Rosalyn LaPier is an associate professor in the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Montana and a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History. Her book Invisible Reality: Storytellers, Storytakers, and the Supernatural World of the Blackfeet (Nebraska, 2017) … Continue reading From the Desk of Rosalyn LaPier: “Of course, there is a tipi on the cover!”
Laurel Zwissler is an assistant professor in the Philosophy and Religion Department at Central Michigan University. Her new book Religious, Feminist, Activist: Cosmologies of Interconnection (Nebraska, 2018) investigates the political and religious identities of women who understand their social-justice activism as religiously motivated. … Continue reading From the Desk of Laurel Zwissler: The Relationship between Religion and Politics
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. Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance Ruth Emmie Lang “It promises to … Continue reading What We’re Reading
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 June. Anna Weir: Welcome to Team Publicity, Jackson! I hope … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Cultural Perspectives, True Crime, and Other June Books
Peter Eicher is the author Raising the Flag: America’s First Envoys in Foreign Lands (June 2018). He is a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer who served in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific. He currently lives in Washington, … Continue reading From the Desk of Peter Eicher: Negotiating in the Far East – we’ve done this before
The following is an excerpt from Bloody Sixteen: The USS Oriskany and and Air Wing 16 During the Vietnam War (May 2018) by Peter Fey. The passage details the events of October 1967 as Air Wing 16 prepares to continue bombing Hanoi and … Continue reading Excerpt: Bloody Sixteen
Scott D. Seligman is a writer and historian. He is the author of several books, including Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York’s Chinatown and The First Chinese American: The Remarkable Life of Wong Chin Foo. His articles … Continue reading From the Desk of Scott D. Seligman: Uncovering a Compelling Story
The following is an excerpt from Phoebe Apperson Hearst: A Life of Power and Politics (Bison Books, May 2018) by Alexandra M. Nickliss. From the Introduction: Hearst’s story demonstrates the real and intricate interrelationship between power and politics in the lives of both … Continue reading Excerpt from Phoebe Apperson Hearst
The following books are now available in paperback. A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball By Jennifer Ring “This revealing book, which makes an important contribution to sports and women’s history, will interest anyone curious about … Continue reading Now in Paperback: Baseball Edition
The following is by J.D. Tuccille, a contributing editor at Reason magazine, writing about issues of personal freedom and state power. He is the son of author Jerome Tuccille (1937–2017) who is the author of more than thirty books, including bestselling, highly acclaimed … Continue reading From the Desk of J.D. Tuccille: The True Story of the Bonus Army
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