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Happy National Poetry Month!

April 1, 2020March 26, 2020 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is celebrating National Poetry Month in two special ways. First, we are pleased to announce a 50% off sale on all poetry collections! Enter 6PM20 in the promotion code field of your shopping cart and click “Add Promotion Code.” Offer expires April 30, 2020 and is good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Click here to view the books on sale. Second, the Backwaters Prize in Poetry competition is now open! The winner will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize and the honorable mention will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize. Both winners will be awarded the … Continue reading Happy National Poetry Month!

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What We’re Reading

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 univnebpress

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. White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo “I’m trying out the audio … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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Canceled Events: Support Authors Online

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 univnebpress

As we move forward through these uncertain times, we have all been affected in some way by COVID-19. Many of our authors have canceled events, book launches, and tours. Below is a list of authors that had to cancel in-person … Continue reading Canceled Events: Support Authors Online

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What We’re Reading

February 26, 2020March 19, 2020 univnebpress

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. February Staff Reading List Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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What to Read During Black History Month

February 6, 2020February 5, 2020 univnebpress

UNP is celebrating Black History Month with—what else—books! Here is a list of titles that commemorate important figures and scholarship in African American History. In Living the California Dream Alison Rose Jefferson examines how African Americans pioneered America’s “frontier of leisure” by … Continue reading What to Read During Black History Month

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New in Native Studies This Month

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 univnebpress

The following books are now available. Basket Diplomacy: Leadership, Alliance-Building, and Resilience among the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, 1884-1984 This history reveals how the Coushatta people made the Bayou Blue settlement their home by embedding themselves into the area’s cultural, … Continue reading New in Native Studies This Month

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What We’re Reading

January 29, 2020March 19, 2020 univnebpress

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. January Staff Reading List Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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Recovering Languages and Literacies

January 22, 2020January 21, 2020 univnebpress

The world’s linguistic diversity is diminishing, with more than two hundred languages declared extinct and thousands more endangered. As these languages disappear, deep stores of knowledge and cultural memory are also lost. The scholarly significance of these endangered and extinct … Continue reading Recovering Languages and Literacies

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Books on Iran

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 univnebpress

Given the recent news cycle, we would like to highlight four fantastic, timely books about Iran published under our Potomac Books imprint. If you want to educate yourself and gain a new perspective, these are the titles for you. … Continue reading Books on Iran

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Forthcoming Spring Books on NetGalley

January 20, 2020January 17, 2020 univnebpress

UNP is closed today, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. If it’s cold where you are like it is in Lincoln, Nebraska—download a few digital galleys of select forthcoming spring books to keep warm. Visit our … Continue reading Forthcoming Spring Books on NetGalley

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Happy National Poetry Month!

What We’re Reading

Canceled Events: Support Authors Online

What We’re Reading

What to Read During Black History Month

New in Native Studies This Month

What We’re Reading

Recovering Languages and Literacies

Books on Iran

Forthcoming Spring Books on NetGalley