After a day of braving the cold to shop for gifts or groceries for a fantastic holiday meal, there’s nothing better than curling up at home with a warm blanket and a good book. Here are a few cool suggestions … Continue reading Reading List: Wintry Reads
Books Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System by Sonya Huber Review from Kirkus: “Frank, thoughtful reflections that should resonate with the 47 percent of Americans reported to be living with chronic pain.” Crude Nation by … Continue reading News and Reviews
Today is the last day of the University Press Week blog tour. After reading our contribution, continue the tour with University of California Press, Seminary Co-op Bookstores, University of Minnesota Press, and University of North Carolina Press. Learn more about University … Continue reading University Press Week 2016: #FollowFriday
In a singular opportunity for Nebraska’s budding writers to join the ranks of prestigious, award-winning authors, the University of Nebraska Press (UNP) has published a volume of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written by Nebraska undergraduate college students and high school … Continue reading Announcing our Contest Winners
The University of Nebraska Press is ready to make a splash at the AWP16 Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles, California. Below find a list of dates and times where you can meet our authors to have your books signed and writing-related … Continue reading UNP at AWP
January Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books our noses have been buried in. Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Rosemary Vestal is the publicity manager for UNP. She recently purchased this shirt. Ever heard of a little movie called The Revenant? Of course you have. Not only is the movie based on a book (most good ones are), it … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: UNP might as well publish Leonardo DiCaprio
Books My Wife Wants You to Know I’m Happily Married by Joey Franklin Praise from Shelf Awareness: “As a title, My Wife Wants You to Know I’m Happily Married has the hollow ring of a bumper sticker or T-shirt. Luckily, the contents promise a much stronger, deeper resonance with thoughtful readers who may see themselves reflected in Franklin’s often universally recognizable stories about childhood, children, growing up and adulthood.—Rob LeFebvre, freelance writer and editor Discover: These thoughtful, emotional and touching personal essays explore universal themes of the human experience.” Dawnland Voices edited by Siobhan Senier Review from Times Literary Supplement: “. . . puts another … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
December Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books our noses have been buried in. Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery “In Paris, a … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Books How Winter Began by Joy Castro Recommendation from NBC News: “The startling range of these 28 stories (many of them, at two pages, poignant examples of flash fiction) bring depth and dimension to the complex lives of women, mostly Latina and mostly working class. Castro’s compressed narratives are as fulfilling as the longer stories and their purpose is to mine the rich interior of women whose roles in society are usually overlooked, whose voices are seldom heard. A stand-out story is ‘Independence Day,’ a piece of historical fiction based on the little-known life of Josefa Segovia, whose lynching in … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
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