Happy Halloween, book lovers. Below, UNP Associate Acquisitions Editor Heather Stauffer shares a spooky tale of an office haunting. The steady hum of the breakroom fridge woke something in the molecules of the cultured Greek yogurt hidden behind the slightly … Continue reading An Office Haunting
UNP Staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. October Staff Reading List The Old Maid by Edith Wharton. … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Join Executive Editor Clark Whitehorn as he invites UNP authors who have known the peculiar, unusual, or spiritual side of the afterlife to share their tales of hauntings, ghosts, or strange phenomena. Join the event on Facebook or visit Francie & … Continue reading A Bison Books Ghost Story (virtual) Campfire on Oct. 27
Introducing our fourth virtual book tour, the Haunted West! Who? Boo! Or boo hoo? The bold, experimental, and entertaining books from the University of Nebraska Press have the wonderful and exhilarating ability to haunt the imaginations of their readers long … Continue reading Virtually Bison Books: Haunted West
UNP staff members are always reading, both within our list and outside of what we publish. This Halloween, we’re remembering books that left us chilled, unnerved, spooked. This month’s staff reading list is composed of books that, whether ghoulish or … Continue reading Books That Frighten Us
UNP staff members are always reading, both within our list and outside of what we publish. This Halloween, we’re feeling especially haunted. For this month’s staff reading list, we’re discussing the books we can’t forget, whether because of its subject, … Continue reading Books That Haunt Us
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. Dracula Bram Stoker “I thought … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Anna Weir is a publicist at UNP and is, after nearly a year at it, unsure if she is still a new employee or not. In “Staff Stories,” she interviews her newest coworkers to introduce them to the rest of the … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Lacey Losh
The following is an excerpt from A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln, New Edition (Bison Books, 2013) by Alan Boye. Willa Cather and the Ghost Dog Dale Aiken grew up in a house just down the street from the location of Lincoln’s only known ghost dog. The Aiken house itself—a huge, older home—has had its own share of visitors. “Our house had a pretty interesting history,” Aiken, now a lawyer in Austin, Texas, wrote. “The house belonged to a long line of famous Lincolnites. The Louise Pound family lived in the house for a while. Before that it was owned … Continue reading Excerpt: A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln
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
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