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What We’re Reading

April 30, 2018April 27, 2018 univnebpress

April 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.   Born to Run Bruce Springsteen … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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What We’re Reading

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 univnebpress

January 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.   How Winter Began Joy Castro … Continue reading What We’re 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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Reading List: Books in Translation

August 23, 2017August 21, 2017 univnebpress

Over the years, we’ve published nearly 400 books in translation. Some are quite well-known, like UNL professor Jordan Stump’s translation of Out of the Dark by Nobel Prize-winning French author Patrick Modiano. But the University of Nebraska Press has a rich backlist … Continue reading Reading List: Books in Translation

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What We’re Reading

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 univnebpress

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.   My Name is Lucy Barton … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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Reading List: Creative Writing

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 univnebpress

Whether you’re using your summer months to make a dent in that writing project or looking for some inspiration or guidance, this list is sure to get your creative juices flowing.   Black Jesus and Other Superheroes (September 2017) Venita Blackburn … Continue reading Reading List: Creative Writing

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The Marketeers Club: The Patient Genre

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 univnebpress

Anna Weir is a publicist at UNP Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, she’s a level 12 war cleric. Of all the books of all subjects, genres, and sizes that I publicize for UNP (and the ones that I’ve read, am … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: The Patient Genre

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What We’re Reading

May 18, 2017May 17, 2017 univnebpress

May 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.   Astrophysics for People in a … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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The Marketeers Club: Books We Love

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 univnebpress

This Valentine’s Day, UNP’s Marketeers are talking about some favorite backlist books we love. Which ones have you read?    Gang of One: Memoirs of a Red Guard by Fen Shen “I love this book because the author’s escape from China … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Books We Love

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EXCERPT: Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars

July 15, 2015July 1, 2015 univnebpress

An excerpt from Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars by Gustave Le Rouge, translated by David Beus and Brian Evenson (July 2015). Part Two  Chapter One: The Wilderness  Robert Darvel stood up, reeling from a strange feeling of vertigo: the planet … Continue reading EXCERPT: Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars

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