As the largest and most diversified press between Chicago and California, the University of Nebraska Press is best known for publishing works in Native studies, history, sports, anthropology, geography, American studies, and creative works. In celebration of the press’s seventy-fifth anniversary, the staff has selected … Continue reading 75 Significant Books, Part Seven
The following excerpt comes from Great Plains Indians (Bison Books, 2016) by David J. Wishart, the first book in the Discover the Great Plains Series published with the Center for Great Plains Studies. From Chapter 4: Against All Odds Sacred and Profane Places Throughout … Continue reading Excerpt: Great Plains Indians
Are you ready, Husker fans? This Saturday is the second game of the 2016 football season and the Huskers are back from a victory! Here are a few UNP books that will have you chanting, “Go Big Red!” Forever Red: More Confessions of … Continue reading Reading List: Husker Football
The following post is a contribution from Ann Sittig, co-author of The Mayans Among Us: Migrant Women and Meatpacking on the Great Plains (Nebraska, 2016). A recent article in the Lincoln Journal Star pointed out the growing immigrant role in Nebraska … Continue reading From the Desk of Ann Sittig
To celebrate the first Husker game of the season, we’re sharing an excerpt from Forever Red: More Confessions of a Cornhusker Fan (Nebraska, 2015) by Steve Smith. Perfect Nebraska 68, New Mexico State 0—September 18, 1982 To say that Nebraska fans have … Continue reading Excerpt: Forever Red
Books Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Starred review in Publishers Weekly: “Stunning debut collection…” Starred review in Booklist: “Reading (and rereading) Sinclair is an urgently necessary, absolutely unparalleled experience.” One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist by Dustin Hoffman Review in Publishers Weekly: “…each story contains a … Continue reading News and Reviews
BookExpo America and BookCon May 11-14, 2016 (Chicago, IL) UNP conference attendees: Martyn Beeny, Marketing Manager Rosemary Vestal, Publicity Manager Alisa Plant, Editor-in-Chief Tom Swanson, Potomac Books Editor Getting UNP readers in at an early age! (She was asking … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Summer Exhibit Roundup
Anna Weir is one of the more recent additions to the press: Publicist, book hoarder, and needlework enthusiast. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a familiar face on one … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Leif Milliken
Books Amiable Scoundrel by Paul Kahan Praise from Civil War Books and Authors: “Whatever one ultimately thinks of Paul Kahan’s portrait of Simon Cameron as a politician who was never as corrupt as posterity has been led to believe … Continue reading News and Reviews
This year the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary and as the National Park Foundation said, “the Centennial is more than a birthday. We want people everywhere to embrace the opportunities to explore, learn, be inspired or simply have fun in their 407 … Continue reading From the desk of Paul Johnsgard #FindYourPark
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