Nicholas O’Connell is based in Washington State and is the founder of the Writer’s Workshop. He contributes to media outlets such as Newsweek, Food & Wine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and National Geographic Adventure. O’Connell is the author of five books, including The … Continue reading Excerpt: Crush
In his long search to process his grief over the rape and murder of his teenage friend by a fellow classmate, Jim Reese becomes entangled in prisons—both physically and psychologically. Coming to a Neighborhood near You is the result: his investigative memoir … Continue reading Editor Taylor Gilreath on why she chose to publish ‘Coming to a Neighborhood Near You’
Thomas A. Krainz is an associate professor of history at DePaul University. He is the author of Delivering Aid: Implementing Progressive Era Welfare in the American West. His latest book A Great Many Refugees: Progressive Era Assistance in the American West (Nebraska, … Continue reading Excerpt: A Great Many Refugees
Reviews Too Good to Be Altogether Lost Review in The Wall Street Journal: “Ms. Hill not only discusses the woman’s life, artistry and place in American literature. She also solves a literary mystery that has long bedeviled Wilder’s legacy—and millions … Continue reading News & Reviews
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
Pamela Smith Hill is a New York Times best-selling editor, author, educator, and expert on Laura Ingalls Wilder. She has taught young adult literature and creative and professional writing at universities in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, as well as classes on Laura Ingalls … Continue reading Excerpt: Too Good to be Altogether Lost
With the fall semester starting soon, we have prepared a list of titles to help you brush up on something familiar or dive into a new fascinating subject. History Mrs. Cook & the Klan TOM CHORNEAU A true crime investigation … Continue reading Back to School Reading List
We’re pleased to share our new Fall/Winter 2025 seasonal catalog! Browse the online version to see forthcoming titles from Nebraska, Bison Books, Potomac Books, the Backwaters Press, and the Jewish Publication Society. Visit our NetGalley page for a select list … Continue reading Introducing the Fall/Winter 2025 Seasonal Catalog
The African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) promotes and advances the development and publication of the poetic arts through its book series, contests, workshops, and seminars and through its collaborations with publishers, festivals, booking agents, colleges, universities, conferences and all other … Continue reading Jedidiah Mugarura Wins 2025 Sillerman Prize
Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs is a professor of medicine emerita at Stanford University. She is the author of two critically acclaimed books, Jonas Salk: A Life and Henry Kaplan and the Story of Hodgkin’s Disease. Her latest book 90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor’s … Continue reading Excerpt: 90 Seconds to Midnight
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