NEWS AND REVIEWS

December 25, 2015December 21, 2015 univnebpress

Books My Wife Wants You to Know I’m Happily Married by Joey Franklin Praise from Shelf Awareness: “As a title, My Wife Wants You to Know I’m Happily Married has the hollow ring of a bumper sticker or T-shirt. Luckily, the contents promise a much stronger, deeper resonance with thoughtful readers who may see themselves reflected in Franklin’s often universally recognizable stories about childhood, children, growing up and adulthood.—Rob LeFebvre, freelance writer and editor Discover: These thoughtful, emotional and touching personal essays explore universal themes of the human experience.” Dawnland Voices edited by Siobhan Senier Review from Times Literary Supplement: “. . . puts another … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS

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The Marketeers Club: November & December Exhibit Round Up

December 23, 2015December 22, 2015 univnebpress

Emily Giller is the Advertising and Exhibits Coordinator in the marketing department. American Society for Ethnohistory (ASE) November 4-8, 2015 (Las Vegas, NV) UNP conference attendee: Matt Bokovoy, Native Studies and Borderlands History Editor “The American Society for … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: November & December Exhibit Round Up

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From the desk of Steve Smith: This Season

December 22, 2015 univnebpress

Steve Smith is an award-winning communications professional who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is the author of Forever Red: More Confessions of a Cornhusker Fan (September 2015). Follow Steve on Twitter. It’s almost over. In less than a week, the University … Continue reading From the desk of Steve Smith: This Season

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UNP’s 2015 Holiday Party

December 21, 2015 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press held its annual holiday party last Thursday with bowling, games, and food. Marketing and EDP departments had a bowl-off where EDP’s average score beat Marketing’s score by one point! Thanks to everyone who organized the event. Continue reading UNP’s 2015 Holiday Party

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What We’re Reading

December 18, 2015December 21, 2015 univnebpress

December Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books our noses have been buried in. Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery “In Paris, a … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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Lit Contest Deadline Extended

December 17, 2015December 16, 2015 univnebpress

Deadline Extended to February 1! The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) has been publishing prestigious, award-winning literature for seventy-five years, but this contest is a first for UNP. In celebration of our 75th anniversary, UNP will publish a … Continue reading Lit Contest Deadline Extended

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EXCERPT: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Indian Territory

December 16, 2015 univnebpress

An excerpt from The Civil War and Reconstruction in Indian Territory (December 2015) edited and with an introduction by Bradley R. Clampitt. 1 Bitter Legacy The Battle Front Richard B. McCaslin Abraham Lincoln never read Clausewitz, but if he … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Indian Territory

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NEWS AND REVIEWS

December 11, 2015 univnebpress

Books Sublime Physick by Patrick Madden Review from Publishers Weekly: “Like many essayists before him, Madden (Quotidiana) makes a habit of finding the transcendent in the transient. In this new, sometimes moving collection, he ranges over topics including spit, plagiarism, empathy, and middle age . . . Madden’s work combines elegance with a bumptiousness, illustrating the messy character of human language and lives.” This Benevolent Experiment by Andrew Woolford Praise from the Washington Book Review: “This Benevolent Experiment is a must-read for the experts and students of North American history and Native Americans alike. It is a highly scholarly and … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS

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EXCERPT: Quilts and Human Rights

December 10, 2015 univnebpress

Quilts and Human Rights (August 2016), by Marsha MacDowell, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, and Beth Donaldson, examines the societal impact of quiltmakers and their quilts in activism and global human rights awareness. With a foreword by Desmond Tutu and 105 color photographs, … Continue reading EXCERPT: Quilts and Human Rights

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From the desk of Katherine M.B. Osburn: Dollar General v. Miss. Choctaws

December 4, 2015December 3, 2015 univnebpress

Mississippi Band of Choctaws in front of the Supreme Court Katherine M. B. Osburn is an associate professor of history at Arizona State University. She is the author of Choctaw Resurgence in Mississippi: Race, Class, and Nation Building in the … Continue reading From the desk of Katherine M.B. Osburn: Dollar General v. Miss. Choctaws