Mary Elizabeth Reynolds is the publicity manager at the University of Arizona Press and a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper as well as Desert Leaf, Planning, and True West magazines. Her book The … Continue reading From the Desk of Mary Elizabeth Reynolds: Festival Days Research Road-trip to Sonora, Mexico
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Rooted at the Edge: Ranching Where the Old West and New West Collide (Bison Books, … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Rooted at the Edge
Reviews The Spring Before Obergefell Review in The Gay & Lesbian Review: “Grossberg’s novel excels in portraying the banality of smalltown life and the fractured focus of the digital age . . . this is very much a novel about … Continue reading News & Reviews
Happy Earth Day! Over the last 54 years, Earth Day has evolved into the largest civic event on Earth. This year’s theme is “Planet vs. Plastics” to call for a 60% global reduction in plastic production by 2040. Earthday.org calls … Continue reading Earth Day Reading List: Upcoming in Environmental Studies
What can we learn from the stories of bison and the Pawnee seed keepers? How can conservation be practiced today? Nebraska Public Media has put together a book club kit inspired by Ken Burns’s The American Buffalo (premiers today), which explores … Continue reading Nebraska Public Media Book Club Kit
Ruzana Liburkina is a cultural anthropologist and a research associate in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Her newest book, The Visible Hands That Feed: Responsibility and Growth in the Food Sector, was published last … Continue reading Excerpt: The Visible Hands That Feed
To celebrate Earth Day, the University of Nebraska Press is happy to feature some of our new and upcoming titles in Environmental Studies. For more books on the subject, check out these series: Our Sustainable Future, Outdoor Lives, Discover the … Continue reading Upcoming in Environmental Studies
Join author Molly P. Rozum alongside guests Shelia McManus and Royden Loewen for the virtual launch of Grasslands Grown, sponsored by the University of Manitoba Press, on Tuesday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. CST. Register for the event here! In … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Grasslands Grown Virtual Launch
Nicholas A. Robins is a teaching professor of history at North Carolina State University. He is the author of several books, including Mercury, Mining, and Empire: The Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes and Of Love and Loathing: Marital … Continue reading From the Desks of Nicholas A. Robins and Barbara J. Fraser: A Timely Exploration of Inequalities in the Andes-Amazon Region
This week the University of Nebraska Press will be at the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference (AWP), and we’re exited to host several authors in our booths to celebrate and sign their newest creative works. Visit us … Continue reading #AWP20 Preview
