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
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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
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
Reviews Theodore Roosevelt and the Tennis Cabinet Review in Wall Street Journal: “The story of the Tennis Cabinet has largely been untold until now—but it clearly had an impact on the development of our Republic.” Slow Guillotine Review in Maine … Continue reading News & Reviews
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