay Williams
Terence Smyre and Joel Puchalla form the dyad that is the editorial wing of the University of Nebraska Press’s journals department. Their offices, and hearts, share a common wall—though not a physical coronary septum, which would be weird. They envision … Continue reading Mssgng w/ Jrnls Ed
Jon Hart has written for the New York Times and an array of outlets that have sadly bitten the dust. He graduated first in his class from mascot school. Then again, he was the only person in his graduating class. As … Continue reading From the desk of Jon Hart
Michael J. Agovino is the author of The Soccer Diaries: An American’s Thirty-Year Pursuit of the International Game and The Bookmaker: A Memoir of Money, Luck, and Family from the Utopian Outskirts of New York City. This past weekend, Major League Soccer began … Continue reading From the desk of Michael J. Agovino: A New York Soccer Fan Laments
