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Helen Kim and Noah Leavitt As a wife-husband team, working on JewAsian together over the past six years, we have shared countless moments, from arranging interview trips around the country to deciding how to focus… Continue reading Our Books
The following is a post from Courtney Thomas, visiting assistant professor of political science at Virginia Tech, and author of In Food We Trust: The Politics of Purity in American Food Regulation (Nebraska, 2014). In the latter half of the 20th century the organic … Continue reading From the Desk of Courtney Thomas: “Natural” Food Labeling
The following contribution is from Doreen Pfost, author of This River Beneath the Sky: A Year on the Platte (Nebraska, 2016). What the Platte River Taught Me When I see Fourth of July fireworks, I think of the Platte River. I was … Continue reading From the desk of Doreen Pfost
Excited to celebrate your independence but not a fan of fire works? Escape the heat and spend some time learning about our nation’s history. A Powerful Mind: The Self-Education of George Washington by Adrienne M. Harrison Breaking new ground … Continue reading Reading List: the Fourth of July
Alan T. Levenson is the Schusterman/Josey Professor of Jewish History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author or editor of numerous essays and books, including The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible: How Scholars in Germany, Israel, and … Continue reading From the Desk of Alan Levenson
This year the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary and as the National Park Foundation said, “the Centennial is more than a birthday. We want people everywhere to embrace the opportunities to explore, learn, be inspired or simply have fun in their 407 … Continue reading From the Desk of Kevin Grange #FindYourPark
June Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried. Kitchens of the Great Midwest … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Jeff Goldberg was the UConn women’s basketball writer for the Hartford Courant from 2001 to 2006 and is the author of Unrivaled: UConn, Tennessee, and the Twelve Years that Transcended Women’s Basketball (Nebraska, 2015) and Bird at the Buzzer: UConn, Notre Dame, and a … Continue reading From the desk of Jeff Goldberg: My Memory of Pat Summitt
Anna Weir is a publicist at UNP who organizes her bookshelves by color. Words in English can have multiple meanings or implications. It’s concise, which makes it the world’s business language. It’s creative, which draws daydreaming romantics like me to it. … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Performing Ritual Tsundoku
Anna Weir is one of the more recent additions to the press: Publicist, book hoarder, and needlework enthusiast. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a familiar face on one … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Ann Baker
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