As CAST OUT OF EDEN rolls off the press, keep in mind that commonplace saying, “You can’t tell a book by its cover.” Like a lot of things we’ve been told, that’s just plain wrong. Continue reading From the Desk of Robert Aquinas McNally: On Judging a Book by Its Cover
ICYMI Elliott West’s Continental Reckoning is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History! Reviews They Came but Could Not Conquer Review in Publishers Weekly: “Purvis paints a rousing and Native-focused picture of Alaska’s past that emphasizes how the battle … Continue reading News & Reviews
ICYMI Godfall by Van Jensen and The Sound of Undoing by Paige Towers were selected as part of the 2024 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. Both are in the book cover category. The covers were designed by UNP’s Nathan … Continue reading News & Reviews
Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and author of Urban Shocker (Nebraska, 2017), winner of the SABR Baseball Research Award, and The World Series in the Deadball Era. Lyle Spatz is the author of many baseball books and the coauthor … Continue reading From the Desks of Steve Steinberg & Lyle Spatz: Mike Donlin
Philip Burnham is a retired associate professor of composition at George Mason University, a former reporter for Indian Country Today, and a freelance writer. He is the author of Indian Country, God’s Country: Native Americans and the National Parks and Song of Dewey Beard: Last … Continue reading From the Desk of Philip Burnham: Behind The Education of Clarence Three Stars
ICYMI An excerpt from Inside the Mirror by Parul Kapur was featured in LitHub! Reviews Without Destroying Ourselves Review in American Indian Quarterly: “Goodwin’s work allows us to look to the past to see the vision and impact that Indigenous … Continue reading News & Reviews
Awards Continental Reckoning by Elliott West has won Columbia University’s Bancroft Prize! Reviews Cast Out of Eden Review in Foreword Reviews: “A revealing biography, Cast Out of Eden details the hypocrisy, cruelty, and astonishing achievements of John Muir.” Biblical Women … Continue reading News & Reviews
Upcoming Author Events Sidney Thompson will be giving a talk during the Memphis Area Authors’ Festival at 2pm on April 6th, 2024. Join Gail Shaffer Blankenau for Lunch @ the Library on Wednesday, April 4th, at 12:10pm. She will discuss … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to the following UNP authors who were finalists for the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards! More than 2,500 entries spread across 55 genres were submitted from University and independent publishers for consideration. The Finalists were determined … Continue reading Announcing the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalists
Upcoming Author Event Michael Devine will be giving a book talk at the National Archives: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library on Thursday March 14th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CST. Find out more here! Reviews Inside the Mirror Starred Review in Booklist: … Continue reading News & Reviews
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