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UNP hires Jane Ferreyra as new Director

July 20, 2021July 19, 2021 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is pleased to announce the hire of Jane Ferreyra as its next Director effective September 7. Ferreyra has an extensive publishing background that includes fifteen years as director of Wayne State University Press. Most recently … Continue reading UNP hires Jane Ferreyra as new Director

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News and Reviews

July 16, 2021July 15, 2021 univnebpress

Books Deer Season Starred review in Publishers Weekly: “Flanagan balances the mystery and its surprising resolution with her emotionally rich character explorations. This is a standout novel of small-town life, powered by the characters’ consequential determination to protect their loved … Continue reading News and Reviews

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Behind the Book with Pippa Biddle

July 7, 2021June 29, 2021 univnebpress

The following is from the University of Nebraska Press Spring 2021 Newsletter, i.e. Pippa Biddle is a writer based in the Hudson Valley. Her work has been published by numerous publications, including the Atlantic, Guernica, AMC Outdoors, Maine Magazine, and Wired. She is the author of … Continue reading Behind the Book with Pippa Biddle

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News & Reviews

July 2, 2021July 1, 2021 univnebpress

Books The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 Review in the Jewish Voice and Opinion: “Scott Seligman, historian, and genealogist explores the Lower East Side of this great-grandmother in his book The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902.” Forty Years … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Recent Award Winners & Finalists

June 21, 2021June 14, 2021 univnebpress

Congratulations to the following authors who have recently been recognized for their work. In the Reader Views Literary Awards, The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 by Scott D. Seligman won the Gold Award in the History category and Such … Continue reading Recent Award Winners & Finalists

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Pride Month Reading List

June 16, 2021June 14, 2021 univnebpress

June is Pride Month, and there’s no better way to celebrate it than picking up one of our many books delving into LGBTQIA+ topics or written by LGBTQIA+ authors. Throughout this month, you can also enjoy these books and thousands … Continue reading Pride Month Reading List

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June 11, 2021June 10, 2021 univnebpress

Books Black Snake Review in New City Lit: “In her new book, Black Snake, Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys outlines the formation of the camps as well as the key events before and after law enforcement intervened violently. With firsthand interviews, Todrys … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Upcoming Event: Lunch & Learn with Martha LaGuardia-Kotite

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 univnebpress

Join the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association’s sponsored Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 via Zoom where three outstanding Coast Guard women authors will be discussing their recently published books. CAPT Martha LaGuardia-Kotite USCGR (ret) ’89 will … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Lunch & Learn with Martha LaGuardia-Kotite

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News & Reviews

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 univnebpress

Books The Rinehart Frames Review in Open Country Magazine: “The Rinehart Frames is at once literary criticism, cultural commentary, art criticism, a scholarly text. It is a conversation with the writers and artists and historical figures whose work/ personality have moved … Continue reading News & Reviews

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News and Reviews

April 30, 2021April 28, 2021 univnebpress

Books Your Crib, My Qibla Review in the Kenyon Review: “I have not encountered a poet more attuned to the movement of emotion through the body or whose poems move so surprisingly. This collection is especially suited to a reader … Continue reading News and Reviews

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