Reviews Under Prairie Skies Review in American Indian Culture and Research Journal: “Shay makes visible the role Native cultural traditions played in shaping the Northern Plains. This text should be used as a point of departure for general readers interested … Continue reading News & Reviews
Since 2006, the University of Nebraska Press has worked to publish The Complete Letters of Henry James, an acclaimed series that fills a crucial gap in modern literary studies by presenting in a scholarly edition the complete letters of one of the great novelists … Continue reading From the Desk of Henry James: Jan 7, 1889
Sally Thompson is an anthropologist and cultural heritage consultant. She formerly served as founder and director of the Regional Learning Project and as Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act specialist for the University of Montana, Missoula, where, on occasion, she … Continue reading Excerpt: Black Robes Enter Coyote’s World
We’re pleased to share our new Spring/Summer 2025 seasonal catalog! Browse the online version to see forthcoming titles from Nebraska, Bison Books, Potomac Books, the Backwaters Press, and the Jewish Publication Society. Visit our NetGalley page for a select list … Continue reading Introducing the Spring/Summer 2025 Seasonal Catalog
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books we gifted to loved ones this holiday season or are planning to read in the new … Continue reading December Staff Reading List
David Yee is an assistant professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver. His latest book Informal Metropolis: Life on the Edge of Mexico City, 1940–1976 (Nebraska, 2024) was published in November as part of the Confluencias series. In … Continue reading Excerpt: Informal Metropolis
The following is a letter from Jane Ferreyra, director of the University of Nebraska Press. Happy fall from the University of Nebraska Press! As we move toward the year-end, we reflect with pride on the ways the University of Nebraska … Continue reading A Word from UNP’s Director: The FY23-24 Annual Report
As the year nears its end, we’re excited to share a preview of some of our forthcoming Spring/Summer 2025 books. Save on pre-orders during our Holiday Sale! Starlings by Mike Stark Starlings (Bison Books, March) is a first-of-its-kind history of … Continue reading Most Anticipated Books in 2025
UNP’s running (and walking) team, Footnotes, participated in the 24th annual Lincoln Track Club Holiday Run at Pioneers Park on Saturday, December 8. All proceeds went to the Capital Humane Society! #RunForBowWowsAndMeowsMeows We all signed up for the 5k this year, … Continue reading People Make Publishing: Footnotes at the 2024 Holiday Run
Abu Bakr Sadiq is a Nigerian poet born and raised in Minna. He is an undergraduate student at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Sadiq is the winner of the 2022 IGNYTE award for Best Speculative Poetry and a finalist for the 2023 … Continue reading Excerpt: Leaked Footages
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