Tayler Lord is a publicist at UNP and is, after nearly a year at it, unsure if she is still a new employee or not. In “Staff Stories,” she interviews her newest coworkers to introduce them to the rest of the … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Laurel Ybarra
As we reach the end of 2016, we’re sad to say goodbye to a year of 75th anniversary activities and events. We spent the year celebrating our anniversary with a number of activities, events, and celebrations. At the office: UNP … Continue reading #UNP75 Roundup
Tayler Lord is one of UNP’s newest staff members. She works tirelessly as a publicist, cool aunt, and dedicated Beyoncé fan. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a face on the … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Manjit Kaur
Happy University Press Week! Today’s blog tour explores the theme of what is surprising about university presses. View an online galley of surprising projects published by university presses here or trail the blog tour to the following presses: University Press of Florida, University … Continue reading University Press Week 2015: Surprise!
The SABR 45 Convention kicks off tomorrow, June 24, in Chicago. This is a time for baseball fans to come together to meet players, managers, analysts, writers and other fans and surround themselves with the history, mechanics, and love of this great … Continue reading SABR 2015 Convention
Over the years, I've exhibited our books at many an academic conference and book fair. I experienced firsthand the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial heyday, during which we sold multiple copies of our 13-volume hardcover set of the Lewis and Clark journals or the paperback 7-volume set of the core volumes in a single day at any given archaeology or anthropology meeting. I've experienced the less productive times, too, like waiting in Canada for our books to clear customs so that I could set up our book exhibit in a church next to the conference hotel. This past week, I had … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Have Books, Will Travel
We're pleased to announce that the University of Nebraska Press will soon begin handling the publication, distribution and marketing of books released by The Jewish Publication Society. The agreement will become effective Jan. 1, 2012. Founded in 1888, The Jewish Publication Society (JPS) is the preeminent publisher of classic and contemporary Jewish texts for readers of English worldwide. The current list includes nearly 300 scholarly and popular works of history, philosophy, ethics, and theology. JPS is best known for its acclaimed Bible commentary, and the most widely read English translation of the Hebrew Bible, the JPS TANAKH. For more information, visit … Continue reading A new Collaborative Agreement with the Jewish Publication Society
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