To celebrate our 85th anniversary, UNP staff members reflect on some of their favorite books published in our history. “I am always glad to work on any book UNP acquires in the realm of wildlife conservation. One of my recent favorites, Starlings: … Continue reading UNP 85th Anniversary: Staff Picks
Reviews HUM Review in Publishers Weekly: “In Urdu, hum can mean both ‘we’ and ‘I,’ an ambiguity Sheriff uses skillfully in many poems about their beloved.” 52 Writing Prompts Review in Hippocampus Magazine: “The beauty of the book is in its … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! 2026 International Book Awards Hostage (Potomac Books, 2026) by Mimi Nichter is a finalist in two categories in two categories, Autobiography/Memoir and Nonfiction: Creative. Big Sky Award Be … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
ICYMI Ojibwe Ethnogenesis (Nebraska, 2025) is the Winner of the 2026 Wisconsin Historical Society Book of Merit Award. Rare Good (Nebraska, 2026) was featured in Publishers Weekly’s Fall 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview. Reviews Ford Frick Review in Epoch Times: … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to the following UNP authors who were medalists for the 2026 Independent Publisher Book Awards! Essays Gold Medal Winner How to Change History: A Salvage Project by Robin Hemley. In How to Change History Robin Hemley grapples with the individual’s navigation … Continue reading Announcing the 2026 IPPY Medalists
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
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 finished reading Saratoga Schaefer’s horror novel, Trad Wife. … Continue reading July Staff Reading List
Reviews Inside the Hot Zone Review in Health Security: “I highly recommend the book, especially to those wanting a first-person account of what it was and is like being on the leading edge of biosecurity.” Review in Journal of Military … Continue reading News & Reviews
Looking for something more personal to read this summer? This list features memoirs in essays and essay collections that ponder aging, mourn loved ones, meditate on our collective fears, and impart the hard-won wisdom of their authors. Save 50% during … Continue reading Summer Reading List: Essays
Reviews So Young, So Great Review in Booklist: “Other Bob Feller biographies are available, but Ingraham’s insistent focus on the pitcher’s first six years—’so young, so great’—make for an animating, highly readable account of a career launch perhaps unparalleled in … Continue reading News & Reviews
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