The UNL team uncovered a massive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey. Researchers, students, and workers spent two months unearthing and cleaning this summer. Read more about it here. UNP has contributed to the archeology field by publishing books that explore past cultures and excavate histories previously unknown. The Archeology of the Caddo edited by Timothy K. Perttula provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the prehistory and archaeology of the Caddo peoples. The Caddos lived in the Southeastern Woodlands for more than 900 years beginning around A.D. 800–900, before being forced to relocate to Oklahoma in 1859. This volume … Continue reading UNL archaeological team uncovers mosaic

Celebrate the birth of Connie Mack this weekend! The Town of East Brookfield Massachusetts has events planned for Friday and Saturday. Or you can celebrate with a copy of Connie Mack: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931 Norman L. Macht. Also by Macht, check out Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball, with a foreword by Connie Mack III. In this new paperback edition, illustrated family photographs never before published, afford a unique insight into a colorful personality who helped shape baseball as we know it today.   Continue reading Connie Mack 150th Birthday Celebration

Little Sinners, and Other Stories by Karen Brown is a collection of short stories centering around characters grappling with emptiness, longing, and vulnerability. Ellen Loughran from Booklist said "Brown's detailed style, meticulous in describing character and place, creates realistic slices of life. . . . Her stories will appeal to short-fiction readers for their strength of style and depth of emotional resonance.”     Water and Abandon by Robert Vivian is the story of how the body of a pregnant teen is recovered from the Sicangu River, and her loved ones look at their own lives' and reexamine their relationships with each other. … Continue reading Fiction Fix

Right now you can steal great savings on baseball books from UNP. Great titles are available like Banzai Babe Ruth, Double No-Hit, Pitching in the Promised Land and Connie Mack! Better hurry, offer ends Oct. 19, 2012.   Continue reading Baseball lovers rejoice!

Beyond Bend It Like Beckham by Timothy F. Grainey was in The Boston Globe.   Continue reading Media mention Monday

Tomorrow from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Indigo Bridge Books will be hosting Joy Castro's launch party for her new book, Island of Bones. Indigo will be serving snacks, drinks and the author's own secret family recipe flan. Books will be available to purchase Saturday morning and through the event. Stop by Saturday night and meet a great local author! Continue reading Launch party in Lincoln

In July, the great Babe Ruth biographer Robert W. Creamer passed away. One of his books, Baseball and Other Matters in 1941 is now back in print and available for purchase. Sports Illustrated said, "This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it’s much, much more." Read more about Creamer's book and order it online here.  And check out his other UNP books: Stengel: His Life and Times The Quality of Courage: Heroes in and out of Baseball Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat Jocko Continue reading Creamer book back in print

Get out those NFL jerseys because football season is back! Tonight the Dallas Cowboys play the New York Giants in this season's opening game. Expand your football knowledge this season with two new UNP books:  Intercepted: The Rise and Fall of NFL Cornerback Darryl Henley by Michael McKnight McKnight tells the story of Darryl Henley’s tragic and rapid downfall from NFL cornerback to drug financer to federal prisoner. Adam Schefter, NFL reporter for ESPN, said "Capturing the inner life of an NFL player is challenging enough. Revealing the torment, hubris, and shame that marked Darryl Henley’s downfall is a task … Continue reading NFL kickoff