"[THE EDUCATION OF CLARENCE THREE STARS] offers a raw and valuable perspective—one that explores the lives of the Lakota as individuals and as people navigating a profound cultural change," writes Rani-Henrik Andersson for the American Historical Review. bit.ly/4mPCDGO

"Broad in both its subject matter and time frame, [MEN OF GOD] contributes to the foundation of the studies of manhood and masculinity and provides a multitude of starting points for more intricate and specific future works," writes Shayna Mehas for H-Net. bit.ly/46LDMsT

This new PBS documentary, inspired by Peter Harnik's FROM RAILS TO TRAILS, explores the 60-year movement to convert abandoned railroads into public trails for cycling and walking. Premieris October 15 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings). bit.ly/4mJIOvS

"@jacobflaws.bsky.social is to be commended for producing an insightful and original perspective on Treblinka and its environs...the book is well written, amply illustrated, and compelling," writes Joshua Hagen for the American Historical Review. bit.ly/4o1ECsH

News & Reviews featuring @paulknepper.bsky.social @tcraigpetty.bsky.social @baileygaylinmoore.bsky.social @mfraterrigo.bsky.social and more!

DINOSAUR DREAMS by B.J. Hollars is a father daughter time-traveling adventure that reminds us of what truly matters: the bonds we forge, the world we inherit, and the future we fight to protect. Save 40% during our Bison Books Sale: bit.ly/BisonBooksSa...

"Roger's book is first-rate in its scholarship, tone, and balance," writes William P. MacKinnon for @kshistoryjournal.bsky.social. Order a copy of BUFFALO BILL AND THE MORMONS: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-books/...

Join @thomaswolf47.bsky.social tonight at the Burke Centre Library where he'll be discussing his new book BASEBALL IN THE ROARING TWENTIES. librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/15079972

A week from today I’ll be talking about a subject I have been covering my entire journalism career (I won’t say how long that’s been) - refugees and migrants. Please join if you can, it’s free and they’ll be snacks. @univnebpress.bsky.social

"Memoir is not just story telling. To do it well, the author is also discovering more about herself as she drafts," shares @mfraterrigo.bsky.social in an interview with the @highlightsfound.bsky.social. bit.ly/3VM8EEI

Excerpt: DEATH DOES NOT END AT THE SEA by Gbenga Adesina DEATH DOES NOT END AT THE SEA (@prairie-schooner.bsky.social) explores the complexity of elusive citizenship.

Next Tuesday, join @thomaswolf47.bsky.social, author of BASEBALL IN THE ROARING TWENTIES, at the Burke Centre Library from 7pm-9pm. librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/15079972

MRS. COOK AND THE KLAN is a true crime investigation that sheds new light on Myrtle Underwood Cook’s 1925 unsolved killing while exploring the confluence of forces that brought the temperance movement together. Save 50% during our Bison Books Sale: bit.ly/BisonBooksSa...

"[B.J. Hollars has] penned an enduring love letter that resonates through the mysteries of deep time and a world just as mysterious, beautiful, and challenged today," writes Simmons Buntin for @terrainorg.bsky.social. shorturl.at/yq8Lk

New UNP books are available on #NetGalley!

Winner of the 2024 Nebraska Book Award, THE FIRST MIGRANTS, by Richard Edwards and @friefeld.bsky.social weaves together the narrative histories of the six most important Black homesteader communities. Save 40% during our Bison Books Sale: bit.ly/BisonBooksSa...

Absolutely thrilled with the cover @univnebpress.bsky.social has designed for my book, The New Old Style: Anachronism in Contemporary Comics (coming August ‘26)! And special thanks to the wonderful and generous Cole Closser for allowing me to use their art.

"FORWARD WITHOUT FEAR provides a critical bridge of Native Hawaiian cultural persistence across the territorial period, and Taira’s skillful, nuanced work has revealed a rich body of sources," writes Michelle M.K. Morgan for the American Historical Review. shorturl.at/KUl6i

From the Desk of B.J. Hollars: When Life Gives You a Climate Crisis, Write About Dinosaurs

My copy of Rob Fitts’ new book (from the fine, FINE folks at @univnebpress.bsky.social) on the people and moments behind the scenes in the NPB arrived! Can’t wait to crack it open.

“I realized I always end up writing after or around my loafing sessions, so I don’t look at them as a time-sink anymore,” writes Mi Jin Kim, author of Invitation (@univnebpress.bsky.social). Read on: at.pw.org/WRKim

DINOSAUR DREAMS is going on the road this week; Join BJ Hollars along the stops of his Western Book Tour! In DINOSAUR DREAMS B.J. Hollars recounts his and his daughter's exploration of Montana’s legendary Dinosaur Trail.

"The fresh approach to termination is the most valuable part of this book," shares Jaakko Puisto in the American Historical Review about David R. M. Beck's BRIBED WITH OUR OWN MONEY. shorturl.at/MoJrj

The long-awaited day is here! My new book "Eckie: Walter Eckersall and the Rise of Chicago Sports" is officially published! Thanks to all who helped me in this five-plus year journey, especially my wife and daughters for their support and patience! www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...

