The following is a post from John Dechant, author of Scoreless: Omaha Central, Creighton Prep, and Nebraska’s Greatest High School Football Game (Bison Books, 2016). Dechant is the author of nine books and coauthor of Truth and Other Tall Tales. His writing has … Continue reading From the Desk of John Dechant: A Simpler Time
The following image is a collection of data points and insights drawn up from the book JewAsian: Race, Religion, and Identity for America’s Newest Jews (Nebraska, 2016) by Helen Kim and Noah Leavitt. Continue reading Infographic: Facts and Points from JewAsian
The following post is a contribution from Ann Sittig, co-author of The Mayans Among Us: Migrant Women and Meatpacking on the Great Plains (Nebraska, 2016). A recent article in the Lincoln Journal Star pointed out the growing immigrant role in Nebraska … Continue reading From the Desk of Ann Sittig
To celebrate the first Husker game of the season, we’re sharing an excerpt from Forever Red: More Confessions of a Cornhusker Fan (Nebraska, 2015) by Steve Smith. Perfect Nebraska 68, New Mexico State 0—September 18, 1982 To say that Nebraska fans have … Continue reading Excerpt: Forever Red
Books Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Starred review in Publishers Weekly: “Stunning debut collection…” Starred review in Booklist: “Reading (and rereading) Sinclair is an urgently necessary, absolutely unparalleled experience.” One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist by Dustin Hoffman Review in Publishers Weekly: “…each story contains a … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following post was taken from an interview with Hal Elliott Wert, author of George McGovern & the Democratic Insurgents: The Best Campaign and Political Posters of the Last Fifty Years (Nebraska 2015). You can read the full interview here. Since I was … Continue reading From the Desk of Hal Elliott Wert: Poster Talk
August 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. The Innocent Have Nothing to … Continue reading What We’re Reading
BookExpo America and BookCon May 11-14, 2016 (Chicago, IL) UNP conference attendees: Martyn Beeny, Marketing Manager Rosemary Vestal, Publicity Manager Alisa Plant, Editor-in-Chief Tom Swanson, Potomac Books Editor Getting UNP readers in at an early age! (She was asking … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Summer Exhibit Roundup
Anna Weir is one of the more recent additions to the press: Publicist, book hoarder, and needlework enthusiast. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a familiar face on one … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Leif Milliken
The following is an excerpt from Loving and Leaving Washington: Reflections on Public Service (August 2016) by John Yochelson. FROM CHAPTER 2: SURROUNDED BY STRIVERS Stately elms lined the streets of Buffalo, New York, in the 1950s. They almost blotted out the … Continue reading Excerpt: Loving and Leaving Washington
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