January 16, 2025

In memoriam: Bernard L. Herman

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Bernard L. Herman, professor emeritus of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of American Studies, who died on December 30, 2024. Most recently, Herman had co-curated the traveling exhibition Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South, currently on view through May 4, 2025 at the International African American Museum. Its accompanying exhibition catalogue,… Continue Reading In memoriam: Bernard L. Herman

Categories Art / Architecture/folklore/Food Studies/UNC Press News
January 14, 2025

New This Week: January 14th

Publishing this week we have a new book in our LatinX Histories series that traces how our dual appetite for Latinx food and Latinx food labor has evolved from the World War II era to the COVID-19 pandemic, a biography of Violeta Parra — a Chilean musician and artist that was the first Latin American to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts… Continue Reading New This Week: January 14th

Categories American Studies/Latin American & Caribbean Studies/New Books
January 7, 2025

New This Week: January 7th

Happy New Year! It’s the first New Books Tuesday of the year and we’re excited to share new books in Carceral Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, African American Studies, American Studies, and Ecology/Environmental Studies. If you want to see everything new this month, head to our Hot Off the Press page plus you can browse our new Spring/Summer 2025… Continue Reading New This Week: January 7th

Categories New Books
December 18, 2024

Short Books You Can Read Before the End of the Year

Want to read a few more books before the end of the year? We can help with that! We’ve compiled a list of short books that you can squeeze in to the last two weeks of 2024. If you aren’t able to finish them, no worries, these books will be great to kickstart your 2025 reading. Plus, with our Holiday… Continue Reading Short Books You Can Read Before the End of the Year

Categories Creative Nonfiction/Reading Lists
December 17, 2024

New This Week: December 17th

From the bustling ports of Lisbon to the coastal inlets of the Bight of Benin to the vibrant waterways of Bahia, Black mariners were integral to every space of the commercial South Atlantic. Publishing today, Captive Cosmopolitans reveals a new history of South Atlantic slavery centered on subaltern commercial and cultural exchange. Keep scrolling to learn more or check out everything… Continue Reading New This Week: December 17th

Categories American Studies
December 16, 2024

Struggles of Democracy: A Reading List

In the wake of a tumultuous presidential election in the US and as we witness challenges to democracies abroad, we need thoughtful views on democracy and its struggles perhaps now more than ever. UNC Press has always been committed to disseminating excellent work from scholars, writers, and intellectuals across both academic and general audiences and seeks to embody a progressive… Continue Reading Struggles of Democracy: A Reading List

Categories Political Science/Reading Lists
December 13, 2024

Whiting Foundation 2024 Creative Nonfiction Grantee: Ronald Williams II

UNC Press is proud to announce that Ronald Williams II is one of the Whiting Foundation’s 2024 recipients of the $40,000 Creative Nonfiction Grant, given to writers in the process of completing a book of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction. Williams II’s BLACK EMBASSY: TransAfrica and the Struggle for Foreign Policy Justice is forthcoming from UNC Press—the only publication from a university press… Continue Reading Whiting Foundation 2024 Creative Nonfiction Grantee: Ronald Williams II

Categories African American Studies/Awards/UNC Press News
December 10, 2024

New This Week: December 10th

This week we have three new books publishing spanning topics from the origins of white victimhood, health equity in the Mississippi Delta, and the fight for Puerto Rican independence. Browse this week’s new releases below or head over to our Hot Off The Press Page to see all of our December releases in one place. Plus, don’t forget you can save 30% during… Continue Reading New This Week: December 10th

Categories New Books
December 3, 2024

New This Week: December 3rd

It’s the first week of December and we have a fabulous selection of new titles in Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Military History, and Southern Studies. Keep scrolling to browse this week’s new book or head to our Hot Off The Press Page to see all of our November releases in one place.  Women of Rendezvous: A Transatlantic Story of Family and… Continue Reading New This Week: December 3rd

Categories Latin American/Caribbean Hist./Military History/Reading Lists/Southern Studies
November 28, 2024

