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
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
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
Reviews The Golden Land Review in Vol.1 Brooklyn: “What makes The Golden Land a superb novel is the sheer facility of Shick’s storytelling. The book smoothly carries us along the story lines that run from Boston to Myanmar over fateful periods in … Continue reading News & Reviews
Reviews Race and Resistance in Boston Review in The Boston Globe: “Overall, Race and Resistance in Boston has something for every local sports lover who is also conscious about justice. These compelling stories about race, class, and sexuality add to … Continue reading News & Reviews
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
This year’s theme for Women’s History Month is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations”. We are sharing a collection of books that highlight the contributions that women have made to the very fabric of our society. Thank You … Continue reading Reading List: Women’s History Month
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. “This month I read Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, which tells the … Continue reading February Staff Reading List
ICYMI Lion of the League by Larry R. Gerlach was the winner of the 2025 SABR Seymour Medal! Lion of the League, by Larry R. Gerlach, gives readers three books for the price of one: a biography of Bob Emslie, … Continue reading News & Reviews
Robert W. Galler Jr. is a professor of history at St. Cloud State University. His new book Taking Chage, Making Change: Native People and the Transition of Education from Stephan Mission to Crow Creek Tribal School (Nebraska, 2025) was published in … Continue reading Excerpt: Taking Charge, Making Change
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