Brandon Morgan is a history instructor and an associate dean in the School of Liberal Arts at Central New Mexico Community College. Around the turn of the twentieth century, the formation of the U.S.-Mexico border through the rise of capitalism … Continue reading Excerpt: Raid and Reconciliation
Awards Stolen Dreams On the shortlist for the 2024 Indiana Authors Awards in the Nonfiction category Reviews Thanks For This Riot Review in Erato Magazine: “Thanks for This Riot is a captivating book from beginning to end. It is clear that … Continue reading News & Reviews
“Without translation, I would be limited to the borders of my own country. The translator is my most important ally. He introduces me to the world.” —Italo Calvino September is National Translation Month! Translators are often underappreciated despite their intricate … Continue reading Reading List: National Translation Month
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Forget I Told You This: A Novel (Nebraska, 2023) by Hilary Zaid. About the Book: … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Forget I Told You This
Debut novelist sid sibo enjoyed a public lands career in environmental/social analysis and communication, and lives on a small farmstead with over thirty other-than-human animals. Read more about sibo’s passion for people and planet on the Acoustic Burro blog at … Continue reading From the Desk of sid sibo: Writing the Contemporary West
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
Greg Gordon is a professor of environmental studies at Gonzaga University. He is the author of When Money Grew on Trees: A. B. Hammond and the Age of the Timber Baron and The Landscape of Desire: Identity and Nature in Utah’s Canyon Country. His … Continue reading Excerpt: Rewilding the Urban Frontier
Congratulations to the following UNP authors who were Nebraska Book Award Winners! Winners will be honored at the Nebraska Celebration of Books (NCOB) literary festival on October 12 at the UNL City Campus Union. The awards ceremony will feature readings … Continue reading The 2024 Nebraska Book Award Winners
Terra Trevor is an essayist and memoirist who draws from her Native roots and the natural world. Her stories are steeped in themes of place and belonging. She is the author of two memoirs and is a contributor to fifteen books … Continue reading Excerpt: We Who Walk the Seven Ways
Reviews Cast Out of Eden Review in Shepherd Express: “Cast Out of Eden is another chapter in the painful process of evaluating major historical figures, recognizing that the same people who made significant, positive contributions could also be guilty of … Continue reading News & Reviews
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