UNP is excited to announce these forthcoming projects from our team of acquiring editors. All titles listed here are working titles only and are subject to change before publication. The acquiring editor is in parentheses. We look forward to editing, … Continue reading July Book Deals
The following is an excerpt from Le Football: A History of American Football in France (August 2016) by Russ Crawford. Chapter 8: Lafayette, le football est voilà! In the beginning (of the 1980s) there was Laurent Plegelatte. The American military had played more … Continue reading Excerpt: Le Football
Books Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Listed in Publisher’s Weekly Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2016: Olympic Collision by Kyle Keiderling Review from The Guy Who Reviews Sports Books: “Any reader who wants to learn more about these outstanding athletes or … Continue reading News and Reviews
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
Anna Weir is a publicist who begrudgingly admits to having hipster tendencies. At some point or another, we’ve all heard someone say it, or maybe we’ve even uttered it ourselves: “The book was better than the movie.” Depending on the book … Continue reading Books vs Movies: The Endless Debate
In the following post, author Andrew M. Homan tells how his love of sports history led him to write Iron Mac: The Legend of Roughouse Cyclist Reggie McNamara (Nebraska, 2016). Not long after opening my first pack of baseball cards … Continue reading From the Desk of Andrew M. Homan
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
The following excerpt is from Iron Mac: The Legend of Roughhouse Cyclist Reggie McNamara (Nebraska, 2016) by Andrew M. Homan. Chapter 1: Rabbits and Slingshots Reggie’s older brothers acquired bikes at an early age—probably before Reggie was born. Given the time frame, one of the … Continue reading Excerpt: Iron Mac
We love to hear what our readers have to say about our books! Check out these comments from readers on Amazon and Goodreads. “Remember Peckinpah’s western ‘The Wild Bunch’ debuted in theaters the same year (1969) as ‘The Brady Bunch’ … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers
The following excerpt comes from Undesirable Practices: Women, Children, and the Politics of the Body in Northern Ghana, 1930-1972 by Jessica Cammaert (Nebraska, 2016). From Chapter Five: Put Some Clothes On or Nkrumah will Get You!: Antinudity Campaigns in the Nkrumah … Continue reading EXCERPT: Undesirable Practices
