David Joseph Charpentier is the director of St. Labre Indian School’s Alumni Support Program and executive director of the Bridge Foundation. His new book The Boy Who Promised Me Horses, was published by Bison Books in May. For more information about the … Continue reading Excerpt: The Boy Who Promised Me Horses
Now until the end of July, thousands of UNP books are available for 50% off across multiple imprints including Nebraska, Bison Books, Potomac Books, and the Backwaters Press. Find out how to save here. The University of Nebraska Press is … Continue reading Summer Reading: Native American and Indigenous Studies
Reviews Triumph of Life Review in Publisher’s Weekly: “Greenberg’s reminder to ‘start where you are’ in creating a freer, more just society is wise, even if his vision for an ideal world sometimes seems out of reach. Readers will be … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! The Pulitzer Prize in History Continental Reckoning (Nebraska, 2023) by Elliott West is a finalist. Read the judges’ comments here. The Society of Midland Authors Book Award Without … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
The University of Nebraska Press is excited to join the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) in celebrating literary translation this May. Annually, the ALTA hosts Write the World, a series of virtual panels on all aspects of translation. This year … Continue reading Reading List: #ReadTheWorld
Awards Continental Reckoning by Elliott West has won Columbia University’s Bancroft Prize! Reviews Cast Out of Eden Review in Foreword Reviews: “A revealing biography, Cast Out of Eden details the hypocrisy, cruelty, and astonishing achievements of John Muir.” Biblical Women … Continue reading News & Reviews
Melissa K. Byrnes is a professor of modern European and world history at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Her latest book, Making Space: Neighbors, Officials, and North African Migrants in the Suburbs of Paris and Lyon was published in January. Since … Continue reading Excerpt: Making Space
Rebecca M. Valette is professor emerita of Romance languages at Boston College and an internationally recognized expert in language methodology, testing, and applied linguistics. She and her husband, Jean-Paul Valette, have curated several exhibitions of Navajo textiles. They are coauthors of Weaving … Continue reading Excerpt: Clitso Dedman, Navajo Carver
February 15th is Anthropology Day. Established by the American Anthropology Association in 2015, AnthroDay encourages us to celebrate the study of anthropology and engage with the work of anthropologists. We’ve curated a list of books you can’t miss. From the … Continue reading Reading List: Anthropology Day
Mishuana Goeman (Tonawanda Band of Seneca) is a professor and chair of the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo. She is the author of Mark My Words: Native Women Mapping Our Nations. Her latest book Settler Aesthetics: … Continue reading Excerpt: Settler Aesthetics
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