Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Chicago Writes Book of the Year If This Were Fiction (Nebraska, 2022) by Jill Christman is a Finalist in the Traditional Nonfiction category. The winner will be announced … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Len Verwey is a South African poet who was born in Mozambique. He is the author of In a Language That You Know (Nebraska, 2017), and his poems have been published in numerous journals, including Transnational Literature and New Contrast. His newest poetry collection, Loving the … Continue reading Excerpt: Loving the Dying
WITMonth – aka Women in Translation Month – is an annual celebration of women writers from around the world, writing in languages other than English. Started by Meytal Radzinski in 2014, WITMonth is a way to spread the word about … Continue reading WITMonth 2023 Reads
ICYMI Daybreak at Chavez Ravine in People’s Magazine Reviews Mine Mine Mine Review in Land & Climate Review: “In Mine Mine Mine, the sanctity of the body, love, and family all suffer a perverse inversion for the sake of mining a wealth from … Continue reading News & Reviews
June is Audiobook Appreciation Month. Celebrate this popular format by picking up a new audiobook of your own. To help you get started, we’ve compiled a list of audiobooks to accompany you on your next long flight or drive. Listening … Continue reading Celebrating Audiobook Appreciation Month
As you curate your Summer Reading lists, don’t forget to add a book of poetry or two. With our summer reading sale, you can get award-winning poetry books for 50% off! From now until the end of July, Lincoln City Libraries … Continue reading Summer Reading List: Poetry
Uhuru Portia Phalafala is a senior lecturer of English literature at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. She is the author of Keorapetse Kgositsile and the Black Arts Movement: Poetics of Possibility and coeditor of Keorapetse Kgositsile: Collected Poems, 1969–2018 (Nebraska, 2023). Her … Continue reading Excerpt: Mine Mine Mine
Summer is the perfect time to kick back, relax, and pick up a book of poems written by one of our authors. With our summer reading sale, you can get our poetry books for 50% off! From now until the … Continue reading Poetry Summer Reading List
Books My Omaha Obsession: Searching for the City Miss Cassette Review in Shelf Awareness: “No familiarity with Omaha is needed to enjoy this charming book—it’s for any reader who delights in old houses, faded newspaper clippings, family stories, memories of … Continue reading News and Reviews
Under the helm of series editor Kwame Dawes, the African Poetry Book Series seeks to discover and highlight works of African poetry with a wide-ranging scope; from classic works to modern and contemporary voices. The greatest challenge facing African poetry … Continue reading Series Update: African Poetry Book Series
