An excerpt from A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln, New Edition. THE FACE IN THE WINDOW Perhaps no other incident in the unusual history of Lincoln, Nebraska, affected as many people as did the apparition at a Near North … Continue reading Excerpt: A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln
Emily Giller is the exhibits coordinator and media planner in the marketing department. In book publishing there is never a dull moment; there are always things to do and projects to finish. However, there is one month in particular, October, that is the busiest of them all for me because it marks the beginning of exhibits season. This year UNP exhibited at three conferences in October. Here’s an inside look at our experiences at these conferences. American Society for Ethnohistory (ASE) October 8-12, 2014 (Indianapolis, IN) UNP conference attendee: Matt Bokovoy, Senior Acquisitions Editor, Native American and Indigenous Studies … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: October Exhibit Round Up
The October 13 issue of Publishers Weekly included an article on the perils and possibilities of publishing sports books. Bob Minzesheimer’s article focused on the apparent disconnect between the popularity of sport in this country and the relatively small number of sports titles published and the even smaller number of those books that achieve great sales. What Minzesheimer had to say certainly caught my attention; the University of Nebraska Press has long published a relatively large number of titles in this genre. In spite of the cautious tale spun in that article, our sports titles are regularly some of the … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: An Athletic Book?
LLyn De Danaan in collaboration with Justine E. James Jr. At a recent Pacific Northwest history conference in Vancouver, Washington, I was given a small display table in the sales room so that I might attract and talk with attendees … Continue reading From the desk of LLyn De Danaan: A Picture is Worth…
Jason C. Anthony is the author of Hoosh: Roast Penguin, Scurvy Day, and Other Stories of Antarctic Cuisine, an exploration of Antarctic history and contemporary Antarctic life through the medium of food. In 2012, his book received the Special Commendation André Simon Food and Drink … Continue reading From the desk of Jason C. Anthony: Antarctic cuisine
Sarah Alisabeth Fox is a freelance writer and editor. Her articles and reviews have appeared in Montana, the Magazine of Western History and Western Historical Quarterly. Her new book, Downwind: A People’s History of the Nuclear West is now available. Read … Continue reading From the desk of Sarah Alisabeth Fox
Kylie Morrison-Sloat is publicity assistant in the marketing department. There was a great sense of community earlier this week as more than forty people gathered to celebrate the launch of Steve Sieberson’s book, The Naked Mountaineer. Each person who arrived … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Naked Mountaineer Launch Party
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The 22 Weeks rolls on as the panel of pigskin prognostication unite to discuss the recent FCC decision regarding the Blackout rule in the NFL. What will be the effects of the new rule? What… Continue reading JERRY IZENBERG AUTHOR OF ROZELLE JOINS THE SHOW 22 Weeks: Season 3 Episode 5.
The last time I was in Chicago, my favorite store was American Girl Place. So when I found out my AAUP residency application was approved I was excited to see the city again, this time without my Samantha but with a new job title and eagerness to learn how the University of Chicago Press varied from UNP. My initial intentions when applying for the AAUP Residency Program centered on the growing importance of social media in business practices. I wanted to gain a better understanding of university press publishing as well as network with a university press with the prestige … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: AAUP Residency, Chicago Edition
French novelist Patrick Modiano is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, adding to the University of Nebraska Press backlist of Nobel Prize winners. Modiano is the author of Out of the Dark, which was translated by University of … Continue reading UNP backlist shines with Third Nobel Prize winner in Literature
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