University of Nebraska Press author, quilt historian named co-winner of 2023 New Deal Book Award

Author and quilt historian Janneken Smucker has been named the co-winner of the 2023 New Deal Book Award for her most recent book A New Deal for Quilts. The award is issued annually by the California-based nonprofit Living New Deal. … Continue reading University of Nebraska Press author, quilt historian named co-winner of 2023 New Deal Book Award

Remembering Louis Crompton: The Inspiration for Zero Street Fiction

Timothy Schaffert is the author of numerous books, including The Perfume Thief (Knopf Doubleday, 2021) and The Swan Gondola (Riverhead, January 2014). He is a series editor of Zero Street Fiction which is committed to LGBTQ+ literary fiction with commercial potential. The … Continue reading Remembering Louis Crompton: The Inspiration for Zero Street Fiction

Laying the Groundwork: Helen Winter Stauffer on the Trail of Mari Sandoz

Heather Stauffer is an Associate Acquisitions Editor at UNP. She is the granddaughter of Helen Winter Stauffer, a Mari Sandoz scholar. Helen Winter Stauffer (1922-2019), was the author of Mari Sandoz and Letters of Mari Sandoz. Read Helen’s obituary here. Mari Sandoz is … Continue reading Laying the Groundwork: Helen Winter Stauffer on the Trail of Mari Sandoz