The NCAA Basketball Tournament is almost here! In between watching games and creating brackets, here are some slam dunk books to read during March Madness. Our selection includes a guide to understanding basketball statistics and their history, a tale of … Continue reading Reading List: March Madness
Upcoming Author Event Michael Devine will be giving a book talk at the National Archives: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library on Thursday March 14th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CST. Find out more here! Reviews Inside the Mirror Starred Review in Booklist: … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to UNP author Elliott West for being awarded the 2024 Bancroft Prize! West was one of two winners for his book Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion. It was described by the jury as “a … Continue reading Continental Reckoning Wins Bancroft Prize
Saturday, March 9 through Sunday, March 10, 2024, UNP will be at the Tucson Festival of Books. Come visit us at booth 202 to browse our books and meet our authors! Check out our virtual exhibit here for the same great books … Continue reading UNP at the Tucson Festival of Books
March is Women’s History Month. The National Women’s History Alliance has announced that the women’s history theme for 2024 is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.” The theme recognizes women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive … Continue reading Reading List: Women’s History Month
Wednesday, March 6 through Saturday, March 9, UNP will be at the 2024 NINE Spring Training Conference. The Spring Training Conference is a multi-disciplinary academic conference, featuring presentations on a wide range of baseball topics, including history, analytics, law, media … Continue reading UNP at the NINE Spring Training Conference
To celebrate Read an Ebook week, we are excited to announce that the University of Nebraska Press (UNP) is partnering with Glassboxx and Longleaf to roll out a seamless e-reader solution: the Leaf e-reader app. With more than 2,500 UNP … Continue reading UNP announces new e-reader app: Leaf
“We’d never have got through it if I hadn’t been so strong.” —Ántonia Shimerda in My Ántonia by Willa Cather The National Women’s History Alliance, which spearheaded the movement to declare March National Women’s History Month, has announced that the women’s history theme … Continue reading Women’s History Month Sale
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “I just finished One Woman Show. I’m a short story and museum … Continue reading February Staff Reading List
Reviews A New Deal for Quilts Review in The Literate Quilter: “In her Preface, Smucker connects Pandemic quilt making to the past and in the last chapter includes examples of Pandemic quilts, demonstrating how quilters respond to current events and … Continue reading News & Reviews
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