The winners of the Zester Daily food contest have been chosen! Congrats to our winners, Joanna, Sue, Christy, Bret and Barbara. Your prize — a copy of Jewish American Food Culture by Jonathan Deutsch and Rachel D. Saks, which takes an in-depth look at both well-known and unfamiliar Jewish dishes, is en route! Thanks to all who participated! Continue reading Zester Daily contest winners
The Prairie Schooner is bringing three prize-winners to the UNL campus this week! Greg Hrbek, James Crews and Shane Book will participate in a meet and greet and Q&A today from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Dudley Bailey Library in Andrews Hall. Tomorrow night, the three authors will also read from their books at 8 p.m. in Anderson Hall, room 15. Both events are free and open to the public. Greg Hrbek is the author of Destroy All Monsters, and Other Stories (2011), James Crews is the author of The Book of What Stays (2011) and Shane Book is … Continue reading Meet prize-winning authors
James Crews’ poem, “The Bees Have Not Yet Left Us,” was recently featured on Verse Daily. This poem comes from his recent book of poetry, The Book of What Stays. Michael Simms from the Coal Hill Review said, "The Book of What Stays is one of the very best original books of poetry I've read in the past couple of years . . . . I feel that while this book may be the one that stays, there's a "part two" quickly on the way." To read Crews’ poem on Verse Daily, click here. Continue reading Featured poem
Read the beginning of "Colander" from Such a Life by Lee Martin: "One summer morning the telephone rang in my grandmother’s house, and, because she was busy washing dishes at the sink, I ran to answer it. She kept the new dial phone on a library table by her bedroom window, a bedroom off the kitchen in the modest frame house where I’d spent the night. It was 1962, and I was seven years old. Progress had come to our sleepy, backwoods part of southern Illinois in the form of telephones you dialed instead of cranked and seven-digit numbers instead … Continue reading Off the Shelf: Such a Life by Lee Martin
Each year, the Discover Great New Writers Program from Barnes and Noble has introduced readers to up-and-coming new authors, many of whom have been from UNP. Past UNP winners include Ted Kooser (Local Wonders), Brandon Schrand (The Enders Hotel), Daryl Farmer (Bicycling Beyond the Divide) and most recently, Jon Pineda (Sleep in Me). Do you know an author (UNP or otherwise!) who you think should be considered for this honor? If so, enter their works in the Facebook Sweepstakes here. You’ll be automatically in the drawing for a new NOOK Tablet. Check out Barnes and Noble’s website or stop by … Continue reading Discover great new writers
Inside In the United States of Africa (2009), French-speaking African writer Abdourahman A. Waberi turns the fortunes of the world upside down. On this reimagined globe a stream of sorry humanity flows from the West, from the slums of America and the squalor of Europe, to escape poverty and desperation in the prosperous United States of Africa. It is in this world that an African doctor on a humanitarian mission to France adopts a child. And this story is as deadly serious as it is wickedly satiric. Thanks to the translators, David and Nicole Ball, this tale was made available … Continue reading A new year’s resolution of reading
In a remote kingdom hidden in the Himalayas, there is a trail said to be the toughest trek in the world—24 days, 216 miles, 11 mountain passes, and enough ghost stories to scare an exorcist. Beneth Blossom Rain: Discovering Bhutan on the Toughest Trek in the World is Kevin Grange’s account of his journey across the country of Bhutan by taking on this infamous trail, the Snowman Trek. Seattle University Magazine’s Maura Beth Pagano called it “a treat for any adventurer.” She also said that “not only does the author let readers catch a glimpse into his time on the … Continue reading An adventurer’s delight
Get hungry because Zester Daily is having a “Nosh like a Pro” contest! Enter to win a box of Israeli foods from the company Negev Nectars. Five readers will also be picked to receive a copy of Jewish American Food Culture. Click here to enter now. Zester Daily is an award-winning online publication produced by an international collection of experienced journalists, food writers and wine experts who want to engage food and drink enthusiasts. Continue reading Win food from Negev Nectars
Today, President Obama denies the Transcanada pipeline permit through Nebraska Sandhills protecting Nebraska’s watershed. Read the full story. UNP has two forthcoming titles you will want to check out, one that focuses on the Sandhills and one that is an exploration of America’s energy infrastructure. In David Owen’s book, Like No Other Place he focuses on the Nebraska Sandhills and the essence of its uniqueness and its people. Green Illusions: The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy and the Future of Environmentalism by Ozzie Zehner provides insight on why we should change our energy consumption habits and why alternative … Continue reading Pipeline denied through Nebraska Sandhills
Last week, Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and the late Tivka Frymer-Kensky were awarded the National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies for The JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth, published by The Jewish Publication Society. The award will be presented during a ceremony in New York this coming March. The National Jewuish Book Award is the longest-running North American awards program of its kind in the field of Jewish literature. Ruth is the latest in the JPS Bible Commentary series. The authors provide a critical, line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks, as well as the … Continue reading Ruth wins National Jewish Book Award
