NEW this month from the University of Nebraska Press is The Global Game: Writers on Soccer edited by John Turnbull, Thom Satterlee, and Alon Raab "Translating the Global Game"by John Turnbull One would have good reason for believing that The Global Game: Writers on Soccer is about soccer. The word “soccer” appears in the title. The cover features a soccer player in Lichinga, Mozambique, competing in a Saturday morning match. From the first entry in the book, by Danish poet Klaus Rifbjerg, to the last, by Czech writer Miroslav Holub, poems, essays, memoir, letters, and oratory discuss “association football,” the formal … Continue reading Author Guest Blog: John Turnbull

 New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is Pioneer Cemeteries: Sculpture Gardens of the Old West by Annette Scott. Illustrated with eighty-three striking photographs, this book shows how the pioneer cemetery emerged as a site of public sculpture and cultural transmission in which each carved or molded monument played dual (and sometimes conflicting) public and private roles, recording the community’s history and values while memorializing  individuals and events. This week Tuesday Trivia will ‘strike you dead’ with all the fun facts about cemeteries we got! Hope you’re not too scared to join us reader…. 1.    How long ago … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: November 18, 2008

 A reminder that University of Nebraska Press author Mimi Schwartz will be appearing in Lincoln, Nebraska on Tuesday, November 18 (that's tomorrow!) for a book signing, reading, and discussion of her recent memoir Good Neighbors, Bad Times: Echoes of My Father’s German Village. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dudley Bailey Library, 228 Andrews Hall, on the University of Nebraska−Lincoln campus. Mimi Schwartz recovers the history of a German Village and the journey into her family's past in her latest memoir, Good Neighbors, Bad Times. Schwartz grew up on her father's boyhood stories and rarely took them seriously. What … Continue reading Reminder: Author Mimi Schwartz Appearance is Tuesday night

Read from the introduction of Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country by Robert V. Camuto: "It was a perfect day to lose faith in wine. By midmorning on June 21, 2005, the heat and humidity were conspiring to make it another in a series of stifling hot days in Bordeaux. I’d set out from Saint-Émilion in my tiny Citroën rental car—windows rolled down to make up for the lack of air conditioning—en route to Vinexpo, the world’s largest wine convention held once every two years in the sprawling convention site north of the city. As I inched along … Continue reading Off the Shelf: Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country by Robert V. Camuto

Here's an exclusive offer for readers of the University of Nebraska Press blog: for the rest of November, save 25% off any of these Science Fiction books when you order directly from the University of Nebraska Press Web site. Enter the code XSC8 in the discount code field of your shopping cart and click "apply". Offer expires November 30, 2008. Check the upper lefthand corner of our blog each month for a new special sale offer. Continue reading Save 25% off a selection of Science Fiction books!

I don’t know about you, but I just love the holiday season! It’s a time of getting together with all your favorite people, having amazing meals, and in a little over a month giving and receiving some very thoughtful presents. Now, I know I’m probably getting you all worked up when we still have weeks to go, but perhaps to tide you over I’ll share with you what we’ve got going on for this week. A little football, a little boxing, and surprisingly, a hint of chloroform! November 10, 1925: In the game against Army at Yankee Stadium, Notre Dame … Continue reading This Week in History: November 10-14, 2008

New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is The National Museum of the American Indian: Critical Conversations by Amy Lonetree and Amanda J. Cobb.  The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian opened up in Washington D.C. in 2004.  Made up of approximately 800,000 objects within three galleries, these pieces are closely related to native communities across the continent. This compilation of perspectives, including both native and non-native, span the boundaries of art history, anthropology, ethnic studies, and Native American studies.     Museums are just one of the many ways this country gives recognition and acknowledgement to … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: November 13, 2008

New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is Bright Epoch: Women and Coeducation in the American West by Andrea G. Radke-Moss. With the passage of the Morrill Act in 1862, after the civil war, economic necessity partnered with the efforts of ‘progressive ideologies’ allowed for four public institutions to admit women. It was through the educational venue that these women challenged rigid nineteenth century gender limitations and ‘created broader definitions of female inclusion’. This week Tuesday Trivia is going to do some broadening of our own minds with a few facts on the history of women's rights. 1.    … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: November 11, 2008