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Loren Eiseley Centennial

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The Friends of the Loren Eiseley are celebrating the centennial of his birth all this year!  The celebration for Loren Eiseley—writer, philosopher, anthropologist, naturalist—begins tomorrow, September 7, 2007.  The keynote speaker for the celebration is writer and ecocritical scholar Dr. Scott Slovic of the University of Nevada, Reno.  For more information on all Loren Eiseley Centennial events, please visit The Friends of Loren Eiseley website.  Also, read the UNL News Release on Eiseley Centennial events. Loren Eiseley’s books available from Bison: All the Strange Hours: The Excavation of a Life The Firmament of Time The Invisible Pyramid The Night Country … Continue reading Loren Eiseley Centennial

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Author Events September 6 thru September 12

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Famous By Kathleen Flenniken Thursday, September 13, 2007  · 7:00 PMNorthwind Reading Series Northwind Arts Center · 2409 Jefferson Street · Port Townsend, WA360.379.1086Author appearance and reading Just Breathe NormallyBy Peggy Shumaker Wednesday, September 12, 2007Barnstorming Alaska Tour: Island Institute · 315 Seward St # D · Sitka, AK 99835907.747.3794Author appearance, reading and book signing Unlearning to Fly By Jennifer Brice Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Barnstorming Alaska Tour: Island Institute · 315 Seward St # D · Sitka, AK 99835907.747.3794Author appearance, reading and book signing For all author events, please visit our Author Events & Book Signings page. Continue reading Author Events September 6 thru September 12

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Briefly noted

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I haven’t much time today, what with the IMPENDING CHANGES taking place here on the blog (can hardly wait), but two quick items of note for our faithful readers and soon-to-be faithful readers: Have a MySpace page?  Yeah, me neither.  Well, I have one pending, but haven’t really gotten around to developing it yet.  And, I do not have a Facebook account.  What? you may ask.  Aren’t you the blog coordinator for UNP?  And I’ll answer, yes.  I am.  I am also part of that ‘tween generation (no, not between teenage and kid!) that knows more about the Internet and … Continue reading Briefly noted

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The Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan

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At the behest of a young friend of mine, I have just finished reading the first 3 books of the Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan.  I know that she will be disappointed in me for merely saying: They’re okay.  I liked it.  It has a neat premise.  Mr. Shan isn’t a great stylist but the writing is clear and the books are interesting.  No, I won’t be continuing on with the series, but I see why she likes them. Now before that gets read as a negative, it’s not.  The main character, also named Darren Shan, is a … Continue reading The Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan

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Creating Public Change

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by Mary Ridder Organic.  Marketing cooperative. Community owned. These and other words thrill some people and throw chills into others. They’re risky. They’re new (or very, very old). And they describe some of the creative activity described in Roots of Change whereby energetic folks are working hard to add value to their products in order to retain more of the profit dollars, wholesomeness, and control of their business’ destiny. Some of the endeavors in Roots never made it, never even got off the ground. Others are a testament to tremendous drive and talent. All of these fascinating profiles can, however, … Continue reading Creating Public Change

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An Integrated Intimacy

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by Anna-Lisa Cox The extraordinary story of Covert, Michigan’s radical integration and racial equality has long fascinated me, and, like any author, I could not help but be changed by my years of research into its history.  Yet, my experience with the contemporary community of Covert has also profoundly affected me.  I still remember visiting Covert many years ago to conduct an oral history interview.  I was to meet with the elderly descendants of some of the first black pioneers to settle in Covert.  I was in graduate school at the time, and had just finished taking a seminar on … Continue reading An Integrated Intimacy

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(downtown) Omaha Lit Fest

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Mark your calendars for (downtown) Omaha Lit Fest 2007!  I know, I should have this posted on a Wednesday during author events, but there are so many UNP authors involved that I felt that the festival needed a post of its own!  The festival takes place on September 14th and 15th. On the (downtown) Omaha Lit Fest’s website, there is a disclaimer about the malleability of the list, but it is rumored that the writers listed below will be in attendance: Fiction and nonfiction writer Jonis Agee (her newest novel, The River Wife, was published by Random House.  Her novel … Continue reading (downtown) Omaha Lit Fest

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August CHOICE Reviews

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The August 2007 issue of CHOICE includes reviews of four UNP titles. Following are selected excerpts: Fuzzy Fiction by Jean-Louis Hippolyte        Recommended"Providing fascinating insights, this persuasive, thought-provoking book explains how authors have adapted to an ever-changing environment." Riding Pretty by Renee M. Laegreid              Recommended"Laegreid offers an interesting case study of how some women negotiated the boundaries of gender and sometimes even race within the mythic US West." Boarding School Blues, edited by Clifford E. Trafzer, Jean A. Keller, and Lorene Sisquoc     Highly recommended "The strength of this book . . . is … Continue reading August CHOICE Reviews

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After a long hiatus…

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I’ve spent most of the summer largely sf and fantasy free for no particular reason.  Just catching up on other things on my reading list.  Except Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows of course, but I figure everyone else has discussed that to death so I don’t need to.  At least I know when my opinion doesn’t really matter. There have been a lot of movies with fantasy elements out this summer, but in between the superheroes, pirates, boy wizards, and falling stars you may have missed the one honest to goodness science fiction film that came out at the … Continue reading After a long hiatus…