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 An Endangered Species: A Novel (Bison Books, 2024) by Frances Washburn. About the Book: Tom … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to An Endangered Species
Reviews The Triumph of Life Review in The Christian Century: “Greenberg openly and lovingly embraces all humans, stating that all people are created in God’s sacred image and represent the Divine in a rich and full rainbow.” Review in the … Continue reading News & Reviews
David Kamper is a professor of American Indian studies, associate director and cofounder of the Center for Skateboarding, Action Sports, and Social Change, and cofounder of Surf/Skate Studies Collaborative at San Diego State University. His most recent book is Rezballers and … Continue reading Excerpt: Rezballers and Skate Elders
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 Upcoming Events for Donna L. Erickson’s Rooted at the Edge
UNP is taking part in Lincoln City Libraries’ annual Summer Reading Challenge. To complete the challenge, you’ll need to read for 10 hours and keep track of your reading time, complete 8 of the 20 activities, and visit the Library four … Continue reading Color Our World: Lincoln Summer Reading Challenge
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
Reviews I Make Envy on Your Disco Review in GQ: “It’s a comforting, elegantly-written reminder that there’s life after twink death.” Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946–1975 Review in Comparativ: “[Women, Empires, and Body Politics at … Continue reading News & Reviews
Andrea R. Morrell is an associate professor of anthropology at Guttman Community College, City University of New York. Her book Prison Town: Making the Carceral State in Elmira, New York (Nebraska, 2025) was published last month. In Prison Town Andrea R. Morrell illustrates … Continue reading Excerpt: Prison Town
Next week, from July 8-11, join UNP authors Jacob K. Friefeld and Pamela Smith Hill for LauraPalooza, hosted by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy & Research Association! LauraPalooza is the premier academic and fan conference dedicated to exploring the profound literary, historical, and … Continue reading UNP Authors at LauraPalooza
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. “While I was on vacation, I finally had a chance … Continue reading June Staff Reading List
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