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UNP Books on NetGalley

January 10, 2025January 6, 2025 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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UNP Books on NetGalley

December 4, 2024December 3, 2024 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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True Crime Books to Read this Fall

October 16, 2024October 3, 2024 univnebpress

Truth is stranger than fiction, as the haunting season begins in earnest, the most unnerving tales are often those that occur in real life. We have curated a list of true crime books that reckon with systemic failings, explore policy-shaping … Continue reading True Crime Books to Read this Fall

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February Staff Reading List

February 29, 2024February 26, 2024 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. “I just finished One Woman Show. I’m a short story and museum … Continue reading February Staff Reading List

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Reading List: Books That Haunt

October 13, 2023October 6, 2023 univnebpress

Fall is the season of endings, but some moments stay behind to haunt–perhaps a dead brother who appears unspeaking in a dust storm. Or the snatches of sad piano heard in an empty room of the C.C. White Building. Now … Continue reading Reading List: Books That Haunt

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July Staff Reading List

July 29, 2022July 27, 2022 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.  “UNP’s mystery novel Deer Season by Erin Flanagan was propelled to the … Continue reading July Staff Reading List

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News and Reviews

March 5, 2021March 4, 2021 univnebpress

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

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News and Reviews

February 19, 2021February 17, 2021 univnebpress

Books Mahagony: A Novel Starred review in Publishers Weekly: “Glissant (1928–2011) is as comprehensive as he is unconcerned with the encumbrance of linearity, and has found the perfect form to explore the inescapable and reverberating legacies of colonialism. This is … Continue reading News and Reviews

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Coming Soon from Bison Books

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 univnebpress

The following books will be available this Fall from Bison Books—the herd grows larger! The Last Sovereigns: Sitting Bull and the Resistance of the Free Lakotas by Robert M. Utley The Heart of California: Exploring the San Joaquin Valley by … Continue reading Coming Soon from Bison Books

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Hunter Cates At Home: On Writing and Integrity

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 univnebpress

Hunter Howe Cates is a journalist, author, filmmaker, and creative marketing professional. He is principal and writer for Cates Creates, a copy and content marketing firm. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and is … Continue reading Hunter Cates At Home: On Writing and Integrity

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