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Back to School Reading List

August 8, 2025August 6, 2025 univnebpress

With the fall semester starting soon, we have prepared a list of titles to help you brush up on something familiar or dive into a new fascinating subject. History Mrs. Cook & the Klan TOM CHORNEAU A true crime investigation … Continue reading Back to School Reading List

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Pride Month Reading List

June 18, 2025June 11, 2025 univnebpress

June is Pride Month! We’re celebrating with a reading list that explores all aspects of queer life through scholarship, poetry, and fiction. These works investigate the history and futurities of queer identity and experience. Save 50% on all books during … Continue reading Pride Month Reading List

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News & Reviews

June 11, 2025June 4, 2025 univnebpress

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

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UNP Books on NetGalley

June 5, 2025June 3, 2025 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley

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News & Reviews

May 13, 2025May 5, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Planting Seeds of the Divine Review in Publishers Weekly: “Smith makes a valuable case for using scripture to unlock a more ‘personal and intimate’ dimension of Jewish spirituality. Readers will find this a thought-provoking companion to their Torah study.” … Continue reading News & Reviews

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UNP Books on NetGalley

May 8, 2025May 7, 2025 univnebpress

The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley

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News & Reviews

April 23, 2025April 16, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Tell Me about Your Bad Guys Review in Booklist: “Readers willing to put in the time will be rewarded with a precise and provocative look into one engaged and meticulously self-analytical individual’s experience of being a parent.” Georgia and … Continue reading News & Reviews

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News & Reviews

April 10, 2025April 8, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Baseball Review in Journal of Sport History: “It is rare to find a book that condenses hundreds of scholarly monographs and journal articles, adds a few new or underutilized primary sources, and tells a familiar story with a level … Continue reading News & Reviews

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News & Reviews

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 univnebpress

Reviews Starlings Review in Booklist: “Stark follows the starling’s movements across the continent through articles in newspapers, magazines, and scientific journals as people’s original welcome for their new avian neighbors quickly turned to aggravation. . . . This combination of … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Recent Award Winners

March 21, 2025March 7, 2025 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! 74th National Jewish Book Awards The National Jewish Book Awards were established in 1950 by the Jewish Book Council as a way to honor exceptional works of Jewish … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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