November 4, 2025

New This Week: November 4th

It’s New Books Tuesday and publishing today we have two new releases that offer fresh perspectives on race, space, and power in the United States. The Undesirable Many, part of our acclaimed Justice, Power, and Politics series, examines Black women’s experiences with displacement and housing insecurity in Washington, D.C. Folk Engineering takes a broader view, exploring how race, region, and planning have shaped the… Continue Reading New This Week: November 4th

Categories New Books
October 30, 2025

Old Fort Loops: A Soundtrack of Resilience After Hurricane Helene

How does one recover from and process a generational storm like Helene? For UNC Press author Scott Huffard and his friends, the answer was through music. When Helene swept through the Banner Elk area a year ago, high winds toppled trees, mudslides blocked town roads while surging floodwaters scoured yards, ravaged homes, and destroyed the town sewer and water system.… Continue Reading Old Fort Loops: A Soundtrack of Resilience After Hurricane Helene

Categories Guest Bloggers/Music/North Carolina
October 21, 2025

New This Week: October 21

It’s a big publication day at UNC Press, with seven compelling new titles making their debut. This week’s diverse lineup spans gender and sexuality studies, Southern history, sociology, American studies, labor history—and even fiction. We’re especially excited to launch the first three books in our new Radical Souths series, which reclaims and reprints some of the most revolutionary works of twentieth-century Southern literature.… Continue Reading New This Week: October 21

Categories New Books
October 14, 2025

New This Week: October 14th

It’s Tuesday which means new UNC Press books are hitting the shelves! Keep reading to learn more about the four new titles that are now available wherever books are sold or view everything new this month on our Hot Off the Press page. The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War by Renata Keller… Continue Reading New This Week: October 14th

Categories New Books
October 8, 2025

Celebrating International Lesbian Day: A Reading List

October 8th marks International Lesbian Day, a time to honor lesbian visibility, history, and culture across generations and geographies. At UNC Press, we’re proud to publish scholarship that uplifts lesbian voices, explores queer histories, and challenges dominant narratives. We’ve pulled together a reading list of must-read titles that offer powerful insights into the lives, loves, and legacies of lesbian communities in… Continue Reading Celebrating International Lesbian Day: A Reading List

Categories LGBT Studies/Reading Lists
October 8, 2025

Longleaf Services Announces Three New Client Presses

Longleaf Services is pleased to welcome three new distributed client presses to the group: Aarhus University Press, RIT Press, and Kent State University Press. Longleaf welcomed Aarhus University Press, based in Denmark, in early September 2025 for North American Distribution. Anne Engedal, the Press Director, shared the following: “As the largest university press in Northern Europe, we are delighted to… Continue Reading Longleaf Services Announces Three New Client Presses

Categories UNC Press News
September 23, 2025

New This Week: September 23rd

We have two powerful new histories hitting the shelves this week. Cassius Marcellus Clay by Anne E. Marshall offers a biography of an antislavery slaveholder and Torn Asunder by Erik Pani explores republican crises and civil wars in the US and Mexico. Learn more about these new titles below or explore everything new this month on our Hot Off the… Continue Reading New This Week: September 23rd

Categories Biography / Autobiography/Civil War/New Books
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
August 19, 2025

New This Week: August 19th

Another Tuesday, another selection of new books for you. New this week is a new book in our Civil War America series that examines the complex history of US debates about compensating enslavers and a book that offers a trailblazing analysis of Brazil’s influence on the 1973 Chilean coup d’état. Learn more about these two new titles below and visit… Continue Reading New This Week: August 19th

Categories New Books
July 29, 2025

New This Week: July 29

New this week, Atlantic Crescent by Alaina M. Morgan traces the powerful intersections of Black and Muslim liberation across the African diaspora between the twentieth century’s two World Wars. Learn more about this title below or see everything new that published this month on our Hot Off the Press page. Atlantic Crescent: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the… Continue Reading New This Week: July 29

Categories Africa & African Diaspora/Islamic Studies/New Books/Religion
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
July 15, 2025

New This Week: July 15th

How did white residential developers, planning consultants, and their allies in government strategically replace block-level segregation with segregation at the neighborhood level in New South cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Houston, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem? That’s the topic of this week’s new release, Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation before the New Deal by Karen Benjamin. Good… Continue Reading New This Week: July 15th

Categories African American Studies/New Books
July 8, 2025

Beyond the Fire: Reclaiming Black Craftsmanship from the Ruins of Nottoway

The following is a guest post by Torren L. Gatson, assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and co-editor of Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence which is available now wherever books are sold. The burning of Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation in May has sparked a wave of reactions across the public… Continue Reading Beyond the Fire: Reclaiming Black Craftsmanship from the Ruins of Nottoway

Categories African American Studies/Guest Bloggers
July 1, 2025

New This Week: July 1st

This week we have two new releases that delve deep into the intersections of race, politics, and personal identity in the American South and beyond. In Proximity to Power: Rethinking Race and Place in Alexandria, Virginia by Krystyn R. Moon examines the history of Alexandria’s African American community from the mid-nineteenth century to the twenty-first century. Meanwhile, Brother Outsider, Brother Insider: A… Continue Reading New This Week: July 1st

Categories UNC Press News
June 17, 2025

New This Week: June 17th

Today we’re spotlighting three powerful new releases that illuminate the complexities of American history through the lens of activism, identity, and intellectual legacy. From the labor struggles of the Midwest to the revolutionary voices of the Civil Rights era, and the life of a towering Black radical thinker, these books offer essential insights for readers seeking to understand the past—and… Continue Reading New This Week: June 17th

Categories New Books
June 16, 2025

Protest, Immigration, and Civic Action Reading List

As protests like No Kings continue to unfold across the country, they serve as powerful reminders of the long-standing struggles for justice, equity, and civic participation. In response to this moment, we’ve curated a reading list that explores the themes of protest, immigration, and civic action—offering historical context and critical insight into the forces shaping today’s movements. From the border… Continue Reading Protest, Immigration, and Civic Action Reading List

Categories Reading Lists
June 16, 2025

Ancestry.com and the Long Civil War 

The following is a guest post by James Marten, professor of history emeritus at Marquette University and author of The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment which is available now wherever books are sold. George Johnson survived the Civil War—but just barely. Enlisting in the Sixth Wisconsin in the summer of 1861 and rising… Continue Reading Ancestry.com and the Long Civil War 

Categories Civil War/Guest Bloggers
June 3, 2025

New This Week: June 3rd

This week we have two exciting new titles publishing. Something to Do with Power by David Tyroler Romine traces the life and legacy of Julian Mayfield, illuminating his pivotal yet underrecognized role in Black radical thought and activism across the mid-20th century & A Common Grave by Susan Juster provides the first comprehensive look at the lived experience of Catholics—whether Irish,… Continue Reading New This Week: June 3rd

Categories African American Studies/New Books/Religion
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
May 20, 2025

New This Week: May 20th

This week, we’re excited to release three thought-provoking new books that illuminate the complexities of belief, language, and identity in contemporary life. In Secular Sensibilities, Susan Friend Harding explores how secularism shapes moral and political discourse in the American South, offering a fresh lens on cultural transformation. Language and Life on Ocracoke by Walt Wolfram and Jeffrey Reaser captures the rich linguistic heritage… Continue Reading New This Week: May 20th

Categories New Books/North Carolina/Religion