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News and Reviews

December 22, 2017December 21, 2017 univnebpress

Books Glenn Miller Declassified Dennis M. Spragg Features in Mirror and Daily Mail.   Defying Expectations Simon and Susan Veness Feature in MLS Soccer: “The book chronicles travails of the Orlando owner, from his rise to riches from a working-class upbringing in Stoke-on-Trent, his losing battle … Continue reading News and Reviews

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The Gift of Reading

December 20, 2017December 19, 2017 univnebpress

December Staff Reading List As readers and book lovers, nothing makes us happier than to give—or receive—books for any occasion. Here’s a list of the best books we’ve ever given, or been given.   Gang of One: Memoirs of a … Continue reading The Gift of Reading

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The Marketeers Club: New Year’s Resolution Recap

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 univnebpress

Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cubicle and cannot stop talking about books. At the beginning of 2017, they both made reading-related resolutions, and today discuss what the experience has taught them. Anna Weir: In an attempt to … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: New Year’s Resolution Recap

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News and Reviews

December 8, 2017December 11, 2017 univnebpress

BOOKS Glory Days Melissa Fraterrigo Listed in “The Best Fiction Books of 2017” by the Chicago Review of Books: “[Glory Days is] a quiet Midwestern ghost story with prose as clear and cold as the Nebraska plains in winter.” When Basketball Was … Continue reading News and Reviews

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Reading List: Holiday Gift Guide

November 27, 2017November 21, 2017 univnebpress

Wondering what to get for your book-loving family and friends? Browse our backlist to and find the perfect gift to compliment every personality and interest. (And our gift to you is thirty percent off your entire book order with our … Continue reading Reading List: Holiday Gift Guide

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EXCERPT: Thinking Continental

November 9, 2017November 8, 2017 univnebpress

The following collection of excerpts are from Thinking Continental: Writing the Planet One Place at a Time, edited by Tom Lynch, Susan Naramore Maher, Drucilla Wall, and O. Alan Weltzien (November 2017). In recent years, talking about the environment has required the … Continue reading EXCERPT: Thinking Continental

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Excerpt: In Cold Storage

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from In Cold Storage: Sex and Murder on the Plains (Bison Books, 2015) by James W. Hewitt. Located in the remote and hilly land north and west of Cambridge, Nebraska, in the southwestern quarter of the … Continue reading Excerpt: In Cold Storage

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News and Reviews

October 27, 2017October 25, 2017 univnebpress

Books Saga of Chief Joseph, Bison Classic Edition Helen Addison Howard New Introduction by Nicole Tonkovich Review in Publishers Weekly: “From Joseph’s years as a spiritual leader to the 1877 battle of the Bearpaw Mountains and surrender of the Nez … Continue reading News and Reviews

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What We’re Reading

October 24, 2017October 23, 2017 univnebpress

October 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.   Dracula Bram Stoker “I thought … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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A Celebration of Nebraska Books

October 20, 2017October 18, 2017 univnebpress

Tomorrow is the Nebraska Center for the Book’s Celebration of Nebraska Books at the Nebraska History Museum! Winners of the 2017 Nebraska Book Awards will be honored and the celebration will include readings by some of the winning authors, designers, … Continue reading A Celebration of Nebraska Books

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