The 2018 Nebraska Book Festival is one month away! This year’s festival will be on Saturday, August 25 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus Union. The day-long festival will feature hands-on activities for children (and adults), writing panels, and … Continue reading 2018 Nebraska Book Festival
The following is adapted from The Soccer Diaries: An American’s Thirty-Year Pursuit of the International Game by Michael Agovino, now available in paperback. Agovino recently wrote for the Washington Post about the US hosting another World Cup in 2026. … Continue reading The Soccer Diaries: When The World Cup Semifinal Came to New York
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to It’s My Country Too: Women’s Military Stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan (Potomac Books, 2017) edited by Jerri Bell and … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to It’s My Country Too
Books Island in the City: A Memoir Micah McCrary Praise from Kirkus Reviews: “A slim yet potent and intimately ruminative debut memoir on travel, maturity, and culture.” The General Who Wore Six Stars: The Inside Story of John C. H. … Continue reading News and Reviews
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. June Staff Reading List Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel … Continue reading What We’re Reading
The SABR convention begins tomorrow in Pittsburgh! The Society for American Baseball Research convention, which is open to all baseball fans, includes top featured speakers from around the baseball world — front office executives, players, managers, scouts, journalists, historians, and … Continue reading SABR preview
The following books are now available in paperback editions. Disability Studies and the Environmental Humanities: Toward an Eco-Crip Theory, edited and with an introduction by Sarah Jaquette Ray an Jay Sibara “The most significant disability studies anthology to emerge … Continue reading Now in Paperback
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. Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance Ruth Emmie Lang “It promises to … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Rosemary Sekora is publicity manager for UNP and desperately wants to see Mean Girls on Broadway. Tomorrow another BookExpo begins in New York City! The University of Nebraska Press will be there to promote our newest trade titles. Visit booth … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: BookExpo Preview
Awards The Modoc War: A Story of Genocide at the Dawn of America’s Gilded Age Robert Aquinas McNally Awarded the Gold Californiana medal from the California Book Awards. Books The Lewis and Clark Expedition Day by Day Gary E. Moulton … Continue reading News and Reviews
