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University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· 27d

In RAVELINGS, @raveler904.bsky.social takes up an older, opposing meaning of the verb “ravel”—“to entangle”—as she explores the deaths and departures of loved ones and the rituals by which we mourn and honor them. Find your next summer read: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Ravelings: Essays on Love, Loss, and Wonder" by Lisa Knopp.

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· 27d

Congratulations to @rhemley.bsky.social, @mfraterrigo.bsky.social, and Robert K. Fitts on their 2026 IPPY award wins! bit.ly/4gDV8yx

HOW TO CHANGE HISTORY by Robin Hemley is a Gold medal winner in the Essay category. THE PERILS OF GIRLHOOD by Melissa Fraterrigo is a Silver medal winner in the Creative Non-Fiction category. IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK by Robert K. Fitts is a Silver medal winner in the Sports/Fitness/Recreation category.

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· 28d

PERLA by Frédéric Brun is the story of a woman who lived through the horrors of the Holocaust and would ultimately die unable to extricate herself from its memory. It is told from the point of view of her son, who learns that he is about to become a father. Get 50% off: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Perla" by Frédéric Brun. Translated by Sarah Gendron and Jennifer Vanderheyden.

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· 29d

"History is personal, and our willingness to engage with one another and our shared humanity is the only way we evolve. Perhaps no book illustrates this more lucidly than @jillchristman.bsky.social’s literary memoir THE HEART FOLDS EARLY," writes Kelly Fordon for Rain Taxi. bit.ly/4gsTIHb

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 13

The Dakota Access Pipeline made headlines worldwide in 2016. BLACK SNAKE by Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys tells the story of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline through the activism of four women from Standing Rock and Fort Berthold Reservations. Save 50% on your next read: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Black Snake: Standing Rock, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Environmental Justice" by Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 13

GHOSTS DANCE IN AN EMPTY HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES comprises forty-five narratives dictated by Coquelle Thompson, an Upper Coquille Athabaskan Indian residing on the Siletz Indian Reservation in Oregon, during the fall of 1935. Save when you order now: bit.ly/4pbsnLI

Cover of "Ghosts Dance in an Empty House and Other Stories" by Coquelle Thompson, edited by William R. Seaburg, Jay Miller, Laurel B. Sercombe and Susanne Young. Introduction by William R. Seaburg. Compiled by Elizabeth D. Jacobs.

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 9

“Poems dipped out of the air” describes the manner in which Ted Kooser composed the poems in COTTON CANDY, the result of his daily routine of getting up long before dawn, sitting with coffee, pen and notebook, and writing whatever drifts into his mind. Save 50%: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Cotton Candy: Poems Dipped Out of the Air" by Ted Kooser

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 8

SOVEREIGNTY AND SUSTAINABILITY examines how Native American authors have maintained their own long and complex literary histories, often entirely outside of mainstream archives, libraries, and other institutions usually associated with literary canon-building. Save 50%: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Sovereignty and Sustainability: Indigenous Literary Stewardship in New England" by Siobhan Senier

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 6

A group counselor is taunted by a truth-divining piano bench, a voice actor shouts her abortion at the state capitol, and much more. THANKS FOR THIS RIOT by @janellebassett.bsky.social is a poignant and funny collection with a distinctly feminist viewpoint. Save 50%: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Thanks for This Riot: Stories" by Janelle Bassett

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 3

Join Robert K. Fitts, author of IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK, for a book talk hosted by the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute next Saturday from 2-4pm! Admission is FREE. Register for the event here: bit.ly/445BaW4

Book talk and signing with award-winning author Robert K. Fitts. Saturday, July 11, 2026 at GVJCI Nisei Veterans Memorial Hall. Free admission. Visit the GVJCI website to register.

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 3

RAINFOREST RADICALS presents the first history of one of the most innovative and successful environmental organizations of the late twentieth century: Rainforest Action Network (@ran.org). Save 40% when you order now: bit.ly/4vyg3Ym

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 2

Mia Fischer connects media coverage with state regulation of transgender people to show how, despite their increased visibility, representations of trans people as deceptive, deviant, and threatening are used to justify state-sanctioned violence against transgender communities. bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Terrorizing Gender: Transgender Visibility and the Surveillance Practices of the U.S. Security State" by Mia Fischer

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jul 1

John W. Evans articulates the complicated joys of falling in love again as a young widower. SHOULD I STILL WISH chronicles Evans’s efforts to leave grief behind, make peace with the world again, and reconnect with a woman who promises a life of joy. Find your next summer read: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Should I Still Wish: A Memoir" by John W. Evans

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 29

The poems in @safiyasinclair.bsky.social’s CANNIBAL explore Jamaican childhood and history, race relations in America, womanhood, otherness, and exile. Save during our Summer Sale: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Cannibal" by Safiya Sinclair, winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 26

