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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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Happy Book Birthday to The Gathering of Bastards

October 16, 2024October 10, 2024 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 The Gathering of Bastards (Nebraska, 2023) by Romeo Oriogun. About the Book: Like I knew, … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to The Gathering of Bastards

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UNP Books on NetGalley

October 3, 2024October 2, 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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Poetry Must-Reads During the Sealey Challenge

August 1, 2024August 2, 2024 univnebpress

The Sealey Challenge is a community call to read one book of poetry a day during August. From chapbooks to full collections, the challenge encourages you to engage with diverse voices and share your reading experience online with the #SealeyChallenge … Continue reading Poetry Must-Reads During the Sealey Challenge

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Excerpt: Origins of the Syma Species

April 17, 2024April 11, 2024 univnebpress

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

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Reading List: National Poetry Month

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 univnebpress

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

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