Yael Mabat is a research fellow at the Sverdlin Institute for Latin American Studies and a lecturer of history at Ben-Gurion University. She is the author of Sacrifice and Regeneration: Seventh-day Adventism and Religious Transformation in the Andes (Nebraska, 2022) which … Continue reading From the Desk of Yael Mabat: On Creating Sacrifice and Regeneration
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta—and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports (Nebraska, 2022) by Clayton Trutor. About … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Loserville
Black History Month originates from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)’s national Negro History Week initially founded in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. The celebration was later officially proclaimed by President Gerald Ford as … Continue reading Black History Month Reading List
It is with sadness that we share the news that Mark Spitzer, author and fish enthusiast, passed away on January 19, 2023. He began his career as a Writer in Residence for three years at the bohemian bookstore Shakespeare and Company, … Continue reading Remembering Mark Spitzer
With Mignon G. Eberhart’s detective novel The Mystery of Hunting’s End (Bison Books, 1998) chosen as the 19th One Book One Nebraska selection for 2023, the University of Nebraska Press is pleased to announce five more of Eberhart’s beloved and … Continue reading Five novels by Mignon G. Eberhart return to print
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 finished Either/Or by Elif Batuman last week. It’s chock-full … Continue reading January Staff Reading List
Congratulations to two UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Animal Bodies (Nebraska, 2022) by Suzanne Roberts has been placed on the longlist for the 2023 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay! This award is granted … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Reviews Union General Review in Civil War Books and Authors: “William Shea’s Union General is a fine biography that should go a long way toward fostering a wider recognition and appreciation of Samuel Ryan Curtis’s substantial historical legacy.” Gentry Rhetoric Review in … Continue reading News & Reviews
As part of the NLHA’s Lunch at the Library series, Dr. Eileen Wirth will speak on her newest book, The Women Who Built Omaha, at the Bennet Martin Public Library on February 1 at 12:10pm. The Lunch at the Library … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Eileen Wirth at the Bennet Martin Public Library
Brenden W. Rensink is Associate Director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies and Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University. He is author of the award-winning book Native but Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North … Continue reading From the Desk of Brenden W. Rensink: Engaging the Present with the Past
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