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September 18, 2025

UNC Chapel Hill Department of History, UNC Press, and UNC System Offer Free Digital Access to Foundations of American Democracy  

To support the University of North Carolina System’s new “Foundations of American Democracy” graduation requirement, prize-winning historians at UNC Chapel Hill have created a new reader of foundational documents from American and North Carolina history, in partnership with UNC Press.   The volume, Foundations of American Democracy: A Critical Documents Reader, has been released in print and digital editions. And with… Continue Reading UNC Chapel Hill Department of History, UNC Press, and UNC System Offer Free Digital Access to Foundations of American Democracy  

Categories UNC Press News
July 18, 2025

Exploring the North Carolina Coastline: Essential Reads for Beach Enthusiasts

North Carolina’s beaches are more than just scenic getaways—they’re living landscapes rich with history, culture, language, and natural wonder. Whether you’re a coastal resident, a curious traveler, or a lifelong learner, read on to discover titles that will expand your understanding of North Carolina’s coast, from its natural treasures to its human narratives. Seashells of North Carolina, revised and expanded… Continue Reading Exploring the North Carolina Coastline: Essential Reads for Beach Enthusiasts

Categories North Carolina/Reading Lists/Southern
May 27, 2025

New This Week: May 27th

It’s Tuesday and we have a dynamic collection of new titles hitting the shelves! From the gripping biography of a self-emancipated man who shaped his own legend, to deep dives into housing justice, punk rebellion, and Black political power, these books explore the intersections of race, class, culture, and resistance across American history and society. Learn more about these new… Continue Reading New This Week: May 27th

Categories New Books
November 27, 2024

Dear Young Master and Friend: How One Letter Turned into a Biography

The following is a guest post from Sydney Nathans, author of Freedom’s Mirage: Virgil Bennehan’s Odyssey from Emancipation to Exile, which traces the exceptional life of Virgil Bennehan, born in bondage in 1808 in Piedmont North Carolina, who rose to become an enslaved doctor on one of the South’s largest plantations and to view himself as a friend to Black… Continue Reading Dear Young Master and Friend: How One Letter Turned into a Biography

Categories African American Studies/Guest Bloggers
October 22, 2024

New This Week: October 22

From a biography of the boy who emerged as the face of the aids epidemic in the 1980’s to an oral history of Guatemalan and Mexican migrants in Morganton, North Carolina we have another great selection of book publishing this week. Keep reading to browse what’s new or check out everything new this month. The Life and Death of Ryan… Continue Reading New This Week: October 22

Categories New Books
April 14, 2023

Save on Southern Gateways Guides

Looking for things to do in the south this spring and summer? From outdoors and nature guides, to beautifully illustrated references on flora and fauna, and travel guides to exciting destinations, our Southern Gateways Guides can help you experience the South to the fullest. You can browse our most recent guides below, and get 30% off plus free shipping on orders… Continue Reading Save on Southern Gateways Guides

Categories North Carolina/Southern Studies
April 6, 2023

New This Month: April

Happy April! We have a bunch of new books publishing this month. You can find the full list, including a bunch of new in paperbacks, on our Hot Off the Press page. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month about new titles and what’s happening at UNC Press you can sign up for our monthly eNews. Oconaluftee: The… Continue Reading New This Month: April

Categories UNC Press News
November 8, 2022

What is North Carolina Art?

The following is an excerpt from Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina by Liza Roberts with a foreword by Lawrence J. Wheeler and photographs by Lissa Gotwals, which is on sale today and available wherever books are sold. What is North Carolina art? Is it the pottery made famous by artists like Ben Owen III, whose… Continue Reading What is North Carolina Art?

Categories Art / Architecture/North Carolina
November 3, 2022

New This Month: November

Happy November! Browse our new books publishing this month. We’re also kicking off our holiday sale! Use code 01HOLIDAY at checkout to save 40% on any UNC Press print books and if your order totals $75 or more, the shipping is FREE! Together: The Amazing Story of Carolina Basketball’s 2021-2022 season by Adam Lucas, Steve Kirschner, and Matt Bowers “This team was… Continue Reading New This Month: November

Categories Hot Off The Press/UNC Press News
October 7, 2022

Iconic Books From The Past 100 Years: Part 3

Over the past 100 years UNC Press is proud to have published an extensive catalog of award winning and highly praised books. As we celebrate our centennial, we’ve looked back at these prestigious titles to highlight some of our most influential and iconic books. Find the first two installations in our Iconic Books blog series here. Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks… Continue Reading Iconic Books From The Past 100 Years: Part 3

Categories UNC Press News/UNCP 100 Iconic Books
September 19, 2022

Edible North Carolina: Upcoming Fall Events

Edible North Carolina: A Journey across a State of Flavor features a collection of essays written by the state and region’s best journalists, farmers, chefs, entrepreneurs, scholars, and food activists. Each essay is accompanied by an original recipe designed for the home cook and illustrated with the breathtaking photography of Baxter Miller, a native North Carolinian and talented documentarian of… Continue Reading Edible North Carolina: Upcoming Fall Events

Categories Cooking / Food/Events/North Carolina
September 6, 2022

“The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey” Available as an Audiobook, Narrated by Author Bland Simpson

