Ozzie Zehner in Huffington Post
In an article by Tom Zeller Jr., Green Illusions is analyzed and Zehner answers questions about his green energy conclusions. Read the article here. Continue reading Ozzie Zehner in Huffington Post
From National Review Online
Click here to read a review of From Ambivalence to Betrayal: The Left, the Jews, and Israel by Robert S. Wistrich. Continue reading From National Review Online
Aaron Pribble on video
Author and baseball pro, Aaron Pribble, was on Sportsideo talking about his career and book, Pitching in the Promised Land. Click here to watch the interview. Continue reading Aaron Pribble on video
Let the ceremonies begin!
Today is the start of the 2012 Olympics in London and one UNP author is already a strong advocate of one of the competitions: women's soccer. Tim Grainey, author of Beyond Bend It Like Beckham, is a sports journalist who has wrote extensively on soccer for World Football Pages, Soccer365.com and more. Recently, Grainey met another soccer fanatic in his area who shared his love of the sport. Check out the azcentral.com story "2 Southeast Valley soccer fanatics/writers meet for first time" to find out who. Continue reading Let the ceremonies begin!
From the desk of Kate Buford
Kate Buford is the author of Native American Son. In light of the Olympics beginning tomorrow, she writes of an Olympic past legend, Jim Thorpe, and today's Olympic excitement.
As the world gears up for Opening Day of the XXX Olympiad, media outlets are pumping out new alarming stories of security snafus in London along with the usual poignant tales of athletes’ life obstacles overcome.
The hype and frenzy are taken for granted now, but when did they begin? When did the world first realize the potential thrill the Games dangle in front of us every four years? That an athlete will come out of nowhere and astonish us with feats of bodily skill we have never seen before.
Though the first Games of the modern Olympic movement were held in 1896 in Athens, it wasn’t until the Fifth Olympiad in Stockholm in 1912 that one athlete – Jim Thorpe – created the model of the Olympic super-star. First he won the classic five-event track and field pentathlon by a huge margin – and then he did the same thing in the new ten-event decathlon.
Celebrate Buffalo Bill in Colorado
Today is the start of Buffalo Bill Days in Golden, Colo. It's three days of activities celebrating Buffalo Bill including live music and a "Best of the West" parade. Click here for information. For more Buffalo Bill, check out forthcoming title Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace by John M. Burke, edited by Chris Dixon. It's a critical edition of Burke's 1893 book that established the legend of Buffalo Bill Cody as a frontier hero. Continue reading Celebrate Buffalo Bill in Colorado
Roberts interview
Suzanne Roberts, author of forthcoming Almost Somewhere, was interviewed by Hanna Brooks Olsen from Blisstree. Click here to read Roberts' thoughts on hiking, nature and the female body. Continue reading Roberts interview
Robert W. Creamer dies at 90
Robert W. Creamer, author of Stengel (pictured to the left) and Baseball and Other Matters in 1941, passed away last Wednedsay. He wrote acclaimed biographies of Babe Ruth and Casey Stengel and joined Sports Illustrated as one of its first writers. Read more about the life of Creamer in The New York Times. Continue reading Robert W. Creamer dies at 90
Welcome Derek!
Today we welcome our new Editor-in-Chief, Derek Krissoff. He comes to the University of Nebraska Press after six years as Senior Editor at the University of Georgia Press. We are exciting to have him join our team. During his tenure in Georgia, Krissoff acquired books in history and geography. He was actively involved with fundraising and development, helping to secure the grant proposal for the Mellon-funded Early American Places initiative, a collaboration that includes UNP. He also developed a partnership with the Library Company of Philadelphia for support in their Race in the Atlantic World series. Welcome to Lincoln, Derek! Continue reading Welcome Derek!
Authors in the news
JT Waldman, author of Megillat Esther, recently published a new book titled Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me (Hill & Wang, 2012) and it was reviewed in Publisher's Weekly. Ozzie Zenher, author of Green Illusions, was interviewed by The Futurist, a publication of the World Future Society. And Almost Somewhere by Suzanne Roberts was reviewed in Kirkus Reviews. Continue reading Authors in the news
