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Always wanted to explore more literary fiction from UNP but not sure where to start? We're so proud to partner with Revolving Books to launch our first ever book club. February's pick is THE LAST SUMMER OF REASON by Tahar Djaout.
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THE GREAT UPHEAVAL seeks to challenge the periodization employed by most Anglophone scholars of colonial North America and to better integrate scholarship of North America and the Atlantic world with broader early modern histories.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
THE GREAT UPHEAVAL seeks to challenge the periodization employed by most Anglophone scholars of colonial North America and to better integrate scholarship of North America and the Atlantic world with broader early modern histories.
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"The editors reveal a genre that is not merely a record of growth but a dynamic, non-linear site of survival and resistance" writes Seveket Sarper Dorter in @globalsouthls.bsky.social. bit.ly/4bEDY1q
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"The editors reveal a genre that is not merely a record of growth but a dynamic, non-linear site of survival and resistance" writes Seveket Sarper Dorter in @globalsouthls.bsky.social. bit.ly/4bEDY1q
Excerpt: PLAYING TO THE END by Steve Bialostok
PLAYING TO THE END explores the lively nightly gatherings of older Black men at Denver’s Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation Center, a hub steeped in history within a neighborhood undergoing gentrification.
PLAYING TO THE END explores the lively nightly gatherings of older Black men at Denver’s Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation Center, a hub steeped in history within a neighborhood undergoing gentrification.
Excerpt: Playing to the End
Steve Bialostok is a professor of anthropology at the University of Wyoming. He is the coeditor of Education and the Risk Society: Theories, Discourse, and Risk Identities in Education Contexts. His most recent book Playing to the End: Elder Black Men, Placemaking, and Dominoes in Denver (Nebraska, 2026) was published in January. In Playing to the End, Steve Bialostok immerses readers in the vibrant world of the card room at Denver’s Hiawatha Davis Jr.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Excerpt: PLAYING TO THE END by Steve Bialostok
PLAYING TO THE END explores the lively nightly gatherings of older Black men at Denver’s Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation Center, a hub steeped in history within a neighborhood undergoing gentrification.
PLAYING TO THE END explores the lively nightly gatherings of older Black men at Denver’s Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation Center, a hub steeped in history within a neighborhood undergoing gentrification.
THE POSTCOLONIAL BILDUNGSROMAN AND THE CHARACTER OF PLACE edited by @arnabdr.bsky.social et al. emphasizes matters of space, place, and environment—concepts intrinsically linked to the bildungsroman's processes of meaning-making and critique.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
THE POSTCOLONIAL BILDUNGSROMAN AND THE CHARACTER OF PLACE edited by @arnabdr.bsky.social et al. emphasizes matters of space, place, and environment—concepts intrinsically linked to the bildungsroman's processes of meaning-making and critique.
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"With PERILS OF GIRLHOOD, @mfraterrigo.bsky.social delivers a collection of personal essays about what it means to grow up female. As much as this book lives up to its title, it’s also infused with resilience," writes Patricia Martin for @riverteeth.bsky.social. bit.ly/49T7E8c
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"With PERILS OF GIRLHOOD, @mfraterrigo.bsky.social delivers a collection of personal essays about what it means to grow up female. As much as this book lives up to its title, it’s also infused with resilience," writes Patricia Martin for @riverteeth.bsky.social. bit.ly/49T7E8c
Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?
Read an excerpt from VIRGINIA FAULKNER by Brad Bigelow (@neglectedbooks.com) in @literaryhub.bsky.social: bit.ly/3NTLHi4
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February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?
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New books are available to request on #NetGalley!
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The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! Peruse the forthcoming titles that are available on the platform this month: The Heart Folds Early JILL CHRISTMAN…
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February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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What better way to kick off Super Bowl weekend than to hear me talk about "Walter Eckersall: Chicago's Original High School Superstar"? This Saturday, 3pm, at 57th Street Books in Hyde Park! @rogersparkman.bsky.social @pmorse.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
What better way to kick off Super Bowl weekend than to hear me talk about "Walter Eckersall: Chicago's Original High School Superstar"? This Saturday, 3pm, at 57th Street Books in Hyde Park! @rogersparkman.bsky.social @pmorse.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social @seminarycoopbooks.bsky.social
The second volume in THE COMPLETE LETTERS OF HENRY JAMES: 1888–1891 contains 131 letters, of which 80 are published for the first time, written from April 23, 1890, to January 3, 1891.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The second volume in THE COMPLETE LETTERS OF HENRY JAMES: 1888–1891 contains 131 letters, of which 80 are published for the first time, written from April 23, 1890, to January 3, 1891.
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"Eayrs's work is an eye-opening account...that will appeal to general readers as well as scholars interested in agriculture, food, environmental, and legal history," writes Daniel T. Greshman in Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. bit.ly/45DNOg3
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"Eayrs's work is an eye-opening account...that will appeal to general readers as well as scholars interested in agriculture, food, environmental, and legal history," writes Daniel T. Greshman in Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. bit.ly/45DNOg3
"FORD FRICK is a genuine gem of biographical interpretation of Frick’s baseball work life," writes Charlie Bevis.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"FORD FRICK is a genuine gem of biographical interpretation of Frick’s baseball work life," writes Charlie Bevis.
