Is there anything better than a good book? At UNP, the answer is most often ‘no,’ but a movie or TV show inspired by a book is a close second. November was an exciting month for tv-adaptions of UNP books, … Continue reading UNP Goes to Hollywood
Rebecca Jefferson is the Marketing Associate at the University of Nebraska Press and Editor of the Behind the Book blog. Below, she interviews Dave Van Dore, an avid collector of Bison Books with over 500 titles. Launched in 1961 as … Continue reading Interview with a Bison Books Collector
Congratulations to the following Bison Books authors who were nominated for the 33rd annual Reading the West Book Awards! The awards, given to books published in the previous calendar year, celebrate the rich variety of writing in and about this … Continue reading Announcing the Longlist for the Reading the West Book Awards
Clark Whitehorn is the executive editor of Bison Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press. Below he shares his experience on being a part of the Tucson Festival of Books that took place on March 12-13 in Tucson, … Continue reading People Make Publishing: Clark Whitehorn on the Tucson Festival of Books
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a couple upcoming titles they are particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in August. Jackson Adams: I think we all have a fairly … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Jewish Sports Legends and Redefining Westerns
With our new Virtually Bison Books tours, you can explore Western Literature from your home or on the road. Backcountry Bisons is the newest tour featuring an array of memoirs that bring the reader into the Western environments that the authors explored, hiked, or … Continue reading Backcountry Bisons: Julie Riddle, The Solace of Stones
With our new Virtually Bison Books tours, you can explore Western Literature from your home or on the road. Backcountry Bisons is the newest tour featuring an array of memoirs that bring the reader into the Western environments that the … Continue reading Backcountry Bisons: Quinn Grover, Wilderness of Hope
In May, we announced our new virtual book tour campaign, Virtually Bison Books, with Bison Books. The first tour book collection is themed Western Trails, offering a virtual guide to great Western stories by offering a geographic guide and links to … Continue reading Virtually Bison Books: Backcountry Bisons
The University of Nebraska Press is excited to announce its first virtual book tour of the West with Bison Books! Explore Western Literature from your home or on the road with “Virtually Bison Books”. Once described by many visitors as … Continue reading Introducing “Virtually Bison Books”
Launched in 1961 as UNP’s first trade imprint, Bison Books reflects the Press’s commitment to general-interest books that appeal to the educated reader. Originally published as inexpensive paperbacks, Bisons (as they became known) quickly caught on. Notable Bison Books authors … Continue reading News from Bison Books
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