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From the Desk of Joe Green: The Capacity for Courage

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 univnebpress

Joe Green is a retired high school English teacher from Minden, Nebraska. He annotated the new Bison Classic edition of A Cycle of the West by John G. Neihardt (August 2018).   The Capacity for Courage When I retired from high school … Continue reading From the Desk of Joe Green: The Capacity for Courage

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News and Reviews

January 5, 2018January 17, 2018 univnebpress

Awards Black Jesus and Other Super Heroes Venita Blackburn Longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction   The Modoc War Robert A. McNally Finalist in the NCIBA Book Awards   Ila Borders Ila Borders is nominated for … Continue reading News and Reviews

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A Celebration of Nebraska Books

October 20, 2017October 18, 2017 univnebpress

Tomorrow is the Nebraska Center for the Book’s Celebration of Nebraska Books at the Nebraska History Museum! Winners of the 2017 Nebraska Book Awards will be honored and the celebration will include readings by some of the winning authors, designers, … Continue reading A Celebration of Nebraska Books

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South Dakota Festival of Books preview

September 21, 2017September 19, 2017 univnebpress

Anna Weir is a highly-caffeinated publicist at UNP. School is back in session, pumpkin spice lattes have returned, and the South Dakota Humanities Council is once again celebrating Great Plains literature with the South Dakota Festival of Books. It’s the … Continue reading South Dakota Festival of Books preview

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What We’re Reading

May 18, 2017May 17, 2017 univnebpress

May Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried.   Astrophysics for People in a … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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News and Reviews

March 17, 2017July 11, 2017 univnebpress

Books   The Turtle’s Beating Heart Denise Low Praise from Foreword Reviews: “An accomplished poet, Low’s well-honed prose flows with lyric intensity.” There I Go Again William Daniels Book feature in People.   American Journalists in the Great War Chris Dubbs Review in Library … Continue reading News and Reviews

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The Marketeers Club: I tried

January 18, 2017January 17, 2017 univnebpress

Anna Weir is a publicist who reads with a pen and a cup of tea close at hand. It’s this time of year, smack dab in the middle of January, that people bail out of their New Year’s resolutions. I … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: I tried

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2017 One Book One Nebraska

January 9, 2017 univnebpress

A shining classic amid 150 outstanding books For the past twelve years, the Nebraska Center for the Book has selected one book for the year as its pick for book clubs, schools, and casual reading across Nebraska. The One Book One Nebraska … Continue reading 2017 One Book One Nebraska

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75 Significant Books, Part Five

July 18, 2016July 15, 2016 univnebpress

As the largest and most diversified press between Chicago and California, the University of Nebraska Press is best known for publishing works in Native studies, history, sports, anthropology, geography, American studies, and creative works. In celebration of the press’s seventy-fifth anniversary, the staff has selected … Continue reading 75 Significant Books, Part Five

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75 Significant Books, Part One

March 15, 2016March 14, 2016 univnebpress

As the largest and most diversified press between Chicago and California, the University of Nebraska Press is best known for publishing works in Native studies, history, sports, anthropology, geography, American studies, and creative works. In celebration of the press’s seventy-fifth anniversary, the staff has selected … Continue reading 75 Significant Books, Part One

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