Archive for 'Fiction'
UNC Press Goes West (And Likes It)
First, let’s set the scene:
A little closer…
Last Sunday, UNC Press held a book party at the historic Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. The event celebrated three of our fall 2009 titles:
Foy Allen Edelman, author of SWEET CAROLINA, spent six years traveling every inch of North Carolina to collect the best in local dessert recipes; [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2009 under African American History, African American Studies, American History, Biography / Autobiography, Civil Rights, Cooking / Food, Fiction, History, Literature, Local Independent Booksellers, Media Studies, Music, North Carolina, Recipes, Southern Studies, Travel, UNC Press Authors, UNC Press News, folklore.
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David Stick 1919-2009
UNC Press author Bland Simpson has made his name on a myriad of talents, one of which is his superb ability to write about North Carolina’s coastline. Since 1993, UNC Press has published five of Simpson’s books about the area, with the most recent work–The Inner Islands–scheduled for paperback publication in the spring of 2010.
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Posted: July 17th, 2009 under Environmental Studies, Fiction, History, Hurricanes, Literature, Nature, North Carolina, Public Policy, UNC Press Authors, UNC Press News.
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UNCP books now available in small doses through DailyLit
It’s an old idea that now has a very modern twist, like a newspaper serial for the 21st century. . . .
Want to read a book but don’t have large blocks of time for settling in and curling up? We’ve found a solution for you with DailyLit — the first e-book vendor to send [...]
Posted: December 4th, 2008 under African American History, African American Studies, American History, Appalachian Studies, Biography / Autobiography, Biology, Cooking / Food, Cuba, Fiction, Health / Medicine, History, Juvenile, Latin American / Caribbean History, Nature, North Carolina, Southern Studies, UNC Press News.
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Christensen, Shelby, Hogan earn awards
Three UNCP authors deserve special cheers for winning awards recently:
Rob Christensen, author of The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics, has been awarded the 2008 Ragan Old North State Award for Nonfiction by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. The successor to the organization’s Mayflower Cup, the Ragan Old North State Award honors Sam Ragan: [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2008 under African American Studies, American History, Appalachian Studies, Awards, Civil Rights, Fiction, History, Juvenile, North Carolina, Politics, UNC Press News.
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