Books Crude Nation by Raúl Gallegos Review from Publishers Weekly: “Sharply written and vividly detailed, the book documents how Venezuela’s oil reserves—the world’s largest—subsidize an unsustainable life for its citizens.” Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair Top Ten in Publishers … Continue reading News and Reviews
Tayler Lord is a publicist at UNP and very eager to tell you that her first concert was Destiny’s Child when she was 10. On April 23, Beyoncé released her sixth studio album and short film Lemonade and my world blurred. As someone … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: The Poetry of Queen Bey
BOOKS Theodore E. White by R. Lee Lyman Praise from Anthropology Review Database: “Every scholar deserves his credit, and Lyman has gone a long way to restoring White’s… Maybe it is a modest claim to fame, but we can all hope … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Rival Gardes by Connie Wanek Praise from the Christian Science Monitor: “What I like best about her poems is how planted they are. Wanek’s life is a doing life, and her poems grasp their subjects as she might grip a … Continue reading News and Reviews
Books Rival Gardens by Connie Wanek Noted in the Star Tribune: “Wanek delights not with linguistic acrobatics, but with aptness of description.” Tarnished by George E. Reed Praise from Army Magazine: “Tarnished should be required reading… We must provide all leaders the tools to recognize and ultimately overcome toxic leadership. Tarnished is a great starting point.” Independent Mexico by Will Fowler Recommendation from CHOICE: “An important work that can be built on to answer other questions.” Fuschia by Mahtem Shifferaw Collected Poems by Gabriel Okara Listed among “25 New Books by African Writers You Should Read” from … Continue reading News and Reviews
Ted Kooser, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in poetry and former U.S. poet laureate, is Presidential Professor of the University of Nebraska. Currently, he is hand-selecting books for his eponymous Contemporary Poetry series, which features poets he believes deserves greater recognition for … Continue reading From the desk of Ted Kooser: The Author’s Photograph
A warm round of applause for our award-winning authors! Congratulations! Author Award Whiting Award: 2016 Winner in Poetry Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair “She renders the geography of Jamaica as something that takes over her body, and yet concludes with the … Continue reading New Award Winners
The University of Nebraska Press is ready to make a splash at the AWP16 Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles, California. Below find a list of dates and times where you can meet our authors to have your books signed and writing-related … Continue reading UNP at AWP
The month of March commemorates women’s significant contributions to history. Here are some of UNP’s favorite books celebrating women. Westerns: A Women’s History by Victoria Lamont (August 2016) The Blue Tattoo by Margo Mifflin Fuchsia by Mahtem Shifferraw … Continue reading Reading List: Women’s History Month
Books Redskins by C. Richard King Recommendation from Kirkus Reviews: “King shows why this controversy matters well beyond the football field.” The Blind Man and the Loon by Craig Mishler Praise from the Journal of Folklore Research: “. . . a complex, alluring folktale, and one could easily, gladly, and productively lose one’s way within it . . . The Blind Man and the Loon makes a fine classroom text and provides a model for scholars writing on traditional narrative.” When Are You Coming Home? by Bryn Chancellor Applause from the Colorado Review: “As someone who struggles to put together a story … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
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