"THE PERILS OF GIRLHOOD [by @mfraterrigo.bsky.social] is a very strong collection of essays, each one showing another truth that comes behind existing as and around young women," writes Emilea Justice for Mid-American Review. bit.ly/44pjPHC

Cover of "The Perils of Girlhood: A Memoir in Essays" by Melissa Fraterrigo

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 25

Through readings of key cultural texts, Stephen Tatum addresses the ongoing crises of displacement and loss of home in the modern urban West. Save 50% during our Summer Reading List: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Unhomely Wests: Essays from A to Z" by Stephen Tatum

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 25

This biography with selected letters is the first history of Mary Louise Eldridge's Women’s National Indian Association-funded missionary work. It opens a critical window into social reform efforts among Native peoples in the American Southwest during the Dawes Act era. bit.ly/4uSOJ69

Cover of "Mary Louise Eldridge: Missionary and Field Matron to the Navajos" by Valerie Sherer Mathes

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 24

In a world where athletes have become multi-million-dollar legends, WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL by @michaelclair.bsky.social, reveals how teamwork, sacrifice, and self-belief can still make a difference. Save 50%: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball: How the Czech Republic's Amateur Underdogs Became World Baseball Classic Heroes" by Michael Clair

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 24

Waitman Wade Beorn, author of BETWEEN THE WIRES, and Jacob Flaws, author of SPACES OF TREBLINKA, are winners in the 2025 PIASA Book Awards! piasa.org/awards/

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 23

New in the American Indian Lives series, RED WOMAN tells the story of Pearl E. Casias' rise from poverty to chair of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in rural southwest Colorado. bit.ly/4xHZuur

Cover of "Red Woman: My Southern Ute Journey from Poverty to Wall Street" by Pearl E. Casias

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 22

In THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET Kim Adrian tries to make peace with her past by cataloguing memories, anecdotes, and bits of family lore, but within this strategic reckoning of the past, the present carves an unpredictable path. Find your next summer read: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet: A Memoir" by Kim Adrian

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 18

The question “What is America?” has taken on new urgency. WEAK NATIONALISMS explores the emotional dynamics behind that question by examining how a range of authors have attempted to answer it through nonfiction since the Second World War. Save 50%: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "Weak Nationalisms: Affect and Nonfiction in Postwar America" by Douglas Dowland

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 18

We are hiring! Join us in our mission of teaching, research, and service and apply today. Rights and Permissions Assistant Editor: bit.ly/RightsPerm Journals Systems & Fulfillment Associate: bit.ly/JournalsSyst...

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University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 17

In THE NAMING, Chinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto examines the various ways one remains tied to their ancestors by reimagining memories, history, homesteads, migration, and the intersections of the past, present, and possible futures. Save 50% during our Summer Sale: bit.ly/UNPsummersale

Cover of "The Naming" by Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 17

Tonight at 6pm, join Dennis Drabelle at Malaprop's Bookstore for a discussion about his book THE POWER OF SCENERY with local journalist Edwin Arnaudin. The event is free, but registration is required to reserve your seat. bit.ly/4vf8eqE

Cover of "The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks"

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 15

Today marks the start of #RefugeeWeek, the world's largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary—past and present. Read a book with us to stand in solidarity with refugees. #SimpleActs

Three book covers: "Marzia: A Judge's Fight for Afghan Women's Rights" by Marzia Babakarkhail and Pamela Say, "Life Beyond Fear: A Ukrainian Women's Memoir" by Natalie Oceanheart, and "The Lives of Immigrants and Refugees: Tales of Migration, Hope, Grief, and Finding Home in Nebraska" edited by Matthew F. Bokovoy, Lisa Guill, Michelle Carr Hassler, Joy Castro and Emira Ibrahimpašic.

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 12

Kathryn Wilder will speak about and sign her new book, THE LAST COWS, on Tuesday, June 16th at 6:30pm, at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social. She will be in conversation with Karen Auvinen for this special event. Get tickets: bit.ly/49YfYoi

Event graphic with author photo and cover of "The Last Cows: On Ranching, Wonder, and a Woman's Heart"

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 12

Today is the last day of our Baseball Sale! Save 40% on hundreds of baseball books now: bit.ly/BaseballSale26

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 11

In TREATY GROUND, Charles W. A. Prior argues that Native American diplomacy shaped how sovereignty was negotiated and contested among Native Americans, the Crown, and the colonies, from Virginia's founding to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. bit.ly/4avhzls

Cover of "Treaty Ground: Diplomacy and the Politics of Sovereignty, from Roanoke to the Republic" by Charles W. A. Prior

University of Nebraska Press@univnebpress· Jun 11

"In the here and now, Tiffany makes me laugh. . . . Tiffany Midge said, 'Some people choose radical love. I choose incredulity and radical sarcasm.' Indeed, resistance should be humorous," writes Elizabeth A. Roastingear for the Tribal College Journal. bit.ly/4dRDWnx