The following is a post from Joeth Zucco, Senior Project Editor at UNP. I live in a spooky neighborhood. On fall mornings when I head out for a run with my dog, Blue, the darkness feels overwhelming. And the sounds … Continue reading Trails of Ghost Stories
Books Fit for the Presidency? by Seymour Morris Jr Praise from Kirkus Reviews: “A timely, amusing, and occasionally eye-opening exercise.” Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Recommendation from Lenny Letter: “…Sinclair is a force to be reckoned with. Her stanzas will … Continue reading News and Reviews
Tayler Lord is a publicist at UNP and has somehow only watched Hocus Pocus once this Halloween season. The other day someone asked me if I listen to music while I read. I was a little surprised by the question because it had … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Do you listen to music while you read?
October 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. Cruel Tales from the Thirteenth … Continue reading What We’re Reading
As we honor our 75th anniversary this year, we recall and celebrate some of the most influential people in the Press’s history. WILLIS REGIER Willis “Bill” Regier’s career seemed destined for a professorship in the English or Classics Department of a … Continue reading Remembering Bill Regier’s Years at Nebraska
The following is a post from C. Richard King, author of Redskins: Insult and Brand (Nebraska, 2016). King is a professor of comparative ethnic studies at Washington State University. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Team … Continue reading From the Desk of C. Richard King: This Is Not About Free Speech
University of Montana–Western professor of English O. Alan Weltzien will be touring the Pacific Northwest from October 22 to November 5 with his new book, Exceptional Mountains: A Cultural History of the Pacific Northwest Volcanoes (Nebraska, 2016). Probing the relationship between Pacific Northwest … Continue reading O. Alan Weltzien Tours the Northwest
The following is a post from Han F. Vermeulen, author of Before Boas: The Genesis of Ethnography and Ethnology in the German Enlightenment (Nebraska, 2015). Vermeulen is an alumnus of Leiden University, The Netherlands, and a research associate at the Max … Continue reading From the Desk of Han F. Vermeulen: The Origins of Ethnography
Tayler Lord is one of UNP’s newest staff members. She works tirelessly as a publicist, cool aunt, and dedicated Beyoncé fan. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a face on the … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Tish Fobben
Books The Prometheus Bomb by Neil J. Sullivan Review from Publishers Weekly: “This excellent addition to the literature . . . shows that the decisions of these powerful men triumphed in the short run but produced dismal long-term consequences that remain with … Continue reading News and Reviews
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