A holiday first suggested by Nebraska journalist and tree-lover J. Sterling Morton in 1872, Arbor Day was initially a day set aside to encourage pioneers to plant trees in an otherwise flat and lonely landscape. Since 1885 Arbor Day has … Continue reading Celebrate Nature this Arbor Day
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. March Staff Reading List My Sister, the Serial Killer: … Continue reading What We’re Reading
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 An Orchestra Of Minorities: … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Books in the Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight series provide a popular history of spaceflight from the rocket scientists of the 1930s to today, focusing on the lives of astronauts, cosmonauts, technicians, scientists, and their families. These books place equal … Continue reading Series Update: Outward Odyssey
The NHL season is well underway and UNP has a few books to keep you company from the regular season to the Stanley Cup Finals. In We Want Fish Sticks (Nebraska, 2018), Nick Hirshon tells colorful story of the rebranding of … Continue reading Reading List: Books for the NHL season
Since 2014 UNP has been publishing, often for the first time in English, works of classic and contemporary poetry from African writers with the African Poetry Book Fund. So far, sixteen books have been published with two new volumes coming … Continue reading New from the African Poetry Book Series
When President Gerald Ford addressed the nation during America’s bicentennial, he made time to acknowledge the recently instated remembrance of Black History Month, telling Americans to, “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every … Continue reading Black History Month: Untold Stories
On January 31, Jackie Robinson would have turned 100 years old. The New York Times published a feature celebrating his life in 100 photos. One of the photographs shows Robinson (center) with fellow UCLA stars Woody Strode (left) and Kenny Washington … Continue reading Black History Month: Jackie Robinson
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 Death in Holy Orders … Continue reading What We’re Reading
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. We’re especially excited to get some extra reading in over the holiday break. Some of these titles are related to winter and … Continue reading What We’re Reading Over the Holidays
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