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 Should I Still Wish: A Memoir (Nebraska, 2017) by John W. Evans. Evans is the Draper Lecturer of Creative Nonfiction at … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Should I Still Wish!
The Moroccan Soul: French Education, Colonial Ethnology, and Muslim Resistance, 1912-1956 (Nebraska, 2009) by Spencer D. Segalla was the eleventh book published in the France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. It was an innovative study of the French education system … Continue reading New in paperback
The following is an excerpt from Flock Together: A Love Affair with Extinct Birds by B. J. Hollars (Nebraska, 2017). Hollars is an assistant professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. From Chapter 8: The Christmas Count On … Continue reading Excerpt: The Christmas Count
Books Glenn Miller Declassified Dennis M. Spragg Features in Mirror and Daily Mail. Defying Expectations Simon and Susan Veness Feature in MLS Soccer: “The book chronicles travails of the Orlando owner, from his rise to riches from a working-class upbringing in Stoke-on-Trent, his losing battle … Continue reading News and Reviews
December Staff Reading List As readers and book lovers, nothing makes us happier than to give—or receive—books for any occasion. Here’s a list of the best books we’ve ever given, or been given. Gang of One: Memoirs of a … Continue reading The Gift of Reading
Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cubicle and cannot stop talking about books. At the beginning of 2017, they both made reading-related resolutions, and today discuss what the experience has taught them. Anna Weir: In an attempt to … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: New Year’s Resolution Recap
For the bibliophile in your life, nothing makes a greater gift than a classic book. This reading list is dedicated to our classic writers, whose names are synonymous with great Western literature. My Ántonia, Bison Classic Edition Willa Cather … Continue reading Reading List: Classic Western Writers
Books The Black Bruins James M. Johnson Starred review from Kirkus: “Johnson engagingly captures the lives, struggles, and triumphs of five men whose greatness transcended American sports.” Black Jesus and Other Superheroes Venita Blackburn Highlighted in Ms. blog: “Blackburn’s remarkably short … Continue reading News and Reviews
November Staff Reading List As bookish people and lovers of stories, this month we asked UNP staff members what book they were most thankful for. Here are the books we find ourselves turning to again and again. Home Cooking Laurie … Continue reading Grateful Reading
Basketball season is officially underway and while you’re waiting for your team to tip off, pick up some of our best books on college basketball, historic games, and more. The Baron and the Bear David Kingsley Snell “This is a … Continue reading Reading List: Basketball
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