The following books are soon to be available this fall from our publishing partners at the Jewish Publication Society. Read below to learn more about these fall releases! Moshkeleh the Thief by Sholom Aleichem The eponymous hero, Moshkeleh, is a … Continue reading Forthcoming Books from JPS
Ron Rapoport was a sports columnist and also served as the sports commentator for NPR’s Weekend Edition for two decades. He is the author of Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks and editor of The Lost Journalism … Continue reading From the Desk of Ron Rapoport: Bobby Jones and the Masters
Based on the recommendations from major outlets like CNN and Forbes, BookAuthority has recently released a list of the 100 Best Baseball Books of All Time, and UNP had a great showing on the list. Take a look at these … Continue reading Best Baseball Books of All Time
Books Mahagony: A Novel Starred review in Publishers Weekly: “Glissant (1928–2011) is as comprehensive as he is unconcerned with the encumbrance of linearity, and has found the perfect form to explore the inescapable and reverberating legacies of colonialism. This is … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Cold War Resistance: The International Struggle over Antibiotics Praise in the LA Review of Books: “Landas’s book is timely in the COVID-19 era, not just because it shows how much control pathogens have over our lives but also because … Continue reading News and Reviews
Introducing our third virtual book tour, Women’s West! The secret to telling any great tale about the U.S. West is to make it an inclusive story with lots of historical actors from different backgrounds, places, and cultures. Decades ago, Bison … Continue reading Virtually Bison Books: Women’s West
Books Thinking about the Prophets Kenneth Seeskin Review in Publishers Weekly: “While Seeskin’s strength is Jewish scholarship, he takes an ecumenical approach by showcasing how the works of the prophets are foundational texts for multiple religions and emphasizing their modern … Continue reading News and Reviews
BOOKS An Unladylike Profession: American Women War Correspondents in World War I by Chris Dubbs Review in Wall Street Journal: “Mr. Dubbs remarks on the reporter’s duty to report the truth no matter how uncomfortable it might be. The journalists … Continue reading News and Reviews
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a couple upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in July. Anna Weir: Aaron Koller tackles one of the most complicated, … Continue reading Publicist Picks: The Crux of (Almost) Sacrifice, Women in the Trenches, and Other July Books
Books Bouton Mitchell Nathanson Recommended by the New York Times: “Nathanson moves crisply through the deep back story, though he knows a good detail when he sees one. An ancestor bayoneted by an English infantryman at the Battle of Bunker … Continue reading News and Reviews
