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Happy Book Birthday to Le Football!

August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 univnebpress

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Le Football: A History of American Football in France (Nebraska, 2016) by Russ Crawford! Crawford is is an associate professor of history … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Le Football!

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Excerpt: The Letters of Henry James

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 univnebpress

Earlier this month, Holland Cotter highlighted the artistic work and influence of Henry James in his New York Times article on the Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition, “Henry James and American Painting.” The article brings up several people featured in the exhibit … Continue reading Excerpt: The Letters of Henry James

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Happy Book Birthday to Amiable Scoundrel!

July 17, 2017July 19, 2017 univnebpress

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln’s Scandalous Secretary of War (Potomac Books, 2016) by Paul Kahan! Kahan is a lecturer at Ohlone … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Amiable Scoundrel!

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EXCERPT: The Native South

July 11, 2017July 10, 2017 univnebpress

The following has been excerpted from The Native South: New Histories and Enduring Legacies, edited by Tim Alan Garrison and Greg O’Brien (July 2017). An Interview with Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green On July 11, 2012, Greg O’Brien conducted the following interview … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Native South

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News and Reviews

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 univnebpress

Books   Outside the Bible Edited by Louis H. Feldman, James L. Kugel, and Lawrence H. Schiffman Praise from Jewish Review of Books: “The fruit of an extraordinary collaboration… Outside the Bible will replace classic earlier anthologies as the premier compendium of primary texts … Continue reading News and Reviews

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The Marketeers Club: The Patient Genre

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 univnebpress

Anna Weir is a publicist at UNP Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, she’s a level 12 war cleric. Of all the books of all subjects, genres, and sizes that I publicize for UNP (and the ones that I’ve read, am … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: The Patient Genre

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News and Reviews

June 23, 2017July 11, 2017 univnebpress

Books The Cruft of Fiction David Letzler Praise from Heradas Review:  “It’s all very well illustrated and argued, and the sections covering the handful of novels discussed that I haven’t read, were often more interesting to me than the ones covering … Continue reading News and Reviews

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Now available in paperback!

June 13, 2017June 12, 2017 univnebpress

Summer is almost in full swing and these books are now all available in paperback editions. “This is an engaging, well-researched, often-original study of violent female speech in early modern English culture.”—Deborah Willis, Renaissance Quarterly   “In his ground breaking … Continue reading Now available in paperback!

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News and Reviews

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 univnebpress

Books Russia’s Dead End Andrei A. Kovalev   Review in Publishers Weekly: “Kovalev . . . unmasks the Russian body politic in all its Gogol-like grotesquery.” Cheated Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham Book mentioned in the Chronicle of Higher Education.   … Continue reading News and Reviews

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Publicist Picks: Willa Cather, Space Stations, and other August Books

June 1, 2017May 25, 2017 univnebpress

Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cubicle currently filled with next season’s galleys. Today they also share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Willa Cather, Space Stations, and other August Books

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