Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Thanks for This Riot: Stories (Nebraska, 2024) by Janelle Bassett. About the Book: Thanks for … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Thanks for This Riot
The winner of the 2025 Raz-Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry is Adam O. Davis for “Pyrrhic Symphony,” chosen by guest judges Rowan Ricardo Phillips and Hilda Raz with Timothy Schaffert, Glenna Luschei Editor-in-Chief of Prairie Schooner. Davis will receive a $3,000 … Continue reading Adam O. Davis and Micah Dean Hicks win 2025 Raz-Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prizes
To celebrate Labor Day, we’ve curated a reading list that sheds light on invisible labor throughout history. Whether uncovering the experiences of immigrant Mayan meatpackers in the Great Plains or scholars of color within academia, the books and articles in … Continue reading Reading List: Labor 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. “This month, I’ve been reading John G. Neihardt’s Black Elk Speaks, … Continue reading August Staff Reading List
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2025: Sanam Sheriff and their manuscript Humہم. “Books are among the most sacred gifts I’ve received from the people I love. To … Continue reading Announcing the 2025 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry Winner
Reviews Under Jackie’s Shadow Review in Journal of Southern History: “Under Jackie’s Shadow is an important text for any researcher who wants to explore baseball’s biggest challenge: getting Black Americans back into America’s pastime.” No Friday Night Lights Review in Tribal … Continue reading News & Reviews
The University of Nebraska Press is pleased to announce the selection of the next book in the fiction series, Zero Street. Slow Guillotine by Teo Rivera-Dundas will be published on March 1, 2026. Slow Guillotine follows three broke weirdos whose … Continue reading Announcing the next book in Zero Street Fiction
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
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