In THE PURSUIT OF FAMILY Thomas Grillot examines how Dakota and Lakota people on the Standing Rock Reservation have lived as families since the 1870s in what is now North Dakota and South Dakota. Save 40% when you order now: bit.ly/3TvKIHQ
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BECOMING UTOPIA centers on the tiny community of Bishop Hill, Illinois, whose marketing materials call it "Utopia on the Prairie," home to a radical communal religious sect that emigrated from Sweden in the 1840s. Save 40% when you order now: bit.ly/4yWnbA4
Participating in the #SealeyChallenge this month but still picking out your books? Try this reading list!
Summer Reading List: Sealey Challenge Poetry
The Sealey Challenge is a community call to read one book of poetry a day for the month of August. For those looking to challenge themselves further, the organizers invite you to fill out the 2026 challenge bingo card to play for book giveaways, or share a "shelfie" online with the hashtag #SealeyChallenge. Need help planning your reading list? Start here!
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In REBELLIOUS CITIZENS Ulices Piña shows that democracy in Mexico has never been the exclusive domain of elites, nor confined to the ballot box. Save 40% when you order now: bit.ly/4h92iey
Adam Elder, author of NEW KIDS IN THE WORLD CUP, joins NPR Morning Edition to discuss the World Cup final. bit.ly/3U5iK5M
Why many soccer fans may root against Argentina in the World Cup final
When Argentina take on Spain in Sunday's World Cup final, many will be rooting for Argentina to lose. How did they become the villain of the tournament? NPR's A Martinez asks sports writer Adam Elder.
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Save 40% on everything you order from our new Native American and Indigenous Studies catalog! Enter coupon code 6NS26 in your shopping cart, then click "Apply." Shop now: bit.ly/4515gud
From the Desk of Dima Arzyutov: Of Letters, Bridges, and Transnational Arctic Anthropology On the blog, Arzyutov discusses the third volume of The Franz Boas Papers which shows how a small group was able to build the house of Siberian and Arctic anthropology.
Of Letters, Bridges, and Transnational Arctic Anthropology
Dima Arzyutov is a historical anthropologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University. His research examines Arctic and Siberian Indigenous histories in relation to the critical assessment of the production of anthropological knowledge, as well as archives and museum collections. He is coeditor of The Franz Boas Papers, Volume 3…
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A couple recent five-star reviews for WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL were posted recently. If you've been thinking about the book, maybe these kind people will lead the way? 40% off from @univnebpress.bsky.social with code 6AS26! www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
Pamela Smith Hill, author of TOO GOOD TO BE ALTOGETHER LOST, joins BBC's Front Row to discuss all things Laura Ingalls Wilder. bit.ly/4hCvz1i
BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Christopher Nolan on his film The Odyssey, Little House on the Prairie, novelist Candice Carty-Williams
Film-maker Christopher Nolan on transforming the ancient Greece epic for the big screen.
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And if you’re interested, @univnebpress.bsky.social is offering a 40% discount! See the flyer for details and the discount code.
Excerpt: BLOODLINES by Liza J. Nicholas BLOODLIENS tells the story of a family who followed their father across the country in search of the fastest horse, the best deal, and the promise of a payday.
Excerpt: Bloodlines
Liza J. Nicholas is the author of Becoming Western: Stories of Culture and Identity in the Cowboy State (Nebraska, 2008) and coeditor of Imagining the Big Open: Nature, Identity, and Play in the New West. Her new book Bloodlines: A Story of Horses, Family, and Obsession (Bison Books, 2026) was published in July. Bloodlines: A Story of Horses, Family, and Obsession…
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Want to ReadUP about the US at 250? Here are some suggestions from our member presses:
University Presses Reflect on the American Semiquincentennial - Association of University Presses
A curated collection of more than 100 books considering Revolutionary-era history and offering insights into the American experiment, 250 years along
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"A timely addition to historical geographical libraries," writes Emily Hayes for the International Journal of Maritime History about ON THE BACKS OF OTHERS by @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social. bit.ly/4fx9Ghj
"[@abdourahmanwaberi.bsky.social] urges us to love our planet, perhaps hoping...that the love will be so powerful and 'contagious' as to become the force that restores it to its primordial state," writes Ancci for Only Poems. bit.ly/4wloAOK
Today is the last day of our Summer Reading Sale! Whether you’re interested in history, poetry, sports, memoir, or want to find that perfect gift—save 50% on thousands of books, including our imprints Bison Books, The Backwaters Press, and Potomac Books. Find your next read: bit.ly/UNPsummersale
In this life-size game of Clue, six psychiatric patients are suspects in the murder of Dr. Black. NOT A CLUE tells the stories of these possible assassins. Find your next read for 50% off: bit.ly/UNPsummersale
If you’re at #SABR54 in Cleveland today, stop by the @univnebpress.bsky.social booth this afternoon! I’ll be signing copies of WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL. Copies are 40% off for convention attendees.
