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Cover of "90 Seconds to Midnight"

Happy Book Birthday to 90 Seconds to Midnight

June 24, 2026June 18, 2026 univnebpress

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in reviews, social media posts, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to 90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Nuclear Odyssey (Potomac Books, 2025) by Charlotte DeCroes … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to 90 Seconds to Midnight

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Recent Award Winners

June 23, 2026June 19, 2026 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! 2025 Forward INDIES UNP was named INDIE Publisher of the Year! Scarlett (Potomac Books, 2025) by Leslie Stainton is the Bronze Award Winner in Autobiography and Memoir. 2026 … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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Happy Book Birthday to James Cowles Prichard of the Red Lodge

June 19, 2026June 15, 2026 univnebpress

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to James Cowles Prichard of the Red Lodge: A Life of Science during the Age of … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to James Cowles Prichard of the Red Lodge

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Happy Book Birthday to Fuji Fire

June 10, 2026June 15, 2026 univnebpress

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps Tragedy (Potomac Books, 2025) by … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Fuji Fire

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May Staff Reading List

May 29, 2026May 27, 2026 univnebpress

UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “This month I started reading Special Places, Sacred Circles: A Memoir by … Continue reading May Staff Reading List

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No Longer Grazing: The Removal of Bison from Montana

May 28, 2026June 1, 2026 univnebpress

“On the plains it is often said that bison is such an important resource that all life is organized around this species and its by-products” (Bamforth 1988; Wedel 1986). —Foragers of the Terminal Pleistocene in North America On May 8, … Continue reading No Longer Grazing: The Removal of Bison from Montana

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Happy Book Birthday to The Essential Book of Pickup Trucks

May 21, 2026May 14, 2026 univnebpress

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to The Essential Book of Pickup Trucks (Bison Books, 2025) by Fred Haefele. About the Book: … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to The Essential Book of Pickup Trucks

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Reading List: New in Baseball

May 14, 2026May 11, 2026 univnebpress

From now until Friday, June 12, save 40% on all baseball books. Not sure where to start? We’ve compiled a list of our latest baseball titles which uncover little-known aspects of America’s favorite pastime. Ford Frick offers a re-evaluation of … Continue reading Reading List: New in Baseball

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UNP Books on NetGalley

May 12, 2026May 7, 2026 univnebpress

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

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News & Reviews

May 5, 2026April 30, 2026 univnebpress

Reviews They Are Dead and Yet They Live Review in Emerging Civil War: “They Are Dead and Yet They Live extends our understanding of what we consider Civil War Memory, especially in a time in our nation’s history when Americans … Continue reading News & Reviews

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