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Excerpt: There I Go Again

March 23, 2017March 22, 2017 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT, and Many Others (Potomac Books, March 2017) by William Daniels, an actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. … Continue reading Excerpt: There I Go Again

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News and Reviews

March 17, 2017July 11, 2017 univnebpress

Books   The Turtle’s Beating Heart Denise Low Praise from Foreword Reviews: “An accomplished poet, Low’s well-honed prose flows with lyric intensity.” There I Go Again William Daniels Book feature in People.   American Journalists in the Great War Chris Dubbs Review in Library … Continue reading News and Reviews

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Reading List: Good Home Cookin’

March 14, 2017March 13, 2017 univnebpress

There are few things more comforting on a snowy March day than a warm home filled with good, hot food. Here are a few books to jump start some kitchen inspirations.   At Mesa’s Edge Cooking and Ranching in Colorado’s North … Continue reading Reading List: Good Home Cookin’

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Lester Tenney, 1920-2017

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 univnebpress

Lester Tenney, World War II veteran and author of My Hitch in Hell, passed away the last week of February at the age of ninety-six. In 2000, Potomac Books published My Hitch in Hell: The Battan Death March, Tenney’s account of … Continue reading Lester Tenney, 1920-2017

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March 3, 2017 univnebpress

Books   Cannibal Safiya Sinclair One of Literary Hub‘s “Oscar nominees” for best book of poetry. Before Boas by Han F. Vermeulen Praise from American Anthropologist: “To use words such as ‘magisterial’ and ‘compendious’ about this book may understate the case.” … Continue reading News and Reviews

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The Marketeers Club: Books We Love

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 univnebpress

This Valentine’s Day, UNP’s Marketeers are talking about some favorite backlist books we love. Which ones have you read?    Gang of One: Memoirs of a Red Guard by Fen Shen “I love this book because the author’s escape from China … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Books We Love

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Publicist Picks: Baseball, Nanoweapons, and other April Books

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 univnebpress

Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cubicle currently filled with paper coffee cups. Today they also share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Baseball, Nanoweapons, and other April Books

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What We’re Reading

January 27, 2017March 23, 2017 univnebpress

January Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried.   Crackpot The Obsessions of John … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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News and Reviews

January 20, 2017January 19, 2017 univnebpress

Awards Irwin Klein and the New Settlers Edited by Benjamin Klein Winner in the BRLA 2016 Southwest Book Awards Modern Orthodox Judaism Edited by Zev Eleff Finalist in the 2016 National Jewish Book Awards Books   Fit for the Presidency? Seymour Morris … Continue reading News and Reviews

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From the Desk of B.J. Hollars: The Search for the Elusive

January 13, 2017January 25, 2017 univnebpress

The following contribution is from B. J. Hollars, author of  Flock Together: A Love Affair with Extinct Birds (February 2017). Hollars is an assistant professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. He is the author of numerous books, including This Is … Continue reading From the Desk of B.J. Hollars: The Search for the Elusive

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