Fall is the season of endings, but some moments stay behind to haunt–perhaps a dead brother who appears unspeaking in a dust storm. Or the snatches of sad piano heard in an empty room of the C.C. White Building. Now … Continue reading Reading List: Books That Haunt
Almost thirty years ago, Suzanne Roberts, author of Animal Bodies and Bad Tourist, embarked on a twenty-eight-day hike on California’s John Muir Trail that changed her life. Her story of a month in the backcountry, Almost Somewhere was first published … Continue reading Postcards from the John Muir Trail: Creating My Own Language for the Landscape
Patrice Gopo is the author of All the Colors We Will See, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and All the Places We Call Home. She lives with her family in North Carolina, where she enjoys walks just after dawn … Continue reading Excerpt: Autumn Song
ICYMI UNP Nebraska Book Award Winners Reviews Life in the G Review in Booklist: “This is an unforgettable view of an aspect of the NBA that most of us don’t see, in which the glitz and glamour we’re used to … Continue reading News & Reviews
Laura Reece Hogan is the author of I Live, No Longer I, O Garden-Dweller, and Litany of Flights. Her most recent book Butterfly Nebula was published this month by Backwaters Press. The James Webb Space Telescope, launched in late 2021, has provided the world … Continue reading From the Desk of Laura Reece Hogan: On Stars and Sea Creatures
Happy Mystery Series Week! To celebrate, we’re challenging your amateur detective skills by playing ‘Clue’ with Mignon G. Eberhart’s Nurse Sarah Keate mystery books. We’ve provided you with the case, a list of suspects, the weapon, and location. Can you … Continue reading Mystery Series Week: Put Your Detective Skills to the Test with Eberhart’s Books
Happy Mystery Series Week! To celebrate, we’re highlighting Nebraska’s own whodunnit queen, Mignon G. Eberhart. Her book, The Mystery of Hunting’s End was the One book One Nebraska selection of 2023, chosen for it’s ability to keep the reader guessing. … Continue reading Mystery Series Week: How well do you know Mignon G. Eberhart?
Laura Reece Hogan’s Butterfly Nebula (Backwaters Press, 2023) is officially out now. Be sure to mark your calendars for some upcoming events celebrating this new book. Winner of the Backwaters Prize in Poetry, Butterfly Nebula reaches from the depths of the sea … Continue reading Upcoming Events for Laura Reece Hogan’s Butterfly Nebula
For more than sixty years, Bison Books has helped sustain the intrigue of the West by serving as the living literature of western lands and people. Within the imprint, we preserve the history of the peoples and cultures that have … Continue reading Bison Books Sale
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. “I recently finished Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson. The … Continue reading September Staff Reading List
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