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Discover what teaching weird westerns could look like from @univnebpress.bsky.social
Teaching Weird Westerns
Kerry Fine is an instructor in the Department of English at Arizona State University. Michael K. Johnson is professor of American literature at the University of Maine-Farmington. Rebecca M. Lush i…
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"Silverman handles the memories and the 'emotional misdemeanors' of her former self with a razor-sharp clarity but one without shame," writes Aurora Bonner for the Colorado Review. bit.ly/4a1KDzZ
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"Silverman handles the memories and the 'emotional misdemeanors' of her former self with a razor-sharp clarity but one without shame," writes Aurora Bonner for the Colorado Review. bit.ly/4a1KDzZ
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"With a poem, you take a half-hour or an hour and if it crashes and burns, who cares? But with a novel, the risk feels far higher. But I just started and wrote every day," shares Ben Grossberg, author of the AWP award-winning novel, THE SPRING BEFORE OBERGEFELL. Read more: bit.ly/46ka92m
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"With a poem, you take a half-hour or an hour and if it crashes and burns, who cares? But with a novel, the risk feels far higher. But I just started and wrote every day," shares Ben Grossberg, author of the AWP award-winning novel, THE SPRING BEFORE OBERGEFELL. Read more: bit.ly/46ka92m
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#CallforPapers! Frontiers is seeking submissions for a new special issue titled “What Are Feminist Quantitative Methods? New Frontiers in the Field.” Read the full call & submission information: frontiers.utah.edu/what-are-fem...
February 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#CallforPapers! Frontiers is seeking submissions for a new special issue titled “What Are Feminist Quantitative Methods? New Frontiers in the Field.” Read the full call & submission information: frontiers.utah.edu/what-are-fem...
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Jen Murray and I are on the latest episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast.
We talk about our new edited collection, They Are Dead and Yet They Live, from @univnebpress.bsky.social.
Thanks to Chris Mackowski for having us!
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We talk about our new edited collection, They Are Dead and Yet They Live, from @univnebpress.bsky.social.
Thanks to Chris Mackowski for having us!
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Civil War Memories in a Polarized America (with Jen Murray and John Kinder)
Podcast Episode · Emerging Civil War · 02/03/2026 · 58m
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February 4, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Jen Murray and I are on the latest episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast.
We talk about our new edited collection, They Are Dead and Yet They Live, from @univnebpress.bsky.social.
Thanks to Chris Mackowski for having us!
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We talk about our new edited collection, They Are Dead and Yet They Live, from @univnebpress.bsky.social.
Thanks to Chris Mackowski for having us!
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Thank you to all who joined us at Oblong Books for Robert K. Fitts' reading! Weren't able to make it? Order your copy here: bit.ly/4tejNxl
February 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Thank you to all who joined us at Oblong Books for Robert K. Fitts' reading! Weren't able to make it? Order your copy here: bit.ly/4tejNxl
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🥊October 26, 1970: a bout that changed America. Muhammad Ali’s comeback in Atlanta wasn’t just about reclaiming a title - it was about redefining power, politics & pride. Historian Tom Aiello & the night Ali became more than "just" a champion. LISTEN NOW! https://tinyurl.com/372m624x
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🥊October 26, 1970: a bout that changed America. Muhammad Ali’s comeback in Atlanta wasn’t just about reclaiming a title - it was about redefining power, politics & pride. Historian Tom Aiello & the night Ali became more than "just" a champion. LISTEN NOW! https://tinyurl.com/372m624x
WHEN WE ONLY HAVE THE EARTH by @abdourahmanwaberi.bsky.social and BAKANDAMIYA by @saddiqdzukogi.bsky.social were featured in PEN America's roundup of books by members in 2025.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
WHEN WE ONLY HAVE THE EARTH by @abdourahmanwaberi.bsky.social and BAKANDAMIYA by @saddiqdzukogi.bsky.social were featured in PEN America's roundup of books by members in 2025.
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On @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, you're in for an enjoyable listen #skystorians!
Tune into my chat with @sholleykline.bsky.social on his new book 📕
In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico @univnebpress.bsky.social
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Tune into my chat with @sholleykline.bsky.social on his new book 📕
In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico @univnebpress.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
On @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, you're in for an enjoyable listen #skystorians!
Tune into my chat with @sholleykline.bsky.social on his new book 📕
In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico @univnebpress.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/in-the-shado...
Tune into my chat with @sholleykline.bsky.social on his new book 📕
In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico @univnebpress.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/in-the-shado...
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Can't wait to talk to Jen Murray about why the American Civil War matters --now more than ever.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Can't wait to talk to Jen Murray about why the American Civil War matters --now more than ever.
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The editors (@saralspurgeon1.bsky.social) of WEIRD WESTERNS and HELL-BENT FOR LEATHER join the blog to discuss their experiences building a course around the "Weird Western."
Teaching Weird Westerns
Kerry Fine is an instructor in the Department of English at Arizona State University. Michael K. Johnson is professor of American literature at the University of Maine-Farmington. Rebecca M. Lush is a professor in the Literature and Writing Studies Department and is the Faculty Center director at California State University San Marcos. Sara L. Spurgeon is professor of English and directs the Literature, Social Justice, and Environment Program at Texas Tech University.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The editors (@saralspurgeon1.bsky.social) of WEIRD WESTERNS and HELL-BENT FOR LEATHER join the blog to discuss their experiences building a course around the "Weird Western."