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. “This month I’ve been reading Molly McGhee’s Jonathan Abernathy You … Continue reading January Staff Reading List
As we’re approaching the end of the year, there’s no better time to curl up under a blanket and start a new book. With our holiday sale going on until the end of the month, you can save 50% on … Continue reading Reading List: Cozy Up with a Good Book
Today is acclaimed American novelist Willa Cather’s 150th birthday. The National Willa Cather Center is celebrating with a series of special events to mark the occasion. Willa Cather (1873–1947) was born in Virginia, moved with her family to Nebraska in 1883, and … Continue reading From the Desk of Tracy Daugherty: The Timelessness of Willa Cather
The National Willa Cather Center is celebrating acclaimed American novelist Willa Cather’s 150th birthday with a series of special events to mark the occasion! 2023 also marks the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, along with the … Continue reading Upcoming Events for Willa Cather’s 150th Birthday
The National Willa Cather Center is celebrating acclaimed American novelist Willa Cather’s 150th birthday with a series of special events to mark the occasion! 2023 also marks the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, along with … Continue reading Willa Cather Reading List
The Burglar’s Christmas was originally published near the beginning of Willa Cather’s writing career in 1896 under the pseudonym of Elizabeth L. Seymour. The story follows William Crawford on the cold streets of Chicago as he contemplates the multiple failures plaguing … Continue reading Excerpt: The Burglar’s Christmas
Cather Studies presents new work about Willa Cather’s diverse writings (fiction, journalism, correspondence). Essays focus on her interesting relationships with other writers, the textual history of her works, as well as the cultural aesthetic and social contexts to her oeuvre. … Continue reading Willa Cather and the Arts
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in January. Anna Weir: Such Splendid Prisons tells the story of five diplomatic representatives … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Diplomatic Detainment, Germ Warfare, and Other January Books
The Lincoln Journal Star highlighted 150 notable figures in Nebraska’s 150 years of statehood—and many of those important individuals are represented on our backlist. My Ántonia by Willa Cather My Ántonia is part of Cather’s Prairie Trilogy, which includes O … Continue reading 150 Notable Nebraskans
Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cubicle currently filled with next season’s galleys. Today they also share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Willa Cather, Space Stations, and other August Books
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