An excerpt from The Newspaper Warrior: Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins’s Campaign for American Indian Rights, 1864-1891 edited by Cari M. Carpenter and Carolyn Sorisio (June 2015). INTRODUCTION “Winnemucca’s role as advocate made her the mightiest word warrior of her time.” —LaVonne Brown … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Newspaper Warrior
Books Walk of Ages by Jim Reisler Review from the Sports Literature Association: “Jim Reisler, author of eight baseball books, which explains the many analogies the author makes to the boys of summer, brings this fascinating character to life on the pages of Walk of Ages. . . Reisler described Weston as an everyman, a rock star and a happening all rolled into one incredible human being.” Busy in the Cause by Lowell J. Soike From Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains Vol 38 No 1: “Soike’s portraits of the remarkable young men who followed Brown . . … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
The SABR 45 Convention kicks off tomorrow, June 24, in Chicago. This is a time for baseball fans to come together to meet players, managers, analysts, writers and other fans and surround themselves with the history, mechanics, and love of this great … Continue reading SABR 2015 Convention
Ah, summer time is finally here, and if you’re anything like us here at UNP the perfect summer vacation is right around the corner. Our newest reading list is full of books perfect for a weekend trip out of town … Continue reading Reading List: Summer Vacation
We love to hear from our readers. Check out what people are saying on Amazon about some of our most recent titles: The JPS Bible Commentary: Song of Songs commentary by Michael Fishbane “The JPS Bible Commentary on the Song of … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers
Brand ambassadors have become a big thing in marketing. Companies have invested heavily in creating brand ambassadors who will go forth and spread the word about how great a particular product is or the benefits of one brand over another. … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: Beer Drinkers…I mean Brand Ambassadors
The annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) will be held this week in Denver, Colorado. The University of Nebraska Press will have ten attendees this year and three people chairing panel discussions. Members of AAUP will … Continue reading 2015 AAUP Meeting Preview
Predators By Brian Glyn Williams Book inspires rock album; full story in Rolling Stone: “A concept about the dehumanizing aspects of drone technology is, however, fresh territory for a rock band. Bellamy first got the idea about two years ago when he read the book Predators: The CIA’s Drone War on al Qaeda by Dartmouth professor Brian Glyn Williams. ‘I was shocked,’ he says. ‘I didn’t know how prolific drone usage has been. I always perceived Obama as an all-around likable guy. But from reading the book, you find out that most mornings he wakes up, has a breakfast and then goes down … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
Terence Smyre and Joel Puchalla form the dyad that is the editorial wing of the University of Nebraska Press’s journals department. Their offices, and hearts, share a common wall—though not a physical coronary septum, which would be weird. They envision … Continue reading Mssgng w/ Jrnls Ed
Jon Hart has written for the New York Times and an array of outlets that have sadly bitten the dust. He graduated first in his class from mascot school. Then again, he was the only person in his graduating class. As … Continue reading From the desk of Jon Hart: Basketball on Wheels
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