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November Staff Reading List

November 28, 2025November 25, 2025 univnebpress

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 reread Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis, a romance novel, … Continue reading November Staff Reading List

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September Staff Reading List

September 30, 2025September 24, 2025 univnebpress

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. “I finished reading R.F. Kuang’s Katabasis, which follows two PhD students … Continue reading September Staff Reading List

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November Staff Reading List

November 29, 2024November 27, 2024 univnebpress

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, to celebrate University Press Week, I read and … Continue reading November Staff Reading List

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Excerpt: Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent

August 19, 2024August 12, 2024 univnebpress

Maura Jane Farrelly is an associate professor of American studies at Brandeis University. She has worked as a reporter in Atlanta, Washington DC, and New York. Her books include Papist Patriots: The Making of an American Catholic Identity and Anti-Catholicism … Continue reading Excerpt: Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent

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October Staff Reading List

October 31, 2023October 30, 2023 univnebpress

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. “I’ve been rereading Bram Stoker’s Dracula this month to get in on … Continue reading October Staff Reading List

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Upcoming Book Discussion for The Mystery of Hunting’s End

September 22, 2023September 15, 2023 univnebpress

The Nebraska Heritage Book Club was formed to discuss books about Nebraska history, and to uplift Nebraskan authors. This month, the book club is discussing the One Book One Nebraska pick of 2023: The Mystery of Hunting’s End. Join them on … Continue reading Upcoming Book Discussion for The Mystery of Hunting’s End

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The Marketeers Club: National Cozy Mystery Day

September 15, 2023September 11, 2023 univnebpress

Sarah Kee is a Publicity Assistant at UNP and is not an amateur detective. In honor of National Cozy Mystery Day, I’d be remiss to not talk about a mystery writer with Nebraska ties, Mignon G. Eberhart! Her book, The … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: National Cozy Mystery Day

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July Staff Reading List

July 31, 2023July 28, 2023 univnebpress

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. “Earlier this year, I picked up copies of our Eberhart … Continue reading July Staff Reading List

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Happy Birthday to Mignon G. Eberhart

July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 univnebpress

One of the best mystifiers in America. Gertrude Stein On this day in 1899, “First Lady of Mystery” Mignon Good Eberhart was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. She had a long career, spanning sixty years, that brought her the Grand Masters Edgar … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Mignon G. Eberhart

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Celebrate Detective Fiction Day with The Mystery of Hunting’s End

April 20, 2023April 17, 2023 univnebpress

On this day in 1841, the first detective story, Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” appeared in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine! For this reason, we celebrate April 20th as Detective Fiction Day. We thought we’d mark the … Continue reading Celebrate Detective Fiction Day with The Mystery of Hunting’s End

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