We Are Here is Ellen Cassedy’s exploration of Lithuania’s Jewish history and their attempts to come to terms with it, combined with her personal exploration of her own family’s disturbing Holocaust history. Listen to her talk about her book and experiences on Bill Thompson’s Eye on Books. Continue reading A Lithuanian journey

  Summer is in full swing, so grab a new book and relax! UNP is offering 25 percent off select books until August 10, 2012. Click here to view all sale titles and get the promotion code. Continue reading Summer specials

The U.S. Women's National soccer team beat Canada last weekend 2-1 at their Olympic Send Off Match in Utah. At the end of this month, they'll be in Scotland battling the French. In the meantime, check out Timothy F. Grainey's Beyond Bend It Like Beckham. His book presents the first in-depth global analysis of the women’s game—both where it has come from and where it is headed. With commentary from key players, coaches, and administrators, Timothy F. Grainey follows the sport’s reach into the unlikeliest places today, even countries where women were banned from playing soccer just a few short years … Continue reading The Global Phenomenon

The University of Nebraska Press is closed today for the July 4th holiday. Online orders placed today will be processed on Thursday, July 5th. Happy Independence Day! Continue reading Closed

Throughout July you can save 25 percent on Civil War books in honor of the 150th year anniversary. Click here for a full list of sale titles and the promotional code. Offer ends July 31, 2012.   Continue reading Civil War book sale

Jackson, Mississippi is the story of the civil rights movement in Jackson, Mississippi, told by one of its foremost activists, John R. Salter Jr. The struggle for civil rights featured some of the bloodiest resistance by a panoply of repressive resources—“lawmen,” hoodlums, politicians, and vigilantes—but also introduced Salter to the movement’s most compelling and important figures, including NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers. The Journal of Mississippi History called it “A meticulously crafted, almost hour-by-hour account of the rise and fall of one of the region’s more remarkable grass-roots protest movements.” This month, people are remembering Medgar Evers' legacy. He was assassinated June … Continue reading Remembering Medgar Evers

Derek Krissoff has been named the new Editor in Chief for the University of Nebraska Press, effective July 16. He comes to UNL from the University of Georgia Press in Athens, Ga., where he has been a senior acquisitions editor since 2006. During his tenure in Georgia, Krissoff acquired books in history and geography. See the full press release here.   Continue reading New UNP editor-in-chief

Check out Ozzie Zehner's Green Illusions author video on Amazon! Click here to go to his Amazon page and watch the video at the bottom right corner. Continue reading Green Illusions video