Alan Knight is emeritus professor of the history of Latin America at the University of Oxford. He is a renowned scholar of Mexican history, and his books have won awards such as the American Historical Association’s Beveridge Prize and the Bolton … Continue reading Excerpt: Bandits and Liberals, Rebels and Saints
We’re pleased to share our new Fall / Winter 2022 seasonal catalog! Browse the online version to see forthcoming titles from Nebraska, Bison Books, Potomac Books, the Jewish Publication Society, and Backwaters Press! Visit our NetGalley page for a select … Continue reading Introducing the Fall / Winter 2022 Seasonal Catalog!
Congratulations to Brenda Child on her Guggenheim fellowship! From the University of Minnesota news release: “I am truly honored to have received the Guggenheim Fellowship. Not just for myself, but because it acknowledges the significance of my field, which is … Continue reading UNP Author Brenda Child Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
American Masters: Waterman-Duke: Ambassador of Aloha explores five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku’s life, career and struggles with prejudice. As a dark-skinned Pacific Islander, Kahanamoku broke through racial barriers with athletic accomplishments before Joe Louis, Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson; yet relatively few outside of … Continue reading Waterman to be featured as a new PBS documentary
Anthony Wood’s Black Montana is a finalist for the 2022 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize 2022 SABR Baseball Research Awards Lawrence Baldassaro for Tony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer Josh Chetwynd for “Taking Your LUMPs: Major League Baseball’s History of … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Awards Fruit, Fiber, and Fire won the Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez Award from the Historical Society of New Mexico. The Power of Scenery is a finalist for the Marfield Prize. Reviews Dear Diaspora Review in Poetry Society of America: “This 2021 … Continue reading News & Reviews
I AM Books will be hosting a free zoom webinar event on April 14, 2022, with UNP author Lawrence Baldassaro. Focusing on Tony Lazzeri as the person who first drew large numbers of Italian fans to the ballpark and who … Continue reading Home Run: The Italian American Embrace of Baseball – Virtual Event
We have a number of ways to save this month on your next favorite book! Click the links below to browse each sale. National Poetry Month Passover Holocaust Remembrance Day Baseball Continue reading April Sales
Clark Whitehorn is the executive editor of Bison Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press. Below he shares his experience on being a part of the Tucson Festival of Books that took place on March 12-13 in Tucson, … Continue reading People Make Publishing: Clark Whitehorn on the Tucson Festival of Books
UNP is proud to celebrate Women’s History Month with a reading list on women who are writing their own stories. Save 50% off a selection of books during Women’s History Month! Enter the code 6WHM22 in the promotion code field … Continue reading Women Writing Their Own Stories: Women’s History Month Reading List
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