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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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News & Reviews

June 11, 2025June 4, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews The Spring Before Obergefell Review in The Gay & Lesbian Review: “Grossberg’s novel excels in portraying the banality of smalltown life and the fractured focus of the digital age . . . this is very much a novel about … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Excerpt: Baseball’s First Superstar

June 9, 2025June 3, 2025 univnebpress

Alan D. Gaff is an independent scholar and the author of many books, including Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir, Bayonets in the Wilderness, Blood in the Argonne, and On Many a Bloody Field. He lives in Indiana. Baseball’s First Superstar: The Lost Life Story of … Continue reading Excerpt: Baseball’s First Superstar

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UNP Books on NetGalley

June 5, 2025June 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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News & Reviews

May 13, 2025May 5, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Planting Seeds of the Divine Review in Publishers Weekly: “Smith makes a valuable case for using scripture to unlock a more ‘personal and intimate’ dimension of Jewish spirituality. Readers will find this a thought-provoking companion to their Torah study.” … Continue reading News & Reviews

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UNP Books on NetGalley

May 8, 2025May 7, 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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Happy Book Birthday to Big Cat

April 24, 2025April 16, 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 Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize (Nebraska, 2024) by Jerry … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Big Cat

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News & Reviews

April 23, 2025April 16, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Tell Me about Your Bad Guys Review in Booklist: “Readers willing to put in the time will be rewarded with a precise and provocative look into one engaged and meticulously self-analytical individual’s experience of being a parent.” Georgia and … Continue reading News & Reviews

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UNP Books on NetGalley

April 4, 2025April 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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April Sales 2025

April 2, 2025April 1, 2025 univnebpress

We have plenty of ways to save on your favorite books in April. Mark your calendars to stock up on spring reads! Click the links below to browse the sales; promo codes are good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. … Continue reading April Sales 2025

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