Nicholas O’Connell is based in Washington State and is the founder of the Writer’s Workshop. He contributes to media outlets such as Newsweek, Food & Wine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and National Geographic Adventure. O’Connell is the author of five books, including The … Continue reading Excerpt: Crush
To help spread the word about new UNP books, our publicity team launched the UNP Influencer Partnership in 2023. As part of the partnership, influencers can request and receive galleys (physical or e-book) or finished books of their choice. We … Continue reading UNP Influencer Partnership: Fall/Winter 2025 titles available
Donna L. Erickson is a consultant on open-space conservation in the Rocky Mountain West and was an associate professor of landscape architecture and planning at the University of Michigan for sixteen years. Erickson has published extensively in design, planning, and conservation … Continue reading Rockin’ R: A Tribute to Writing Groups
In his long search to process his grief over the rape and murder of his teenage friend by a fellow classmate, Jim Reese becomes entangled in prisons—both physically and psychologically. Coming to a Neighborhood near You is the result: his investigative memoir … Continue reading Editor Taylor Gilreath on why she chose to publish ‘Coming to a Neighborhood Near You’
Thomas A. Krainz is an associate professor of history at DePaul University. He is the author of Delivering Aid: Implementing Progressive Era Welfare in the American West. His latest book A Great Many Refugees: Progressive Era Assistance in the American West (Nebraska, … Continue reading Excerpt: A Great Many Refugees
Reviews Too Good to Be Altogether Lost Review in The Wall Street Journal: “Ms. Hill not only discusses the woman’s life, artistry and place in American literature. She also solves a literary mystery that has long bedeviled Wilder’s legacy—and millions … Continue reading News & Reviews
In partnership with seven Big Ten-affiliated university presses, the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Center for Library Programs announces the expansion of the Big Ten Open Books project with the publication of the second 100-book collection. The first collection was centered … Continue reading UNP partners with Big Ten Open Books Project for Launch of ‘Indigenous North Americans’ Collection
Thomas S. Bremer is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He focuses on American religious history, particularly exploring the connections between religion and tourism, religion and nature, and the U.S. national parks. His latest book … Continue reading A Changed Relationship: My Reckoning with Yellowstone
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
Pamela Smith Hill is a New York Times best-selling editor, author, educator, and expert on Laura Ingalls Wilder. She has taught young adult literature and creative and professional writing at universities in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, as well as classes on Laura Ingalls … Continue reading Excerpt: Too Good to be Altogether Lost
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