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February Staff Reading List #booksky #readinglist #booklist

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In BLACKOUT, Chris Lamb tells the story of Jackie Robinson in segregated Florida, a year prior to breaking the @mlb.com color line, which would become a critical juncture for the sport and for American society. Save 40% during our Baseball Sale: bit.ly/BaseballSale25

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The latest news from @univnebpress.bsky.social includes my interview for @saribotton.bsky.social ‘s Memoirland, talking about how Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist accidentally became a memoir in essays #essays #cnf #booksky

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Baseball bloggers, podcasters & radio interviewers! Please DM me soon if you're interested in my Ron Luciano bio, coming in July from @univnebpress.bsky.social.

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News & Reviews feat. @karnicky.bsky.social @ornelashigdon.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social and more!

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"[TERRORIZING GENDER] makes an excellent contribution to a growing body of trans studies scholarship that complicates issues of visibility," writes C.L. Quinan for IMPACT @bostonu.bsky.social Read the full review: https://bit.ly/4bbdsu1

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Brock Cutler's "ECOLOGIES OF IMPERIALISM is a deeply researched, thought-provoking account of a turbulent and consequential time in the histories of Algeria and French imperialism," writes Carly A. Krakow for @jds-disasters.bsky.social from @pennpress.bsky.social. muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

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Check out @davidjmccaskey.bsky.social's review of Abby Seiff's "Troubling the Water: A Dying Lake and a Vanishing World in Cambodia," published in 2022 by @univnebpress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #water www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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@projectmuse.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social

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"Wee Willie Keeler said, 'Hit ’em where they ain’t.' The same concept applies to authors. I looked around for a topic that hadn’t been done before in the baseball arena and settled on 1978." #ontheblog, David Krell shares the inspiration for 1978 (Apr 2025)!

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"[Bruce McCandless III and @emilycarney.bsky.social] should be commended for concisely charting a path through dozens of topics and telling interesting stories," writes Mary Damon for Quest of STAR BOUND. Order your copy: bit.ly/4hMqjWh

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Including a review of ON THE OTHER SHORE by John Starosta Galante!

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You can pre-order BASEBALL BEFORE WE KNEW IT for 40% off during our Baseball Sale when you use promo code 6BAB25 at checkout! bit.ly/41w1CaK

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Happy first Book Birthday to THE GAS AND FLAME MEN by @jimleeke.bsky.social! THE GAS AND FLAME MEN tells how chemical warfare changed the course of World War I, war in general, and the game of baseball.

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In ON THE OTHER SHORE, John Starosta Galante "has written an interesting and important book that throws new light on the nature of the Italian immigrant world in southern South America," writes Italian American Review (@illinoispress.bsky.social). #WorldWarI #booksky Get the book: bit.ly/3MPobPJ

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Excerpt: The Windflower Home Almanac of Poetry THE WINDFLOWER HOME ALMANAC OF POETRY is an anthology of poems originally selected by Ted Kooser in 1980 and published by his Windflower Press, a small publisher that specialized in poetry from the Great Plains.

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RACE AND RESISTANCE IN BOSTON goes beyond the familiar topics associated with the city's premiere professional teams, the Red Sox and the Celtics, to recount the long history of Black sporting culture in the city. Save 40% when you order now: bit.ly/3QNyl5r

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Announcing the Judge for the 2025 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry: @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social Submissions will be accepted April 1 through May 1. More information below!

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From now until June 13, 2025, save 40% during our Baseball Sale. Use promo code 6BAB25 to save on SABR award winners, player biographies, histories of the sport, and more. There's hundreds of books to choose from, so shop now! #booksale #booksky

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Traces the erotic lives and legal battles of Argentine and Spanish gender and sexually nonconforming people who carved out their own spaces in metropolitan and rural cultures between the 1940s and 1980s. 📚https://buff.ly/3CYEZCq #LGBTHistory #LGBTplusHM25 @univnebpress.bsky.social

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Check out @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social's review of Yolonda Youngs's "Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon," published in 2024 @univnebpress.bsky.social; review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #nationalparks #landscapes www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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Jennifer Helgren's THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS "will appeal to anyone interested in American girlhood, youth organizations, or childhood history" writes Hollie Marquess for @kshistoryjournal.bsky.social. Buy the book: bit.ly/4hBuBzo

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Aria Aber, author of the @prairie-schooner.bsky.social Prize in Poetry winner HARD DAMAGE (Nebraska, 2019) and the novel GOOD GIRL, will present a reading this Thursday (2/20) at 5:30 p.m. in the Bailey Library of Andrews Hall, Room 229. The event is free and open to the public. bit.ly/3QpJs4d

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Page proofs! Look for Big Loosh in July from @univnebpress.bsky.social. #baseball #biography

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Excerpt: Public Land and Democracy in America Julie Brugger explores what democracy means to ordinary Americans by analyzing conflict over public lands and the management of Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument in southern Utah.

