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Reading List: Labor Day

September 1, 2025August 27, 2025 univnebpress

To celebrate Labor Day, we’ve curated a reading list that sheds light on invisible labor throughout history. Whether uncovering the experiences of immigrant Mayan meatpackers in the Great Plains or scholars of color within academia, the books and articles in … Continue reading Reading List: Labor Day

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News & Reviews

August 27, 2025August 19, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Under Jackie’s Shadow Review in Journal of Southern History: “Under Jackie’s Shadow is an important text for any researcher who wants to explore baseball’s biggest challenge: getting Black Americans back into America’s pastime.” No Friday Night Lights Review in Tribal … Continue reading News & Reviews

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News & Reviews

August 15, 2025August 8, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Too Good to Be Altogether Lost Review in The Wall Street Journal: “Ms. Hill not only discusses the woman’s life, artistry and place in American literature. She also solves a literary mystery that has long bedeviled Wilder’s legacy—and millions … Continue reading News & Reviews

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UNP Books on NetGalley

August 12, 2025August 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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News & Reviews

August 6, 2025July 31, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Too Good to Be Altogether Lost Review in The Washington Post: “Hill makes a strong case that the powerful, complicated Little House books can teach us lessons about how we came to be who we are.” Starlings Review in … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Excerpt: Big Loosh

August 4, 2025July 31, 2025 univnebpress

Jim Leeke is a former journalist, copywriter, and retired creative director. He interviewed Ron Luciano during Luciano’s first book tour in 1982. Leeke is the author of several books, including The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during … Continue reading Excerpt: Big Loosh

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News & Reviews

July 24, 2025July 17, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews The Bower Atmosphere Review in Western American Literature: “Reading this rich chronicle of Bower’s life makes her literary art all the more poignant and impressive.” Inside the Mirror Review in Scroll.In: “[Inside the Mirror] bears the marks of careful … Continue reading News & Reviews

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News & Reviews

July 8, 2025July 7, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews I Make Envy on Your Disco Review in GQ: “It’s a comforting, elegantly-written reminder that there’s life after twink death.” Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946–1975 Review in Comparativ: “[Women, Empires, and Body Politics at … Continue reading News & Reviews

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UNP at SABR53

June 24, 2025June 23, 2025 univnebpress

The annual convention of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) begins tomorrow in Texas and will last through the weekend. Open to all baseball fans, the meeting includes featured speakers from around the baseball world, innovative panel discussions, groundbreaking research presentations, … Continue reading UNP at SABR53

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Happy Book Birthday to The Wizard of College Baseball

June 20, 2025June 17, 2025 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 Wizard of College Baseball: How Ron Fraser Elevated Miami and an Entire Sport to … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to The Wizard of College Baseball

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