JULY 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. One Plus One by … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Books Stories from Afield by Bruce Smith Praise from Kirkus reviews: “Reflective thoughts and vibrant specifics bring a nature biologist’s love of the outdoors to readers.” Culture on Two Wheels Edited by Jeremy Withers and Daniel P. Shea Review … Continue reading News and Reviews
Rosemary Vestal is the publicity manager manager for UNP and will not apologize for being a New York Yankees fan. Twice a year I visit media contacts in Washington, DC, and New York, NY, about UNP’s forthcoming season of … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Baseball in a Football State
The following contribution is from Doreen Pfost, author of This River Beneath the Sky: A Year on the Platte (Nebraska, 2016). What the Platte River Taught Me When I see Fourth of July fireworks, I think of the Platte River. I was … Continue reading From the desk of Doreen Pfost
Books Crude Nation by Raúl Gallegos Review from Publishers Weekly: “Sharply written and vividly detailed, the book documents how Venezuela’s oil reserves—the world’s largest—subsidize an unsustainable life for its citizens.” Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Top Ten in Publishers … Continue reading News and Reviews
As we honor our 75th anniversary this year, we recall and celebrate some of the most influential people in the Press’s history. Bruce Nicoll (1913–1983) The press’s second director, Bruce Nicoll, was a native of Wyoming who came to the University … Continue reading Remembering Bruce Nicoll
Anna Stokely 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 more familiar face … Continue reading Staff Stories: An interview with Rob Taylor
Erin Willis is the Curator of the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors, a special collection of Lincoln City Libraries. She received her Masters Degree in Library and Information Science, with an emphasis on Archives and Special Collections, … Continue reading Lincoln City Libraries: Read Nebraska
The following is an excerpt from Fallen Astronauts: Heroes who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition by Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan (Nebraska, 2016). Introduction In the final phases of the last moon walk by the Apollo 15 astronauts on 2 … Continue reading EXCERPT: Fallen Astronauts
UNP AT BEA AND BOOKCON The largest book-related event in North America, BookExpo America begins on May 11 and will conclude with BookCon on May 14. After two years in the Big Apple, this weekend of more excellent publishers, … Continue reading BEA Preview
