Mary E. Mendoza is an assistant professor of history and Latino/a studies at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of several journal articles and book chapters about the intersections of race, environment, health, and disability. Traci Brynne Voyles is … Continue reading Excerpt: Not Just Green, Not Just White
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! 74th National Jewish Book Awards The National Jewish Book Awards were established in 1950 by the Jewish Book Council as a way to honor exceptional works of Jewish … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Reviews All Roads Lead to Rome Review in Lincoln Journal Star: “Author Thorness’s descriptions of the long-forgotten battles involved are vivid and his depictions of the Italian landscape 70 years later serve as reminders of the war which changed so … Continue reading News & Reviews
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 Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to The Gas and Flame Men
ICYMI Tiffany Midge was featured in Poets & Writers! Reviews Star Bound Review in Library Journal: “Interspersed between the well-documented chapters are fun interludes, such as a playlist of space-themed songs and selections of archival photographs. A detailed bibliography encourages … Continue reading News & Reviews
Terrence C. Petty is a writer and retired journalist. He worked for the Associated Press for thirty-five years. Based in Bonn, Germany, from 1987 to 1997, he covered German and European affairs, the pro-democracy movement that toppled the Berlin Wall, … Continue reading From the Desk of Terrence C. Petty: Nazis at the Watercooler
Reviews The Boy Who Promised Me Horses Review in Big Sky Journal: “As much a personal quest to find himself as a haunting portrait of Prairie Chief’s too-short life—in all its joy and tragedy, pain and hope, freedom and sorrow—The … Continue reading News & Reviews
Katya Cengel is a freelance writer based in San Luis Obispo, California, and lectures in the Journalism Department of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Her work has appeared in New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. She is the … Continue reading From the Desk of Katya Cengel: Southeast Asian Refugees 50 Years Later
Scott D. Seligman is a writer and historian. He is the national award-winning author of numerous books, including The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 (Potomac Books, 2020) and Murder in Manchuria (Potomac Books, 2023). His latest book The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral: The Untold Story … Continue reading Excerpt: The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral
In December of each year Choice publishes its list of Outstanding Academic Titles. This prestigious list reflects the best in scholarly titles, both print and digital, reviewed by Choice during the previous year and brings with it the extraordinary recognition of … Continue reading The Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2024
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