Leslie H. Tepper is the curator of Western ethnology at the Canadian Museum of History. She is the author of Earthline and Morning Star: Nlaka’pamux Clothing Traditions and coauthor of Legends of Our Times: Native Cowboy Life. Janice George (Chepximiya Siyam) is a co-owner (along with Willard … Continue reading From the Desks of Leslie Tepper, Chief Janice George, and Buddy Joseph
The following has been excerpted from Colonized through Art: American Indian Schools and Art Education, 1889-1915 (August 2017) by Marinella Lentis. From the Introduction Every child enjoys drawing with colored pencils, crayons, and markers and putting on paper his ideas about the world around him. … Continue reading Excerpt: Colonized through Art
The following contribution comes from Michael Oriard, author of The Art of Football: The Early Game in the Gold Age of Illustration (August 2017). Oriard played football for the University of Notre Dame and the Kansas City Chiefs and is Distinguished Professor … Continue reading From the Desk of Michael Oriard: An Aesthetic of Excess
Earlier this month, Holland Cotter highlighted the artistic work and influence of Henry James in his New York Times article on the Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition, “Henry James and American Painting.” The article brings up several people featured in the exhibit … Continue reading Excerpt: The Letters of Henry James
A book can be judged by its cover. AIGA and Design Observer’s 50 Books | 50 Covers competition, which reviews and awards the best of book and cover designs published within the past year, has just concluded its 94th cycle. UNP designer, Nathan … Continue reading University of Nebraska Press Designer receives Major Award Recognition
Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cubicle currently filled with next season’s galleys. Today they also share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Willa Cather, Space Stations, and other August Books
Books Lefty O’Doul Dennis Snelling Review in MLB.com: “…an artful job of toggling back and forth between O’Doul’s life story and focusing on the trip to Japan in 1949.” It’s My Country Too Edited by Jerri Bell and Tracy Crow … Continue reading News and Reviews
This Valentine’s Day, UNP’s Marketeers are talking about some favorite backlist books we love. Which ones have you read? Gang of One: Memoirs of a Red Guard by Fen Shen “I love this book because the author’s escape from China … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Books We Love
The following contribution is from Jacquelyn M. Howard, who co-authored Wounded Warriors: A Soldier’s Story of Healing through Birds (Potomac Books 2014), with Robert C. Vallieres. Vallieres is a Persian Gulf War veteran. Vallieres received a BA in Fine Arts from Notre Dame College … Continue reading From the Desk of Jacquelyn M. Howard
As we honor our 75th anniversary this year, we recall and celebrate some of the most influential people in the Press’s history. DIKA LAGERCRANTZ ECKERSLEY (1939–2015) Generous. Kind. Quirky. Teacher. Designer. Traveler. Humane. A proponent of joy. Dika Eckersley’s colleagues and … Continue reading Remembering Dika Lagercrantz Eckersley
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