Southern Festival of Books 2026

Life on the Octopus Farm The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate by Richard Schweid 186 pp., notes, index ISBN 978-1-4696-9687-4 $99.00 cloth; ISBN 978-1-4696-9688-1 $24.95 paper Publication date: August 11, 2026 For more information: https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469696881/life-on-the-octopus-farm/ —— In 2021, the London School of Economics found that octopuses are sentient beings, capable of experiencing pain, distress, and… Continue Reading Richard Schweid @ Southern Festival of Books

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Nina Simone, Langston Hughes, and the Birth of Black Power by W. Jason Miller 248 pp., 30 halftones ISBN 978-1-4696-9821-2 $30.00 cloth Publication date: September 29, 2026 For more information: https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469698212/dont-let-me-be-misunderstood/ —— Langston Hughes and Nina Simone had one of the most important--yet unheralded--friendships of the Black Power era. In Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood,… Continue Reading W. Jason Miller @ Southern Festival of Books

Eating on a Mountain at the End of the World How I Found Love, Humor, and Beauty in My Quest for Ethical Food by Zackary Vernon 156 pp., 6.125 x 9.25 ISBN 978-1-4696-9550-1 $99.00 cloth; ISBN 978-1-4696-9551-8 $19.95 paper Publication date: June 2, 2026 For more information: https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469695518/eating-on-a-mountain-at-the-end-of-the-world/ —— After encountering the mountains, these authors investigate our relationship to the… Continue Reading Zackary Vernon @ Southern Festival of Books

White Power Policing American Slavery by Gautham Rao 320 pp., 11 halftones, 4 maps ISBN 978-1-4696-9484-9 $30.00 cloth Publication date: May 19, 2026 For more information: https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469694849/white-power/ Thy Will Be Done George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory by John Garrison Marks 304 pp., 6 halftones ISBN 978-1-4696-9352-1 $35.00 cloth Publication date: April 7, 2026 For… Continue Reading Gautham Rao & John Garrison Marks @ Southern Festival of Books