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Excerpt: 90 Seconds to Midnight

July 21, 2025July 14, 2025 univnebpress

Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs is a professor of medicine emerita at Stanford University. She is the author of two critically acclaimed books, Jonas Salk: A Life and Henry Kaplan and the Story of Hodgkin’s Disease. Her latest book 90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor’s … Continue reading Excerpt: 90 Seconds to Midnight

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Recent Award Winners

July 18, 2025July 14, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! IPPY Awards The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral (Potomac Books, 2024) by Scott D. Seligman is a Silver Medal Winner in the U.S.-Northeast Best Regional Nonfiction category. Thank You for … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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Summer Reading List: Sommelier Summer

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 univnebpress

From now until the end of July, Lincoln City Libraries is promoting its annual summer reading program and adult readers have the opportunity to win a 40% discount coupon from UNP if they complete the program! Register here. Want to feel like you’re … Continue reading Summer Reading List: Sommelier Summer

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News & Reviews

July 15, 2025July 14, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews The Triumph of Life Review in The Christian Century: “Greenberg openly and lovingly embraces all humans, stating that all people are created in God’s sacred image and represent the Divine in a rich and full rainbow.” Review in the … Continue reading News & Reviews

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UNP Books on NetGalley

July 9, 2025July 8, 2025 univnebpress

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

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News & Reviews

June 26, 2025June 25, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Fuji Fire Review in the Wall Street Journal: “The complexity of this story makes it exceedingly difficult to tell. Till now it has been little remembered and infrequently taught in our military academies. Mr. Henry’s scholarly rigor, knowledge of the … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Summer Reading Sale 2025

June 17, 2025June 11, 2025 univnebpress

One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by. —Jennette Walls Whether you’re interested in history, poetry, sports, memoir, or want to find that perfect gift—save 50% on thousands of our books, including our … Continue reading Summer Reading Sale 2025

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Reading List: Father’s Day

June 10, 2025June 3, 2025 univnebpress

Father’s Day is this weekend! Whether you’re looking for a gift for a father figure in your life, or are one yourself, this reading list has got you covered. From chronicles of pickup trucks and road trips to searching memoirs … Continue reading Reading List: Father’s Day

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UNP Books on NetGalley

June 5, 2025June 3, 2025 univnebpress

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

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Recent Award Winners

May 23, 2025May 21, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Colorado Book Awards Rainbow Cattle Co. (Nebraska, 2024) by Nicholas Villanueva is a History Finalist. Mary’s Place (Bison Books, 2024) by Charlotte Hinger is a finalist in the … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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