In 2 weeks UNP will be exhibiting at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs’ (AWP) annual conference! The AWP Conference & Bookfair is the annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers of contemporary creative writing. Enjoy a sneak … Continue reading Excerpt: Where Are You From
To help spread the word about new UNP books, our publicity team launched the UNP Influencer Partnership in 2023. As part of the partnership, influencers can request and receive galleys (physical or e-book) or finished books of their choice. We … Continue reading UNP Influencer Partnership: Spring/Summer 2024 titles available
UNP’s running (and walking) team, Footnotes, participated in the 2023 Lincoln Track Club Holiday Run at Pioneers Park on Sunday, December 3. Around 500 people signed up to run and all proceeds went to the Capital Humane Society. #RunForBowWowsAndMeowsMeows “Most of … Continue reading People Make Publishing: Footnotes at the Holiday Run
The following is a letter from Jane Ferreyra, director of the University of Nebraska Press. Happy fall from the University of Nebraska Press! Our thanks to you, the authors, friends, supporters, and customers of the University of Nebraska Press (UNP)! … Continue reading A Word from UNP’s Director: The FY22-23 Annual Report
John Mabry was the sports editor for the Lincoln Journal Star from 1997 to 2007. During that time he helped cover the Husker volleyball team at five NCAA Final Fours. He has written more than five hundred features for the Journal Star and its niche … Continue reading From the Desk of John Mabry: Nebraska Volleyball Day
Erik Sherman is a baseball historian and the New York Times best-selling author of Kings of Queens: Life beyond Baseball with the ’86 Mets and Two Sides of Glory: The 1986 Boston Red Sox in Their Own Words (Nebraska, 2021). He is the coauthor of five other … Continue reading From the Desk of Erik Sherman: Celebrating the Retirement of Fernando Valenzuela’s #34
To help spread the word about new UNP books, our publicity team launched the UNP Influencer Partnership earlier this year. As part of the partnership, influencers can request and receive galleys (physical or e-book) or finished books of their choice. … Continue reading UNP Influencer Partnership: Fall/Winter 2023 titles now available
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
UNP’s running (and walking) team, Footnotes, participated in the Lincoln Track Club’s 45th Havelock Charity Run on Saturday, June 3rd. It was a sticky June morning for the Havelock Charity run, but we pushed through knowing our UNP Footnotes team would be … Continue reading People Make Publishing: The Footnotes at the Havelock Charity Run
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Charlie Murphy: The Iconoclastic Showman behind the Chicago Cubs (Nebraska, June 2022) by Jason Cannon. About the Book: … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Charlie Murphy
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