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NINE PERSIMMONS by Kerry James Evans was featured in @PublishersWkly's Spring 2026 Poetry Preview! publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ne…

UNP (@BisonBooksUNP @PotomacBooks @BackwatersPress) will be closed from Dec 23-Jan 2 for the Holidays. If you experience problems placing an order during this time please reach out to @Longleafserv or call 1-800-848-6224 or 919-966-7449 weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

The poems of TWO OPEN DOORS IN A FIELD by @sophieklahr are constructed through limitations, restlessly exploring, desire, and spirituality. Get 50% off this book and more: bit.ly/UNPholiday2025

Jennifer K. Sweeney’s FOXLOGIC, FIREWEED follows a lyrical sequence of five physical and emotional terrains—floodplain, coast, desert, suburbia, and mesa—braiding themes of nature, domesticity, isolation, and human relationships. Save 50%: bit.ly/UNPholiday2025

Deeply phenomenological and ecological, Laura Bylenok’s poems in LIVING ROOM imagine the lived reality of other organisms and kinds of life, including animals, plants, bacteria, buildings, and rocks.  Save 50% during our holiday sale: bit.ly/UNPholiday2025

Excerpt: WOLVES IN SHELLS (@BackwatersPress) by Kimberly Ann Priest WOLVES IN SHELLS is a modern monomyth telling the story of a woman navigating homelessness, trauma, and memories as she attempts to leave a violent partner. wp.me/p4J9AE-i1o

.@laurarhogan's BUTTERFLY NEBULA teems with creatures and cosmic phenomena that vivify and reveal our common struggle toward faith and identity.  Save 50% during our Holiday Sale: bit.ly/UNPholiday2025

In DEAR WALLACE, Julie Choffel addresses the poet and insurance executive Wallace Stevens as an unlikely peer in an attempt to reconsider art, power, and creativity amid the demands of everyday responsibility.  Save 50% during our Holiday Sale: bit.ly/UNPholiday2025

Happy Holidays from the University of Nebraska Press! Great books make great gifts, so until December 31, 2025, our entire catalog is available for 50% OFF. wp.me/p4J9AE-i9z

In LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL, Brandel France de Bravo builds a temple to the perpetual motion of transformation, the wondrous churn of change and exchange that defines companionship, marriage, and ceding our place on Earth. Get 50% off this holiday season: bit.ly/UNPholiday2025

Editorial assistant Elena Kang had the opportunity to interview Kerry James Evans. His second book Nine Persimmons will be published in March 2026 by the University of Nebraska Press and is available for preorder now. Read the full interview here: pinchjournal.com/blog-posts/ker…

Winner of the Backwaters Prize in Poetry, WOLVES IN SHELLS by Kimberly Ann Priest is a modern monomyth telling the story of a woman navigating homelessness, trauma, and memories as she attempts to leave a violent partner. Save 40% when you order now: bit.ly/3Lw3F94

🍊Cover Reveal🍊 NINE PERSIMMONS by Kerry James Evans charts the jagged edges of family, longing, and place, capturing fleeting moments with an honesty that resonates across a lifetime. Available March 2026. 🛒Pre-order now: nebraskapress.unl.edu/the-backwaters…

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5 novels, 3 books of poetry, 1 book of essays, & 1 hybrid assemblage 📚📚📚 #books #recommendations #novels

Announcing the 2025 @BackwatersPress Prize in Poetry Winner: Sanam Sheriff for their manuscript HUMہم. The honorable mention winner is Elizabeth Barnett for her manuscript THE LAW AT NIGHT. This year's contest was judged by @maggiesmithpoet. wp.me/p4J9AE-hBe

I’m touched by Peggy Ellsberg’s review of Butterfly Nebula in @XtianityandLit :“Almost every poem here performs this magic trick, blending the personal interior & the unimaginably far cosmos…the poems in Butterfly Nebula are so smart, they take my breath away.” @BackwatersPress

Introducing the Fall/Winter 2025 Seasonal Catalog! Including the latest titles from Nebraska, @BisonBooksUNP, @PotomacBooks, @BackwatersPress, and @JewishPub. wp.me/p4J9AE-gVz