This week, the Jewish Book Council announced the winners and finalists of the 2017 National Jewish Book Awards, now in its sixty-seventh year. The National Jewish Book Awards is the longest-running awards program of its kind and were established by the … Continue reading Congratulations to Mordecai Paldiel!
Awards Black Jesus and Other Super Heroes Venita Blackburn Longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction The Modoc War Robert A. McNally Finalist in the NCIBA Book Awards Ila Borders Ila Borders is nominated for … Continue reading News and Reviews
Tomorrow is the Nebraska Center for the Book’s Celebration of Nebraska Books at the Nebraska History Museum! Winners of the 2017 Nebraska Book Awards will be honored and the celebration will include readings by some of the winning authors, designers, … Continue reading A Celebration of Nebraska Books
Last week the International Convention of Asian Scholars (ICAS) awarded Han F. Vermeulen the 2017 ICAS Book Prize for his stunning book, Before Boas: The Genesis of Ethnology and Ethnography in the German Enlightenment (Nebraska, 2015). ICAS is the premier international gathering in the field … Continue reading ICAS Book Prize Winner
Awards Cannibal Safiya Sinclair Shortlisted for the 2017 BOCAS Award for Caribbean Literature: “Sinclair manages to imbue her writing with such strength and spirit that it gives her poems a disturbing and provocative edge — sometimes shocking, and at … Continue reading News and Reviews
On January 25, 2017, UNP author Paul Johnsgard was honored by the Center for Great Plains Studies with a lifetime achievement award. Johnsgard, professor emeritus at the University of Nebraska, has authored eighty-five books (I apparently missed a couple dozen … Continue reading The Director Dish
The Journals: Management and Publishing Solutions department (J:MaPS) is beginning a new adventure: exploring the world of blogging! This monthly J:MaPS update will inform you of the latest news including awards, editorial board changes, and new issue releases. This month’s … Continue reading News from Journals: Awards, Editorial Changes, and New Issues
Awards Irwin Klein and the New Settlers Edited by Benjamin Klein Winner in the BRLA 2016 Southwest Book Awards Modern Orthodox Judaism Edited by Zev Eleff Finalist in the 2016 National Jewish Book Awards Books Fit for the Presidency? Seymour Morris … Continue reading News and Reviews
Tayler Lord is a publicist at UNP and is, after nearly a year at it, unsure if she is still a new employee or not. In “Staff Stories,” she interviews her newest coworkers to introduce them to the rest of the … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Alissa Shanahan
APRIL STAFF READING LIST UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried. Care of Wooden Floors by … Continue reading What We’re Reading
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