November 2024 Trending Titles

Check out what’s trending at UNC Press with this list of the most viewed books on our website this month. See something that interests you? Our Holiday Sale is going on now and you can save 30% with the code 01UNCP30 at checkout. The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American Game by Nathan Kalman-Lamb , Derek Silva “[A] compelling indictment of American collegiate football… Continue Reading November 2024 Trending Titles

Categories UNC Press News
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
November 26, 2024

A Sweet Potato Pie Perfect for your Thanksgiving Spread

Picture this: it’s Thanksgiving day and the aroma of warm, spiced sweet potato pie fills the air, evoking feelings of nostalgia and comfort. This beloved Southern classic will be the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving meal. In this post, we’ll share a mouthwatering sweet potato pie recipe, by Carla Norwood & Gabriel Cumming, straight from the pages of Edible North… Continue Reading A Sweet Potato Pie Perfect for your Thanksgiving Spread

Categories UNC Press News
November 23, 2024

2024 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth (#225) to say hello to editor Mark Simpson-Vos and to browse our new titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Congratulations to our American Academy of Religion award… Continue Reading 2024 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting

Categories Exhibits/UNC Press News
November 21, 2024

The Pritikin Program’s Influence on American Dietary Guidelines

The Following is a guest post from Travis A. Weisse, author of Health Freaks: America’s Diet Champions and the Specter of Chronic Illness, which is available now wherever books are sold. Occupying the unenviable liminal space between charlatanism and unserious gossip magazine fodder, diet gurus are not typically treated as serious historical figures. Yet, as my book Health Freaks shows, a fair… Continue Reading The Pritikin Program’s Influence on American Dietary Guidelines

Categories Cultural Studies/Guest Bloggers/Health / Medicine
November 20, 2024

Bibliographical On-Sendings and Dentdale Waterfalls 

The following is guest post from Andy Martrich, author of Shy of the Squirrel’s Foot: A Peripheral History of the Jargon Society as Told through Its Missing Books, which is now available wherever books are sold. Shy of the Squirrel’s Foot: A Peripheral History of the Jargon Society as Told through its Missing Books is a book about the legendary writer’s… Continue Reading Bibliographical On-Sendings and Dentdale Waterfalls 

Categories Guest Bloggers/Literature
November 19, 2024

New This Week: November 19th

Looking for a good read that will both entertain and educate? If so you’ve come to the right place. This week we have a history of the local story behind Brown v. Board and a book challenging one of America’s favorite pastimes: college football. Check out what’s new this week or head to our Hot Off The Press Page to see all… Continue Reading New This Week: November 19th

Categories African American Studies/New Books/Sociology
November 15, 2024

2024 American Studies Association Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the American Studies Association annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth (#412/414) to say hello and to browse our titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Looking to connect with one of our editors? Dawn Durante is attending the conference… Continue Reading 2024 American Studies Association Annual Meeting

Categories UNC Press News
November 15, 2024

2024 National Women’s Studies Association Annual Meeting

Although UNC Press is not exhibiting in-person at the National Women’s Studies Association annual meeting this year, you can still visit our virtual booth! There you can connect with editor Andreína Fernández & browse our titles on display (available at our 40% conference discount, details below). And be sure to check out our Gender & American Culture series! The Gender and American Culture… Continue Reading 2024 National Women’s Studies Association Annual Meeting

Categories UNC Press News
November 14, 2024

Native American Heritage Month Reading List

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we’re proud to highlight a selection of books that explore the rich histories, cultures, and contemporary experiences of Native American communities. Whether you’re looking to deepen your understanding of Native American history, explore Indigenous culture, or learn more about ongoing social and political issues, our curated collection includes important contributions from Native authors… Continue Reading Native American Heritage Month Reading List

Categories Native Amer./Indigenous Studies/Native American History/Reading Lists
November 13, 2024

New This Week: November 12

This week we have books perfect for readers interested in True Crime, Southern Queerness in US Fiction, the Jargon Society, and the life of an enslaved doctor on one of the South’s largest plantations. Check out all of these new titles that, as of yesterday, are officially on-sale wherever books are sold. You can also visit our Hot Off the… Continue Reading New This Week: November 12

Categories New Books