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Spring Training 1935: Johnny Mize was a temporary Red. He hit some monster blasts, but the Reds sent him back to the Cards before Opening Day as damaged goods. The rest is history. Read it in "Big Cat." @univnebpress.bsky.social @bballhist.bsky.social @baseballhall.org @twibhistory.bsky.social #Reds

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‼️Submissions Closing Soon‼️ The Raz-Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry and Fiction is accepting submissions for just one more month! Winners receive $3000 and publication by @univnebpress.bsky.social. For guidelines and entry: prairieschooner.unl.edu/book-prize-g...

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Thank you those who gave during #GlowBigRed. Our hearts are full with your support; we've raised $1,485 to go towards funding student internships and experiential learning at the press, and we couldn't have done it without you!

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Rainbow Cattle Co. reveals a history of gay liberation through rodeo, which from the mid-1970s provided a safe space where LGBTQ athletes could focus on their sport and evolved into a successful philanthropic organization. 📚 buff.ly/4107sQd #LGBTHistory #LGBTplusHM25 @univnebpress.bsky.social

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To celebrate Valentine's Day, we're sharing a #readinglist that investigates and eplores relationships—whether familial, romantic, platonic, or unrequited—through fiction, memoir, and scholarship.

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Something to listen to if you’ve got the time and interest: bleav.com/shows/baseba...

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"Oburumu [Tares]’s poetry bears the brunt of reality," writes Open Country Mag. Tares, author of ORIGINS OF THE SYMA SPECIES (@apbf.bsky.social) joins them for an interview about life and poetry. bit.ly/4gsnV5y

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Submissions for the 2025 Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize for fiction and poetry are now open! The deadline for the contest is March 15, 2025, and writers can submit their entries through Submittable.

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Prairie Schooner congratulates Mónica Gomery on winning the 2024 Helena Whitehill Book Award with her book, Conjugations of Mothering. Monica won Prairie Schooner’s Raz-Shumaker Book Prize in poetry in 2021. We here at Prairie Schooner are proud of you, Monica.

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Your gift, no matter the size, makes a difference for students and the press during #GlowBigRed! 🎁 Make your donation by 12pm today to help us Glow All In! bit.ly/GlowBR25

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News & Reviews featuring @waitmanwbeorn.com @sidsibo.bsky.social @jacobflaws.bsky.social @alicerudge.bsky.social and more!

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#GlowBigRed is happening NOW! Support your @unlincoln.bsky.social and Husker community by making a gift by noon tomorrow. ❤️ Your gift aids the press in amplifying diverse voices and scholarship to advance the boundaries of human knowledge and experience worldwide: bit.ly/GlowBR25

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Support your favorite university press in the next 24 hours and show UNL just how much we mean to you 😌 #GlowBigRed

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In summer 1869 John Muir ran into Kutzadika'as heading up the canyon he was descending. That encounter set Muir's attitudes on the place of Indigenous people in the wild -- and continues to shape public-lands policy. Read all about it in my latest Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/ramcnall...

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Glow Big Red 2025 Glow Big Red is the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s annual 24-hour day of giving. UNP’s effort this year will raise vital funding to support a unique experiential learning opportunity for students at UNL: working at the university press and gaining hands-on experience to join…

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We're so excited to announce that the American Book Review was recently awarded the Council of Editors of Learned Journals Phoenix Award for Significant Editorial Achievement! Congrats to editor Jeffrey R. Di Leo and all contributors! 🏆Read the latest issue here: bit.ly/3WWRkO7

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Excerpt: TAKING CHARGE, MAKING CHANGE by Robert W. Galler Jr. Galler explores the story of Stephan Mission boarding school’s transition to Crow Creek Tribal School—and how individuals and families from across South Dakota came together to make it happen.

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🏈It's a football-themed #FreeArticleFriday! Ahead of the #SuperBowl, read about player protests and fan perceptions from the Journal of Sports Media. 🔗"Damaged Goods? Perspectives on the Dehumanization of NFL Players by Fan Typology." FREE here: bit.ly/4aQ4bre

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Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto was featured in @unlincoln.bsky.social's Graduate Report! His book, THE NAMING (December, 2025), will be published in the African Poetry Book Series (@apbf.bsky.social). newsroom.unl.edu/announce/gra...

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Check out our top-selling titles in January, from @cornellupress.bsky.social, @ivpress.bsky.social, @upittpress.bsky.social, @unmpress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social, @univnebpress.bsky.social, @ugapress.bsky.social, and Purdue U.P. #publishing #books #academicwriting #universitypress

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So stoked to shared this 40% off QR code for my collection of essays, Thank You for Staying with Me, out with @univnebpress.bsky.social March 1st!

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The @asalh-bhm.bsky.social has declared "African Americans and Labor" as this year's #BlackHistoryMonth theme. To celebrate, we're highlighting books that chronicle the important impact of black labor throughout the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora.

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We love to see it! Thanks @unlincoln.bsky.social for sharing @univnebpress.bsky.social success in baseball publishing

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From the Desk of @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social: Was Shackleton Different? Armston-Sheret is the author of ON THE BACKS OF OTHERS which focuses on the contributions of people and animals ordinarily written out of Victorian and Edwardian travel histories.

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