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Meet Local Nebraska Authors on June 25

June 23, 2022June 14, 2022 univnebpress

On Saturday, June 25 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. meet local Nebraska authors including three UNP authors hosted by Chapters Books & Gifts. Suzanne Ohlmann author of Shadow Migration, Marjorie Saiser author of The Tracks the Whales Make, and Amy … Continue reading Meet Local Nebraska Authors on June 25

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Summer Reading Sale!

June 1, 2022May 26, 2022 univnebpress

SAVE 50% on over a thousand different titles from our rich and capacious backlist. From Native American History to Latin American Studies, from Military History to African Poetry, from books on the Great Plains to the literature of the American West, there’s … Continue reading Summer Reading Sale!

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UNP Authors at the San Antonio Book Festival

May 20, 2022May 17, 2022 univnebpress

The San Antonio Book Festival celebrates national and local authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. The festival takes place all day on Saturday, May 21, located downtown at the Central Library (600 Soledad Street) … Continue reading UNP Authors at the San Antonio Book Festival

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New from Potomac Books!

May 18, 2022May 17, 2022 univnebpress

The following books are available from our imprint, Potomac Books. Read below to learn more about these new releases! Troubling the Water by Abby Seiff Troubling the Water follows ordinary Cambodians coping with the rapid erasure of a long-held way of life. … Continue reading New from Potomac Books!

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UNP Author Brenda Child Receives Guggenheim Fellowship

May 2, 2022April 29, 2022 univnebpress

Congratulations to Brenda Child on her Guggenheim fellowship! From the University of Minnesota news release: “I am truly honored to have received the Guggenheim Fellowship. Not just for myself, but because it acknowledges the significance of my field, which is … Continue reading UNP Author Brenda Child Receives Guggenheim Fellowship

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April Staff Reading List

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 univnebpress

UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried.  “On Rosemary’s recommendation, I recently listened to the audiobook of … Continue reading April Staff Reading List

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Recent Award Winners

April 20, 2022April 19, 2022 univnebpress

Anthony Wood’s Black Montana is a finalist for the 2022 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize 2022 SABR Baseball Research Awards Lawrence Baldassaro for Tony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer  Josh Chetwynd for “Taking Your LUMPs: Major League Baseball’s History of … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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Women in the Military: Women’s History Month Reading List

March 28, 2022March 15, 2022 univnebpress

UNP is proud to celebrate Women’s History Month with a reading list featuring women veterans from Potomac Books. Save 50% off a selection of books during Women’s History Month! Enter the code 6WHM22 in the promotion code field of your … Continue reading Women in the Military: Women’s History Month Reading List

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University Press Week: Manifesto

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 univnebpress

Happy University Press Week! Help us celebrate university presses November 8-12. Since 2012, members of the Association of University Presses have participated in an annual celebration of University Presses. Following the example of the first University Press week, proclaimed by … Continue reading University Press Week: Manifesto

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Reading List: Indigenous Education Series

June 29, 2021June 28, 2021 univnebpress

In light of the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo, has announced a new initiative … Continue reading Reading List: Indigenous Education Series

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