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Excerpt: Daddy Issues

September 22, 2025September 16, 2025 univnebpress

Eric C. Wat is the author of Love Your Asian Body: AIDS Activism in Los Angeles, winner of the 2023 Outstanding Achievement in History Award from the Association of Asian American Studies; the novel SWIM, a Los Angeles Times bestseller; and The Making of a Gay … Continue reading Excerpt: Daddy Issues

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The 2025 Nebraska Book Award Winners

September 19, 2025September 15, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to the following UNP authors who were Nebraska Book Award Winners! Winners will be honored at the Nebraska Celebration of Books (N.COB) literary festival on November 15 at the UNL City Campus Union. The awards ceremony will feature readings by some … Continue reading The 2025 Nebraska Book Award Winners

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Reading List: National Translation Month

September 18, 2025September 16, 2025 univnebpress

“Literature in translation is the most powerful way of fostering empathy, of nurturing curiosity, of developing an understanding not only of others, but of ourselves.” —Frank Wynne, translator of Standing Heavy by GauZ’, winner of the 2023 Booker Prize September … Continue reading Reading List: National Translation Month

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High Holiday Sale with The Jewish Publication Society

September 17, 2025September 12, 2025 univnebpress

Save 40% off these books in honor of the Jewish New Year. Enter coupon code 6HH25 in your shopping cart, then click “Apply.” Offer expires October 16, 2025, and is good for U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Shop the sale! Continue reading High Holiday Sale with The Jewish Publication Society

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Hispanic Heritage Month reading list

September 16, 2025September 12, 2025 univnebpress

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 and coincides with the independence days of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile. Originally introduced as a weeklong celebration under President Lyndon Johnson, the holiday … Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month reading list

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Excerpt: Freethinkers and Labor Leaders

September 15, 2025September 12, 2025 univnebpress

María Teresa Fernández Aceves is a professor of social anthropology at Centro de Investigaciones en Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social–Occidente in Jalisco, Mexico. She is the author of a book in Spanish about women in twentieth-century Mexico. Her newest book, Freethinkers … Continue reading Excerpt: Freethinkers and Labor Leaders

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Happy Book Birthday to Homing

September 12, 2025September 10, 2025 univnebpress

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 Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist (Nebraska, 2024) by Sherrie Flick. About the Book: Homing traces … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Homing

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News & Reviews

September 11, 2025September 5, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews The Perils of Girlhood Starred Review in Booklist: “Yes, there are dangers in being a girl and becoming a woman, but Fraterrigo assures there are delights, too.” In the Japanese Ballpark Review in Kirkus: “The author offers a clear … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies Turns Fifty!

September 10, 2025September 9, 2025 univnebpress

The Frontiers Editorial Collective is composed of Sarita Gaytán, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah; Debjani Chakravarty, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Utah; Kimberly M. Jew, Ph.D., Associate … Continue reading Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies Turns Fifty!

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Small Box, Big Contents: The Flash Essay

September 9, 2025September 4, 2025 univnebpress

Sue William Silverman is an award-winning memoirist, essayist, and poet of eight previous books, including How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences (Nebraska, 2020) and Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul (Nebraska, 2024). She is co-chair of the MFA in Writing … Continue reading Small Box, Big Contents: The Flash Essay

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