With the fall semester starting soon, we have prepared a list of titles to help you brush up on something familiar or take a dive into a new fascinating subject. History Richard Nixon PAUL CARTER Richard Nixon is the story … Continue reading Back to School Reading List
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Rhymes with Fighter: Clayton Yeutter, American Statesman (Nebraska, 2021) by Joseph Weber. About the Book: From a … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Rhymes with Fighter
Mary Peltola (Yup’ik) won a special election for the House seat left vacant after the death of Republican Don Young. Her win makes Peltola the first Democrat in 50 years and the first woman to hold the seat along with … Continue reading Mary Peltola (Yup’ik) wins Alaska special election, becoming first Alaska Native in Congress
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books we gifted to loved ones this holiday season! Continue reading December Staff Reading List
Check out the list below for titles from Potomac Books that are in paperback for the first time! 9/12: The Epic Battle of the Ground Zero Responders by William H. Groner and Tom Teicholz “9/11 was a tragedy on many … Continue reading New in Paperback from Potomac Books
Check out the list of books under the Nebraska imprint that are available in paperback for the first time! The Chalmers Race by Rick Huhn “This book goes beyond baseball, also giving readers an understanding of America itself after the … Continue reading New in Paperback this Fall
Book Disparates Review in Lit Pub: “If you love the personal essay, or are open to learning to love it, the freewheeling, luminous, disparate Patrick Madden is well worth the time.” Bad Tourist Review in Tahoe Mountain News: “Raw and … Continue reading News and Reviews
John E. Schmitz is a professor of history at Northern Virginia Community College–Annandale. His book, Enemies Among Us (Nebraska, 2021), is new this month. William Faulkner is often quoted by historians for saying “history is not was, it is.” For me … Continue reading From the Desk of John E. Schmitz: Enemies Among Us
Books The Snatch Racket: The Kidnapping Epidemic that Terrorized 1930s America Review in the Wall Street Journal: “In The Snatch Racket, Carolyn Cox, a veteran Washington lawyer and law professor, reanimates this intriguing slice of American life. Crisp, zesty and … Continue reading News and Reviews
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. “I’m currently re-reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I love dystopian … Continue reading February Staff Reading List
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