THE COUNTRY FOR ME is the first full biography of Joel Palmer (1810–81), born in Canada to American parents, who played a central role in the political and economic shaping of Oregon. Save 40% when you order now: bit.ly/3Rzu9tU
Happy first book birthday to BIG LOOSH by @jimleeke.bsky.social! BIG LOOSH recounts Ron Luciano’s unlikely career, detailing his life as athlete, arbiter, sportscaster, writer, and mythmaker while separating fact from fiction.
Happy Book Birthday to Big Loosh
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in reviews, social media posts, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano (Nebraska, 2025) by Jim Leeke. About the Book: Ron Luciano was a college football star, baseball umpire, TV broadcaster, and best-selling author. He barged through the world with an outsized personality, entertaining many, offending a few, and hiding behind a cheerful and outrageous persona until life somehow proved unbearable.
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In FREE LISTENING Naomi Waltham-Smith offers a reframing of debates and positions on free speech, academic freedom, systemic injustice, and political dissent by shifting attention from voices to ears. Get 50% off: bit.ly/UNPsummersale
"NINE PERSIMMONS reveals how the most unassuming corners of existence sometimes hold the deepest truths. @kerryjamesevans.bsky.social has crafted a beautiful poetry collection that really excels in grounding the reader in a place and time," writes The Great Book Wyrm bit.ly/4hvvmNe
Nine Persimmons by Kerry James Evans
"...and I love you, reader, who knows so little about me —who tries not to,but can't help but judge me for how I say these things so causally— how my drawlreappears like azalea blossoms in spring, thenpoof!Gone with the first rain."~The World In Nine Persimmons Kerry James Evans traces a geography both intimate and far-flung—Tuscaloosa…
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News & Reviews featuring @mfraterrigo.bsky.social, Mark G. Kortepeter, Mimi Nichter, and more!
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Reviews Inside the Hot Zone Review in Health Security: "I highly recommend the book, especially to those wanting a first-person account of what it was and is like being on the leading edge of biosecurity." Review in Journal of Military History: "Inside the Hot Zone is a well-written and extremely insightful book that sheds light on a largely unknown coterie of researchers and scientists who are on the front lines of America’s fight against biological threat."
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THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING by Michael W. Childers places visitors at the center of Yosemite's story. Save 40% when you order now: bit.ly/4wlFoW5
"[AND YOU WILL CALL IT FATE] is both gritty and delicious."—Penny Guisinger, author of SHIFT (Nebraska, 2024) In this @hippocampusmag.bsky.social interview, Timothy J. Hillegonds chats with Penny Guisinger about toxic masculinity, writing, and his new memoir. bit.ly/4vJpbZt
MURDER, INC, by James H. Johnston tells the story of the CIA’s assassination operations under Kennedy. Get your next summer read at 50% off: bit.ly/UNPsummersale
In this history of the Civil War’s early eastern theater in the Shenandoah Valley, the Piedmont, and the Peninsula, Brian K. Burton goes beyond military events to examine the political, social, and diplomatic interactions that led Union soldiers to begin supporting emancipation. bit.ly/4fkoqRL
Excerpt: EMANCIPATION WAR by Damon Root EMANCIPATION WAR shines light on the origins and meaning of the Thirteenth Amendment and chronicles the great legal, political, and military struggle to amend the U.S. Constitution to outlaw slavery once and for all.
Excerpt: Emancipation War
Damon Root is an award-winning legal affairs journalist and the author of A Glorious Liberty: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for an Antislavery Constitution (Potomac Books, 2023) and Overruled: The Long War for Control of the U.S. Supreme Court. His writing has also appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, Newsweek, New York Post,
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"This is a moving, honest, and thoughtful look at mentorship, addiction, and masculinity. Hillegonds is an engaging writer, with both humor and insight to spare," writes Kirkus in a starred review of AND YOU WILL CALL IT FATE. bit.ly/4b6ujPX
RARE GOOD by @the-big-quiet.bsky.social was featured in @publisherswkly.bsky.social's Fall 2026 previews! Following an autism diagnosis in his mid-thirties, Steve Edwards finds new perspectives on belonging and becoming. Available October 2026. bit.ly/4bBUoqh
