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
Black History Month originates from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)’s national Negro History Week initially founded in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. The celebration was later officially proclaimed by President Gerald Ford as … Continue reading Black History Month Reading List
ICYMI Perfect Eloquence Listed as a Sports Illustrated Best Sports Book of 2024 Awards Homing On the longlist for the 2025 WCoNA Book of the Year Award Reviews The Grapes of Conquest Review in California History: “if you have been … Continue reading News & Reviews
With the holiday season already upon us, we’re excited to spread some seasonal cheer by gifting great books to our friends and family. If you’re looking for looking for some new titles for the avid reader in your life, take … Continue reading Books to Gift
Nicholas Villanueva, Jr., is an associate professor of ethnic studies and the director of Critical Sport Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the editor of The Athlete as National Symbol: Critical Essays on Sports in the International … Continue reading Excerpt: Rainbow Cattle Co.
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! 2023 Julie Suk Book Award The Gathering of Bastards (Nebraska, 2023) by Romeo Oriogun is the winner of the Julie Suk Book Award, given to books published by … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Rebecca Romo is an associate professor of sociology at Santa Monica College. G. Reginald Daniel (1949–2022) was a professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was the cofounding editor and editor in chief of the Journal … Continue reading Excerpt: Between Black and Brown
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