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Happy Book Birthday to Twisting In Air

October 23, 2025October 22, 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 Twisting in Air: The Sensational Rise of a Hollywood Falling Horse (Bison Books, 2024) by … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Twisting In Air

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Bison Books Sale

October 1, 2025September 24, 2025 univnebpress

For more than sixty years, Bison Books has helped sustain the intrigue of the West by serving as the living literature of western lands and people. Within the imprint, we preserve the history of the peoples and cultures that have … Continue reading Bison Books Sale

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Happy Book Birthday to An Endangered Species

July 16, 2025July 10, 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 An Endangered Species: A Novel (Bison Books, 2024) by Frances Washburn. About the Book: Tom … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to An Endangered Species

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Reading List: Father’s Day

June 10, 2025June 3, 2025 univnebpress

Father’s Day is this weekend! Whether you’re looking for a gift for a father figure in your life, or are one yourself, this reading list has got you covered. From chronicles of pickup trucks and road trips to searching memoirs … Continue reading Reading List: Father’s Day

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UNP at the Tucson Festival of Books

March 13, 2025March 12, 2025 univnebpress

Saturday, March 15 through Sunday March 16, UNP will be at the Tucson Festival of Books. Come visit us at booth #245 to browse our books and meet our authors! Check out our virtual exhibit here for the same great books and conference … Continue reading UNP at the Tucson Festival of Books

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Excerpt: Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent

August 19, 2024August 12, 2024 univnebpress

Maura Jane Farrelly is an associate professor of American studies at Brandeis University. She has worked as a reporter in Atlanta, Washington DC, and New York. Her books include Papist Patriots: The Making of an American Catholic Identity and Anti-Catholicism … Continue reading Excerpt: Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent

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Excerpt: An Endangered Species

July 17, 2024July 10, 2024 univnebpress

Frances Washburn (Lakota) is emerita professor of American Indian studies and English at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Elsie’s Business (Nebraska, 2006), The Sacred White Turkey (Nebraska, 2010), and The Red Bird All-Indian Traveling Band. Her new book, An Endangered Species, was … Continue reading Excerpt: An Endangered Species

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Summer Reading List: Outdoors & Travel

July 8, 2024June 27, 2024 univnebpress

Now until the end of July, thousands of UNP books are available for 50% off across multiple imprints including Nebraska, Bison Books, Potomac Books, and the Backwaters Press. Find out how to save here. Wonderful books are like foreign travel … Continue reading Summer Reading List: Outdoors & Travel

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Excerpt: The Boy Who Promised Me Horses

July 5, 2024June 26, 2024 univnebpress

David Joseph Charpentier is the director of St. Labre Indian School’s Alumni Support Program and executive director of the Bridge Foundation. His new book The Boy Who Promised Me Horses, was published by Bison Books in May. For more information about the … Continue reading Excerpt: The Boy Who Promised Me Horses

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Excerpt: My Grandfather’s Altar

April 23, 2024April 16, 2024 univnebpress

Richard Moves Camp (Oglala Lakota) is a fifth-generation Lakota healer, tribal historian, and spiritual leader. He teaches at Sinte Gleska University and lectures on Lakota history, culture, and traditions. In 2021 he was named a Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow. Simon J. Joseph is … Continue reading Excerpt: My Grandfather’s Altar

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