#OTD in 1946 the US Navy P2V Neptune "Truculent Turtle" landed at Port Columbus (Ohio, USA) airport after an 11,236-mile nonstop flight from Perth, Western Australia. For more on this flight, see my 2022 book, The Turtle and the Dreamboat, from Potomac Books / @univnebpress.bsky.social. — #avgeeks

"I can’t remember anyone ever talking to me about what it meant to be female...it would have been helpful to consider how I was part of a lineage of women, and that is something of which to be proud," shares @mfraterrigo.bsky.social in an interview with @literarymama.bsky.social. shorturl.at/zbUfL

Save 50% on any Bison Books title throughout October with code 6BB25! Shop the sale below.

.@thomaswolf47.bsky.social, author of BASEBALL IN THE ROARING TWENTIES, joins the Speaking of Writers Podcast to discuss his book. podscan.fm/podcasts/spe...

UNP is hiring! Join our team as Project Editor of Journals. Details on how to apply below. jobs.nebraska.edu/UniversityNe...

September Staff Reading List 📚 #booksky #bookrecs

"Everyday objects are crucial in creative nonfiction because that’s where we discover our metaphors," writes Sue William Silverman, author of SELECTED MISDEMEANORS. Read the full interview: bit.ly/3I6Dkxl

Remediating Cartographies of Erasure demonstrates the rectification practices of Indigenous peoples and continues anthropology’s long-standing advocacy for social justice and human rights around the globe. Shop the book here 📚: buff.ly/uIKIpLR @univnebpress.bsky.social

Check out Sarita Mota's review of LaShandra Sullivan's "Unsettling Agribusiness: Indigenous Protests and Land Conflict in Brazil," published in 2023 by @univnebpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

Thanks to Jeff Cohen and Leonard Aberman of @baseballandbbq.bsky.social for an entertaining interview about Big Loosh, from @univnebpress.bsky.social. My segment starts at 01:06:30.

Honored to have five books on the @univnebpress.bsky.social backlist by Charley Rosen

Here’s some good news: Your favorite hockey book “Bleeding Green” is set to be released in paperback next month. Pick up a copy at your favorite indie bookstore, or order one via @univnebpress.bsky.social. (Track me down and I’ll gladly sign a copy.) #brassbonanza

#OTD 2022, a good feature piece in @dispatch.com about The Turtle and the Dreamboat, from Potomac Books / @univnebpress.bsky.social — #avgeeks #history

Excerpt: INVITATION by Mi Jin Kim In these stories, set mostly in South Korea, all must contend with the uncertainty and danger that come with connection, real or imagined, and grapple with what it is we really want from the people we think we need.

@mfraterrigo.bsky.social joins Author2Author to discuss her new book THE PERILS OF GIRLHOOD as well as her writing journey. www.buzzsprout.com/2388990/epis...

"Essays investigate subjects as wide-ranging as Hawaii, Black internationalism, the Midwest, the Haudenosaunee in the U.S.-Canadian Borderlands, and the national highway system— managing, consequently, to cover nearly every corner of the nation," writes @kshistoryjournal.bsky.social. bit.ly/4pI61l9

Melissa Fraterrigo, author of THE PERILS OF GIRLHOOD, shares her tips for writing memoir on the blog.

"This book will resonate with anyone familiar with the trials of farm life," writes @kshistoryjournal.bsky.social of MARY'S PLACE. Order your copy: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-books/...

Join UNP at the 2025 South Dakota Festival of Books! Find a full list of our author's events below.

Tomorrow at 7pm, @ramcnally.bsky.social, author of CAST OUT OF EDEN, will join Denise Low, author of THE TURTLE'S BEATING HEART, in conversation to discuss John Muir and Native Resilience. For more details: bit.ly/46LQR6I

Save 40% on everything you order from our new American Studies and Cultural Criticism catalog! Enter coupon code 6AM25 in your shopping cart, then click "Apply." bit.ly/3IoX27y

Into the Void by John Youskauskas and Melvin Croft tells the unique story of those who have ventured outside the spacecraft into the unforgiving vacuum of space.🧑🚀 Shop the book here 📚: buff.ly/Eaf92X4 @univnebpress.bsky.social

👉🏻This Friday, September 26! 7pm at La Roche University I’ll read from and discuss my memoir-in-essays, HOMING: INSTINCTS OF A RUSTBELT FEMINIST - free - fun 🏠 @univnebpress.bsky.social #booksky #cnf #essays #pittsburgh #supportartists

News & Reviews featuring @mfraterrigo.bsky.social, @jimleeke.bsky.social, Leslie Stainton, Fred Haefele, and more!

Western American Literature is celebrating its 60th anniversary at this year's Western Literature Association conference! Stop by the booth if you're in Oklahoma City, or read the latest issue here: bit.ly/3Ke4e76

Happy first book birthday to JAGADAKEER: APOLOGY TO THE BODY by Lory Bedikian! Bedikian's collection presents the voice of a daughter of immigrant parents, now gone, from Lebanon and Syria and of Armenian descent.