Tares Oburumu lives in Yenagoa, the south side of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. He is the winner of the Green Author Prize for poetry. His works have appeared in Connotation Press, Bluepepper, Woven Tales Press, Afrocritik, and Eunoia Review, among many other journals. His … Continue reading Excerpt: Origins of the Syma Species
April brings about many exciting things. Warmer weather, blooming nature, and great poetry! April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate, we’ve curated a list of some amazing works by our poets. So while you are stuck inside by the … Continue reading Reading List: National Poetry Month
In honor of National Poetry Month, we are pleased to offer a 50% discount on poetry books! Books included are in the African Poetry series, the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, the Backwaters Prize in Poetry, as well as some beloved works by former U.S. poet laureate Ted Kooser. The poetry published by the University of Nebraska Press has delighted readers with literature of enduring value and consequence for decades. Enter 6PM24 in the discount code field of your shopping cart and click “Apply.” Offer expires April 30, 2024 and is good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Shop now! Continue reading National Poetry Month Sale
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 … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
As we come to a close on this year, we’re excited to share a preview of some of our forthcoming 2023 books. Continental Reckoning by Elliott West Continental Reckoning (Nebraska, February) presents a sweeping narrative of the American West and … Continue reading Books to Watch out for in 2023
Books If the Body Allows It Megan Cummins Reviewed by Publishers Weekly: “Cummins’s impressive debut, a novel in stories, follows Marie, a writer in her mid-30s with an auto-immune disease . . . Each story is riveting and climactic, and … Continue reading News and Reviews
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a couple upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in March. Anna Weir: Here we go, spring season! I dunno … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Poetry, Heroism, Failed Utopias, and Other March Books
This July will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In celebration of this enormous milestone the University of Nebraska Press is offering a 50% discount on its celebrated spaceflight books. From the unsung heroes of mission … Continue reading News and Reviews
Gabriel Okara was born at Bumoundi, Bayelsa State, in the Niger Delta in 1921 and educated at Government College Umuahia in Nigeria and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He worked as a bookbinder and printer for Federal Government Press at … Continue reading Remembering Poet Gabriel Okara
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in March. Anna Weir: I’ve been reading through Randon Billings Noble’s haunted and … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Haunting Essays, Faulty Helmets, and other March Books
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