UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “This month I’ve been reading Janelle Bassett’s short story collection, Thanks for … Continue reading August Staff Reading List
Brandon Morgan is a history instructor and an associate dean in the School of Liberal Arts at Central New Mexico Community College. His book Raid and Reconciliation: Pancho Villa, Modernization, and Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (Nebraska, 2024) was published this … Continue reading From the Desk of Brandon Morgan: Raid and Reconciliation
Reviews Cast Out of Eden Review in New York Journal of Books: “This is a well-written exploration of John Muir’s life and legacy. For anyone not familiar with the fraught and complicated history of American conservation, it will serve as … Continue reading News & Reviews
Nebraska has been catapulted into the national spotlight as news outlets profile the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, Tim Walz, who was born and raised in West Point, Nebraska. A state in a geographical and cultural region of blurred lines; home of … Continue reading Understanding Nebraska: Reading List
Meredith L. McCoy (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe descent) is an assistant professor of American studies and history at Carleton College. Her new book, On Our Own Terms: Indigenous Histories of School Funding and Policy (Nebraska, 2024), was published in June. On Our … Continue reading Excerpt: On Our Own Terms
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2024: Kimberly Ann Priest and her manuscript Wolves in Shells. “Wolves in Shells carries a narrative that spanned over two decades of … Continue reading Announcing the 2024 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry Winner
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 The First Migrants: How Black Homesteaders’ Quest for Land and Freedom Heralded America’s Great Migration … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to The First Migrants
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 … Continue reading From the Desk of Greg Gordon: Fly-Fishing on the Urban Frontier
Maura Jane Farrelly is an associate professor of American studies at Brandeis University. She has worked as a reporter in Atlanta, Washington DC, and New York. Her books include Papist Patriots: The Making of an American Catholic Identity and Anti-Catholicism … Continue reading Excerpt: Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Benjamin F. Shambaugh Published Book Award Union General (Potomac Books, 2023) by William L. Shea is a recipient of the 2024 Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award Certificate of Recognition. … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
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