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News & Reviews

January 27, 2026January 26, 2026 univnebpress

Reviews Bakandamiya Review in Publisher’s Weekly: “Dzukogi makes potent and capacious use of myth to distill past and present.” Return of the King Review in Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “…an immersive, behind-the-scenes account of the 1970 Ali-Quarry fight in Atlanta, politician Leroy … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Two Poems to Celebrate Poetry at Work Day

January 13, 2026January 9, 2026 univnebpress

Today is Poetry at Work Day, so we invite you to uncover the subliminal in your typical day to day. Looking to one’s environment, upbringing, and ancestorial ties for reinvention is what Chinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto does in his poetry collection The … Continue reading Two Poems to Celebrate Poetry at Work Day

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UNP Books on NetGalley

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley

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UNP Books on NetGalley

December 5, 2025December 1, 2025 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley

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Reading List: #ReadTheWorld

May 12, 2025May 5, 2025 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is excited to join the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) in celebrating literary translation this May. Annually, the ALTA hosts Write the World, a series of virtual panels on all aspects of translation. This year the … Continue reading Reading List: #ReadTheWorld

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UNP Books on NetGalley

February 7, 2025February 3, 2025 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley

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UNP Books on NetGalley

January 10, 2025January 6, 2025 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley

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Excerpt: Leaked Footages

December 23, 2024December 12, 2024 univnebpress

Abu Bakr Sadiq is a Nigerian poet born and raised in Minna. He is an undergraduate student at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Sadiq is the winner of the 2022 IGNYTE award for Best Speculative Poetry and a finalist for the 2023 … Continue reading Excerpt: Leaked Footages

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UNP Books on NetGalley

December 4, 2024December 3, 2024 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley

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UP Week: WHERE does your press #StepUp?

November 14, 2024November 5, 2024 univnebpress

Happy University Press Week! Help us celebrate university presses November 11-15. Since 2012, members of the Association of University Presses have participated in an annual celebration of University Presses. This year’s theme for UP Week is “Step UP.” This is meant to … Continue reading UP Week: WHERE does your press #StepUp?

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