Jim Leeke is an author and editor. His latest book, Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano, is forthcoming in July from University of Nebraska Press. This season Major League Baseball (MLB) is using an Automated Ball-Strike System … Continue reading From the Desk of Jim Leeke: Ron Luciano would thumb ABS out of the game
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero (Nebraska, 2024) by Waite Hoyt and Tim Manners. … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Schoolboy
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history. —Plato Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month highlights the integral work of poets in enriching our culture with musings and commentary that capture the complex … Continue reading Reading List: National Poetry Month
Reviews Baseball Review in Journal of Sport History: “It is rare to find a book that condenses hundreds of scholarly monographs and journal articles, adds a few new or underutilized primary sources, and tells a familiar story with a level … Continue reading News & Reviews
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
We have plenty of ways to save on your favorite books in April. Mark your calendars to stock up on spring reads! Click the links below to browse the sales; promo codes are good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. … Continue reading April Sales 2025
Robert Cvornyek is professor emeritus of history at Rhode Island College. He is the author of Black Grays and Colored Giants: A Comprehensive Guide to Black Baseball in Rhode Island, 1870–1949. Douglas Stark is a museum consultant and sports historian. He is the author … Continue reading Excerpt: Race and Resistance in Boston
Reviews Starlings Review in Booklist: “Stark follows the starling’s movements across the continent through articles in newspapers, magazines, and scientific journals as people’s original welcome for their new avian neighbors quickly turned to aggravation. . . . This combination of … Continue reading News & Reviews
UNP will be exhibiting at the AWP Conference & Bookfair March 26-29 in Los Angeles, California. The AWP Conference & Bookfair is the annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers of contemporary creative writing. Come visit us in booths 359/361 … Continue reading UNP at AWP25
Mary E. Mendoza is an assistant professor of history and Latino/a studies at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of several journal articles and book chapters about the intersections of race, environment, health, and disability. Traci Brynne Voyles is … Continue reading Excerpt: Not Just Green, Not Just White
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