October 16, 2023 | The NCB News - Dancing with the Octopus: A Memoir Chosen as 2024 One Book One Nebraska, People across Nebraska are encouraged to read the work of a Nebraskan — and then talk about it with their friends and neighbors. Dancing with the Octopus: A Memoir (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020) by Debora Harding is the 2024 One Book One Nebraska selection... Read more...
September 29, 2023 | The NCB News - Young Readers Invited to Write to Favorite Authors, Young readers in grades 4-12 are invited to write a personal letter to an author for the Nebraska Letters about Literature (LAL) contest, a state reading and writing promotion program... Read more...
September 21, 2023 | The NCB News - Shortlist for 2024 One Book One Nebraska Announced, What book will all Nebraskans be encouraged to read in 2024? We will all find out on October 14th at the Celebration of Nebraska Books. A collection of essays by a Nebraska authors, a memoir, a novel set in the Sand Hills, and a Midwest thriller... Read more...
April 3, 2023 | The NCB News - Young Nebraskans Win Writing Competition, Nebraska students competed for the twenty-fourth year in the annual Letters About Literature competition. They wrote to tell an author about how books can make a difference in a young person’s life... Read more...
March 6, 2023 | The NCB News - Nominate Books Now for the 2023 Nebraska Book Awards, The 2023 Nebraska Book Awards program, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book (NCB) and Nebraska Library Commission, will recognize and honor books that are written by Nebraska authors, published by Nebraska publishers, set in Nebraska, or relate to Nebraska... Read more...