The singular American life is a source of endless diversity, and the methods of telling the life are as important as the details themselves. The American Lives series, called “splendid” by Newsweek, features works of creative or literary memoir that, … Continue reading A Closer Look at the American Lives Series
Books A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux, 50th Anniversary Edition Drawings by Amos Bad Heart Bull Text by Helen H. Blish Featured in the Lincoln Journal Star: “…retain[s] the status of the “A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux” as … Continue reading News and Reviews
Awards Black Jesus and Other Super Heroes Venita Blackburn Longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction The Modoc War Robert A. McNally Finalist in the NCIBA Book Awards Ila Borders Ila Borders is nominated for … Continue reading News and Reviews
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 Should I Still Wish: A Memoir (Nebraska, 2017) by John W. Evans. Evans is the Draper Lecturer of Creative Nonfiction at … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Should I Still Wish!
What a year 2017 has been—the University of Nebraska Press launched three new academic book series, welcomed a new marketing manager to the team, and had many of our books appear in national media year-round. Here are some of our … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Best of 2017
December Staff Reading List As readers and book lovers, nothing makes us happier than to give—or receive—books for any occasion. Here’s a list of the best books we’ve ever given, or been given. Gang of One: Memoirs of a … Continue reading The Gift of Reading
Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cubicle and cannot stop talking about books. At the beginning of 2017, they both made reading-related resolutions, and today discuss what the experience has taught them. Anna Weir: In an attempt to … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: New Year’s Resolution Recap
The following is an excerpt from Diversifying Diplomacy: My Journey from Roxbury to Dakar (December 2017) by Harriet Lee Elam-Thomas with Jim Robison. From Chapter 4: Young, Black, Female, and . . . from the White House Foreign Service officers serve at … Continue reading Excerpt: Diversifying Diplomacy
Books The Black Bruins James M. Johnson Starred review from Kirkus: “Johnson engagingly captures the lives, struggles, and triumphs of five men whose greatness transcended American sports.” Black Jesus and Other Superheroes Venita Blackburn Highlighted in Ms. blog: “Blackburn’s remarkably short … Continue reading News and Reviews
November Staff Reading List As bookish people and lovers of stories, this month we asked UNP staff members what book they were most thankful for. Here are the books we find ourselves turning to again and again. Home Cooking Laurie … Continue reading Grateful Reading
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