Island of Bones was in the El Paso Times. Moonshine Ink reviewed Almost Somewhere. The Star Tribune called Water and Abandon “eloquent.” The Joplin Independent reviewed Backstage. A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity was on Monsters and Critics. And you can read excerpts from The National Forgotten League in The Washington Times as well as hear author Dan Daly discuss it on ESPN’s The Sports Fix. Continue reading Review roundup
"Experience Civil War Photography: From the Home Front to the Battlefront" is a new civil war show that illustrates the rise of photojournalism and new photographic techniques, including stereophotography – a form of 19th-century 3-D imaging. The Smithsonian blog, "Around the Mall," shared how "during the Civil War, Americans followed the battles at home with collectable photographs of generals and prints of the battlefields that were published in the daily newspaper." Put on 3-D glasses, and these photographs come to life. Read more about it on Around the Mall. Continue reading Civil War photographs in 3-D
The UNL team uncovered a massive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey. Researchers, students, and workers spent two months unearthing and cleaning this summer. Read more about it here. UNP has contributed to the archeology field by publishing books that explore past cultures and excavate histories previously unknown. The Archeology of the Caddo edited by Timothy K. Perttula provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the prehistory and archaeology of the Caddo peoples. The Caddos lived in the Southeastern Woodlands for more than 900 years beginning around A.D. 800–900, before being forced to relocate to Oklahoma in 1859. This volume … Continue reading UNL archaeological team uncovers mosaic
The University of Nebraska Press doesn't think so! Read about it from UNL's student newspaper, The Daily Nebraskan. Spoiler-alert: Director Donna Shear and new Editor-in-Chief Derek Krissoff weigh in. Continue reading Is the printed book done for?
Almost Somewhere was reviewed in National Parks Traveler. Ozzie Zehner, author of Green Illusions, was interviewed in the September/October edition of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. And UNP has two finalists for the 2013 One Book One Nebraska reading program: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather and While the Patient Slept by Mignon Eberhart. The winner will be announced at the Celebration of Nebraska Books on Nov. 3, 2012 at the Nebraska State Historical Society’s Museum of Nebraska History. Continue reading Media mention Monday
The National Forgotten League by Dan Daly was on BookPleasures.com, The Plain Dealer and ThePostGame.com from Yahoo! Sports. Suzanne Roberts, author of Almost Somewhere, interviewed with Capital Public Radio. Little Sinners and Other Stories by Karen Brown was reviewed in The Nervous Breakdown. Continue reading Friday roundup!
Celebrate the birth of Connie Mack this weekend! The Town of East Brookfield Massachusetts has events planned for Friday and Saturday. Or you can celebrate with a copy of Connie Mack: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931 Norman L. Macht. Also by Macht, check out Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball, with a foreword by Connie Mack III. In this new paperback edition, illustrated family photographs never before published, afford a unique insight into a colorful personality who helped shape baseball as we know it today. Continue reading Connie Mack 150th Birthday Celebration
Little Sinners, and Other Stories by Karen Brown is a collection of short stories centering around characters grappling with emptiness, longing, and vulnerability. Ellen Loughran from Booklist said "Brown's detailed style, meticulous in describing character and place, creates realistic slices of life. . . . Her stories will appeal to short-fiction readers for their strength of style and depth of emotional resonance.” Water and Abandon by Robert Vivian is the story of how the body of a pregnant teen is recovered from the Sicangu River, and her loved ones look at their own lives' and reexamine their relationships with each other. … Continue reading Fiction Fix
Right now you can steal great savings on baseball books from UNP. Great titles are available like Banzai Babe Ruth, Double No-Hit, Pitching in the Promised Land and Connie Mack! Better hurry, offer ends Oct. 19, 2012. Continue reading Baseball lovers rejoice!
Beyond Bend It Like Beckham by Timothy F. Grainey was in The Boston Globe. Continue reading Media mention Monday
