Cather Studies presents new work about Willa Cather’s diverse writings (fiction, journalism, correspondence). Essays focus on her interesting relationships with other writers, the textual history of her works, as well as the cultural aesthetic and social contexts to her oeuvre. … Continue reading Willa Cather and the Arts
The following is an excerpt from Assembling Moral Mobilities by Nicholas A. Scott (February 2020). 1: Domestic Mobilities Local Tradition, Urban Place, and Good Roads What makes mobilities domestically good? What makes a bike lane good for creating “home”? What domestic lessons … Continue reading Excerpt: Assembling Moral Mobilities
The following is an excerpt from An Incipient Mutiny by Dwight R. Messimer (January 2020). Chapter 3: Paul Ward Beck, 1911-1912 First Lt. Paul W. Beck was either a far-sighted prophet or a manipulative politician out for personal gain. The … Continue reading Excerpt: An Incipient Mutiny
Alison Rose Jefferson is an independent scholar and heritage conservation consultant. She is also the author of the newly released Living the California Dream, African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era (January 2020). Meet Jefferson at Chevalier’s Books in Los … Continue reading From the Desk of Alison Rose Jefferson: Leisure, An Essential Component of Liberty
Rosemary Sekora is the publicity manager at UNP. Follow her on Twitter for bookish content and photos of her puppy. Last month, I posted a little tweet consisting of seasonal catalog stats from the upcoming 2020 spring/summer season: Inside the @UnivNebPress … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: New Year, New Books
Born in Cuba in 1964, Enrique Martínez Celaya majored in applied physics at Cornell University and pursued a PhD in quantum electronics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was supported by a fellowship from the Brookhaven National Laboratory. … Continue reading Art and the Contemporary World: Enrique Martínez Celaya
On Sunday, January 5, Washington, D.C.’s beloved independent store Politics and Prose will host Potomac author David E. Lowe for a reading and discussion of his new book, Touched with Fire: Morris B. Abram and the Battle against Racial and … Continue reading Politics & Prose and Potomac Books
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in January. Anna Weir: Such Splendid Prisons tells the story of five diplomatic representatives … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Diplomatic Detainment, Germ Warfare, and Other January Books
Books Nebraska Kwame Dawes On NPR‘s “A Book Of Poetry For Everyone.” All I Feel is Rivers by Robert Vivian Out of the Crazywoods by Cheryl Savageau Exodus by ‘Gbenga Adeoba Mentioned in Publishers Weekly Spring 2020 Announcements for Essays … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following is a book trailer and an excerpt from The Mysterious Sofía by Stephen J. C. Andes (December 2019), the newest addition of the The Mexican Experience series. Chapter 6: Sofía’s Belle Époque As the Mexican Revolution developed, Sofía … Continue reading Excerpt: The Mysterious Sofía