The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey: A Nonfiction Novel by Bland Simpson is now available as an audiobook from Audible, Libro.fm, and Kobo. Simpson is also the narrator of the audiobook. Praise for The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey: 1995 Historical Fiction Award, North Carolina Society of Historians “An arresting and elegant meditation on guilt and innocence and the inscrutability… Continue Reading “The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey” Available as an Audiobook, Narrated by Author Bland Simpson

Categories Audiobooks/Creative Nonfiction/North Carolina
July 15, 2022

Dismal Freedom—On Sale Now

Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp by J. Brent Morris is available now wherever books and ebooks are sold. The massive and foreboding Great Dismal Swamp sprawls over 2,000 square miles and spills over parts of Virginia and North Carolina. From the early seventeenth century, the nearly impassable Dismal frustrated settlement. However, what may… Continue Reading Dismal Freedom—On Sale Now

Categories American History/History
June 22, 2022

Climate & Hurricanes: Future Storms in the Carolinas, Part Two

The following is the second part of a two-part guest blog series by Jay Barnes, author of Fifteen Hurricanes That Changed the Carolinas: Powerful Storms, Climate Change, and What We Do Next. In the first part of this blog series, Jay discussed climate change and its influence on tropical storms. Hurricanes of the future will challenge the Carolinas, inevitably costing lives… Continue Reading Climate & Hurricanes: Future Storms in the Carolinas, Part Two

Categories North Carolina/Weather
June 16, 2022

Climate & Hurricanes: Future Storms in the Carolinas, Part One

The following is the first of two guest blogs by Jay Barnes, author of Fifteen Hurricanes That Changed the Carolinas: Powerful Storms, Climate Change, and What We Do Next. No matter where you get your news, it’s likely you’ve seen a recent uptick in the number of stories about climate. In 2021, historic wildfires, killer heat domes, widespread tornado outbreaks,… Continue Reading Climate & Hurricanes: Future Storms in the Carolinas, Part One

Categories North Carolina/Weather
April 20, 2022

In Memoriam: Lindley S. Butler

We are saddened by the news that Lindley S. Butler died April 12, 2022, after a period of declining health. UNC Press was able to provide Butler with advance copies of his final book, A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729 (on sale 5/17/22), in recent weeks, and he was able to celebrate its arrival with his… Continue Reading In Memoriam: Lindley S. Butler

Categories American History/North Carolina
April 18, 2022

George Moses Horton, the Black Bard of North Carolina

Happy National Poetry Month! For our centennial year, we are highlighting iconic publications from our past, including today’s excerpted poem taken from The Black Bard of North Carolina: George Moses Horton and His Poetry, edited by Joan R. Sherman, which collects sixty-two of Horton’s poems. Enslaved from birth until the close of the Civil War, the self-taught Horton was the first… Continue Reading George Moses Horton, the Black Bard of North Carolina

Categories UNC Press News
March 28, 2022

Women’s History Month 2022 Reading List (Curated by Helen Kyriakoudes)

Happy Women’s History Month! In celebration of this historical month, we’ll be sharing reading lists curated by our staff featuring all authors who identify as women. Today we’re sharing a list from our Publicity Assistant Helen Kyriakoudes. Click here to see the previously shared lists and learn more about how Women’s History Month came about. If you’re interested in purchasing any of these books,… Continue Reading Women’s History Month 2022 Reading List (Curated by Helen Kyriakoudes)

Categories African American Studies/American Studies/Biography / Autobiography/Cooking / Food/Gender Studies/Latin American & Caribbean Studies/North Carolina/Reading Lists/Religion/Sociology/Southern Studies/UNC Press News/Women's Studies
March 17, 2022

2022 Appalachian Studies Association Annual Meeting

We hope you’ll visit our virtual booth for the Appalachian Studies Association annual meeting! There you can browse our new & recent titles and connect with editor Lucas Church. New from UNC Press Movie-Made Appalachia: History, Hollywood, and the Highland South by John C. Inscoe Otto Wood, the Bandit: The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer behind the Appalachian Ballads… Continue Reading 2022 Appalachian Studies Association Annual Meeting

Categories African American Studies/American Studies/Appalachian Studies/Creative Nonfiction/Dictionaries/Encyclopedias/folklore/History/North Carolina/Sociology/Travel/UNC Press News
March 10, 2022

Women’s History Month 2022 Reading List (Curated by Sonya Bonczek)

Happy Women’s History Month! In celebration of this historical month, we’ll be sharing reading lists curated by our staff featuring all authors who identify as women. Today we’re sharing a list from Sonya Bonczek, our Director of Publicity. Click here to see the previously shared lists and learn more about how Women’s History Month came about. If you’re interested in purchasing any of these… Continue Reading Women’s History Month 2022 Reading List (Curated by Sonya Bonczek)

Categories African American Studies/American Studies/British History/Civil War/Colonial, Revolutionary Era & Early American History/folklore/Gender Studies/History/Latin American & Caribbean Studies/Military History/North Carolina/Political Science/Reading Lists/Religion/Southern Studies/Women's Studies