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2022 Great Group Reads

October 14, 2022October 12, 2022 univnebpress

The Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) has announced its 2022 Great Group Reads list. The books on this year’s list are set in at least eight different countries, dozens of states and various time periods addressing personal and global issues. … Continue reading 2022 Great Group Reads

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News & Reviews

September 2, 2022August 31, 2022 univnebpress

Awards Your Crib, My Qibla shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature and named a finalist for the Julie Suk Award Dear Diaspora named a finalist for the Julie Suk Award Burning the Breeze named a finalist for Evans Handcroft … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Back to School Reading List

August 19, 2022August 18, 2022 univnebpress

With the fall semester starting soon we have prepared a list of titles to help you brush up on something familiar or take a dive into a new fascinating subject. Pursue our mini-course catalog of subjects to find those new … Continue reading Back to School Reading List

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National Golf Month Reading List

August 15, 2022August 10, 2022 univnebpress

The Professional Golfer’s Association of America (P.G.A.) founded the first National Golf Month in August 1993 to promote golf as a family-friendly and inclusive sport that could be accessible to all ages, genders, and skill levels. With the 2022 FedEx … Continue reading National Golf Month Reading List

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News & Reviews

August 12, 2022August 10, 2022 univnebpress

Reviews The Turtle and the Dreamboat Review in Travel for Aircraft: “Jim Leeke’s The Turtle and the Dreamboat slips readers into the world just after World War II (WW II) ended, in 1946, with the race inspired by competition for not losing … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Excerpt: Yukhíti Kóy

August 2, 2022July 21, 2022 univnebpress

Geoffrey D. Kimball is an independent scholar. He is the author of Koasati Dictionary (Nebraska, 1994), Koasati Grammar (Nebraska, 1991), and translator of Kosati Traditional Narratives (Nebraska, 2010). His new book Yukhíti Kóy (Nebraska, 2022) is now available. Introduction The Atakapa language is attested … Continue reading Excerpt: Yukhíti Kóy

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News & Reviews

July 22, 2022July 21, 2022 univnebpress

Reviews Under My Bed and Other Essays Review in Publisher’s Weekly: “Keisner debuts with a riveting essay collection that revisits her painful past. Adopted as an infant and raised in a series of homes in rural Nebraska by a borderline-abusive … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Excerpt: Cattle Beet Capital

July 11, 2022July 6, 2022 univnebpress

Michael Weeks is a lecturer of history at Utah Valley University. His book Cattle Beet Capital (Nebraska, 2022) is now available. From the Introduction Few companies in the American West articulate the agricultural transformations of the twentieth century more completely than … Continue reading Excerpt: Cattle Beet Capital

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News & Reviews

July 1, 2022June 29, 2022 univnebpress

Awards Foreword Indies winners: Black Snake – Honorable Mention A Second Reckoning – Gold A Harp in the Stars – Honorable Mention Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves was a finalist in 2022 National Indie Excellence Awards for Western Fiction The … Continue reading News & Reviews

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Excerpt: In Praise of the Ancestors

June 27, 2022June 6, 2022 univnebpress

Susan Elizabeth Ramírez is the Neville G. Penrose Chair of History and Latin American Studies at Texas Christian University. She is the author of several books, including To Feed and Be Fed: The Cosmological Bases of Authority and Identity in the Andes and A History … Continue reading Excerpt: In Praise of the Ancestors

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