In Case You Missed It Charlie Murphy and Red Barber have been named as Finalists for the 2022 CASEY Award Reviews A Long Voyage to the Moon Review in H-Net Reviews: “Bowman’s storytelling and lively, conversational prose make A Long Voyage … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to Jason Cannon, author of Charlie Murphy, and Judith R. Hiltner and James R. Walker, authors of Red Barber! They are finalists for the 2022 CASEY Award. Each year Spitball Magazine presents an award for the best baseball book … Continue reading Announcing the 2022 CASEY Award Finalists
Reviews Might Kindred Review in Waxwing: “As a daughter of immigrants, and a Jewish, queer poet, Gomery weaves the past, present, and future throughout five sections in the book, where we are presented with time and place in non-linear sequence. … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to two UNP authors who were recognized for their work! Black Snake: Standing Rock, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Environmental Justice (Bison Books, 2021) by Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys won in the First Book Award category. The Track the Whales … Continue reading High Plains Book Award Winners: Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys & Marjorie Saiser
The One Book One Nebraska reading program is entering its nineteenth year. It encourages Nebraskans across the state to read and discuss one book, chosen from books written by Nebraska authors or that have a Nebraska theme or setting. A committee of … Continue reading 2023 One Book One Nebraska
We are currently accepting submissions for the Zero Street Fiction Series until December 1st. The series seeks LGBTQ+ literary fiction of all kinds, from stories of modern life to innovations on traditions of genre and are particularly interested in BIPOC … Continue reading Accepting Zero Street Fiction Series Submissions
Jean Ardell, nationally-recognized baseball writer, passed away on October 7, 2022 at the age of 79. Ardell earned her bachelor’s in English from UC Irvine in 1988 and later earned her master’s in nonfiction writing from the University of Southern … Continue reading Remembering Jean Ardell
The Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) has announced its 2022 Great Group Reads list. The books on this year’s list are set in at least eight different countries, dozens of states and various time periods addressing personal and global issues. … Continue reading 2022 Great Group Reads
The University of Nebraska Press is pleased to extend its sincere congratulations to Annie Ernaux, winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. UNP published Ernaux’s Do What They Say or Else this month. Do What They Say or Else, … Continue reading University of Nebraska Press Congratulates Annie Ernaux, Winner of Nobel Prize in Literature
Roger Welsch, famous humorist, storyteller, and prominent Native activist, passed away on September 30, 2022 at the age of 85. He began his career as a German teacher at Nebraska Wesleyan University before working at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in … Continue reading Remembering Roger Welsch
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