Tares Oburumu lives in Yenagoa, the south side of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. He is the winner of the Green Author Prize for poetry. His works have appeared in Connotation Press, Bluepepper, Woven Tales Press, Afrocritik, and Eunoia Review, among many other journals. His … Continue reading Excerpt: Origins of the Syma Species
We have plenty of ways to save on your favorite books in April. Mark your calendars to stock up on spring reads! Click the links below to browse the sales; promo codes are good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. … Continue reading April Sales 2024
Mitchell Nathanson is a professor of law in the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at the Villanova University School of Law. He is the author of several books, including Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original (Nebraska, 2020), God … Continue reading Excerpt: Under Jackie’s Shadow
For baseball fans, the University of Nebraska Press is a perennial MVP—most valuable publisher. —George F. Will As the baseball season begins in earnest, we’ve compiled a list of ten home run reads that knock it out of the park. … Continue reading Reading List: 10 Home Run Reads
Tim Manners is a writer, communications consultant, and baseball fan. He is the coauthor of the memoir Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero (Nebraska, 2024). To learn more visit: https://schoolboyhoyt.com/ or follow the author on Facebook. Waite Hoyt’s life … Continue reading From the Desk of Tim Manners: A Ghostwriter’s Journey
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! The 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Awards Continental Reckoning by Elliott West has won Columbia University’s Bancroft Prize! Reviews Cast Out of Eden Review in Foreword Reviews: “A revealing biography, Cast Out of Eden details the hypocrisy, cruelty, and astonishing achievements of John Muir.” Biblical Women … Continue reading News & Reviews
April brings about many exciting things. Warmer weather, blooming nature, and great poetry! April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate, we’ve curated a list of some amazing works by our poets. So while you are stuck inside by the … Continue reading Reading List: National Poetry Month
Victoria Lamont is a professor of English at the University of Waterloo. She is the author of Westerns: A Women’s History (Nebraska, 2016) and coauthor of Judith Merril: A Critical Study. Her most recent book is The Bower Atmosphere: A Biography of B. M. … Continue reading Excerpt: The Bower Atmosphere
The submission period for the Backwaters Press yearly poetry prize is now open, and ends May 1. Guidelines for the prize series can be found here. The judge for the 2024 contest is Tomás Q. Morín. Morín is the author of the … Continue reading The 2024 Backwaters Prize in Poetry competition is now open
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