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Shout-outs and signings

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UNP is all over the news this week… First off, tonight Paul Johnsgaurd, author of the brand-new book, Sandhill and Whopping Cranes (as well as many other University of Nebraska Press titles), will be at the University Bookstore in Lincoln for a reading and a signing at 7. Come out and support a local professor and author! The blog Our Man in Boston gave a shout-out to our Flyover Fiction Series. Flyover Fiction, edited by Ron Hansen, features contemporary fiction set on the Great Plains, a region located in the center of the country and referred to either sentimentally as … Continue reading Shout-outs and signings

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Off the Shelf: Sandhill and Whooping Cranes by Paul A. Johnsgard

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Johnsgard Read the beginning of Chapter 1, "Lesser Sandhill Cranes", from Sandhill and Whooping Cranes: Ancient Voices over America's Wetlands by Paul A. Johnsgard:

"There is a wonderful old tradition in some parts of Scandinavia, in which the children hang their stockings outside their houses during those days in early spring when the European common cranes first return from their wintering areas in France and Spain. Sometimes the children place an ear of corn or some other gift for the cranes, whose welcome voices and overhead flocks are the surest sign of spring and renewed hope for the future after enduring a long, unbearably dark and frigid Scandinavian winter.

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Steelers’ family dynasty

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Fans from all over the country are gearing up for Super Bowl XLV, Packers v. Steelers. The Steelers have won the most super bowls out of any team, at a total of six. Pittsburgh is not only rich in championships but also in history. Art Rooney founded the Steelers in 1933 and ever since it has been a family operation. The current team president is Art Rooney II, with his dad, Dan Rooney, still maintaining his chairman position. Soon to be in paperback, Rooney: A Sporting Life by Rob Ruck, Maggie Jones Patterson and Michael P. Weber is a biography … Continue reading Steelers’ family dynasty

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February sale

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A collection of our books honoring Black History Month are on Sale! Save 25 % on books like, The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central, which debutes in March, tells a true story about high school basketball, black awakening and rebellion, and innocence lost in a watershed year. The drama of civil rights in 1968 plays out in this riveting social history of sports, politics, race, and popular culture in the American heartland. For other books on sale and to get the discount code, click here. Offer expires Feb. 28. Continue reading February sale

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The perfect valentine

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It’s that time of year when the stores seem to explode with boxes of chocolates and little stuffed bears holding hearts with the description of “I love you.” Celebrate Valentine’s Day a little differently this year with Ted Kooser’s book, Valentines. For Valentine’s Day 1986, Kooser wrote “Pocket Poem” and sent the tender, thoughtful composition to fifty women friends, starting an annual tradition that would persist for the next twenty-one years. This collection of valentine poems encompasses all the facets of the holiday: the traditional hearts and candy, the brilliance and purity of love, the quiet beauty of friendship, and … Continue reading The perfect valentine

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Off the Shelf: The Golden West edited by Alicia Christensen

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Read the beginning of the Introduction from The Golden West: Fifty Years of Bison Books, Edited by Alicia Christensen, Introduction by David Wrobel: "This superb collection of some of the most enduring writings on the American West is a fitting marker of the fiftieth anniversary of the University of Nebraska Press’s Bison Books imprint. A half century of republication of classic western literature, history, and folklore is not to be taken lightly. Just as The Portable Faulkner (1946) played a vital role in resurrecting that author’s reputation in the late 1940s and establishing his now hallowed place in the American … Continue reading Off the Shelf: The Golden West edited by Alicia Christensen

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Author finalist for Oregon award

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Paul VanDevelder was announced as a finalist for the Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction for his book Savages and Scoundrels. His UNP book, Coyote Warrior, was named an editor’s choice by Audubon saying “[VanDevelder] holds a mirror up to postcolonial America itself, showing how we are entwined and indebted to those who have lived here for thousands of years.” VanDevelder has been an investigative reporter, photojournalist, and documentary filmmaker for more than twenty years. His award-winning work has appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Audubon, Esquire, and the Seattle Times. Other finalists for the award … Continue reading Author finalist for Oregon award

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Something to look forward to

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Forthcoming from the University of Nebraska Press this spring is, Mondo and Other Stories by 2008 Nobel Laureate J. M. G. Le Clézio. Mondo is a collection of almost — but not quite — supernatural stories told through the eyes of children. Haunting and beautiful, these stories speak to a universal longing for a life beyond the confines and trappings of modern existence. Mondo is the third book by Le Clezio published by the University of Nebraska Press (the others are Onitsha and The Round and Other Cold Hard Facts) and we've been looking forward to this book for some … Continue reading Something to look forward to

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Review from Brevity

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Sleep in Me by Jon Pineda is a story of how a boy comes to deal with his sister’s tragic accident that leaves her paralyzed and mute. Pineda’s memoir is a heartrending coming-of-age story about a boy haunted by a family tragedy. Brevity, which is an online journal associated with Creative Nonfiction, gave Sleep in Me a great review. Ira Sukrungruang said, “Pineda treats the incident with a poet’s gaze, without overly sentimental impulses, with concise and concrete language, and intelligent and heartbreaking exposition.” Read the full review at Brevity Book Reviews. Continue reading Review from Brevity

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50th Anniversary of Bison Books

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In 1961 the University of Nebraska Press inaugurated the Bison Books trade paperback line, conceived as a way to bring affordable works of enduring literary merit to a mass audience. This year is Bison’s 50th year anniversary. The first season of publication included eight Bison Books with prices ranging from $1 to $1.50 each. Today there are more than 900 Bison Books in print, and the herd continues to grow. Last week, Governor Heineman signed a proclamation celebrating this milestone. Check out the official proclamation below. Also make sure to check out the Bison Book of the Month and register … Continue reading 50th Anniversary of Bison Books