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May 18, 2026

Across the Atlantic: A King’s Speech and a Plague Ship

The following is a guest post from Bassam Sidiki, author of the forthcoming book Parasitic Empires: Infection, Insularity, Inter-Imperiality, 1880–2022 (November 2026). What does King Charles III’s speech to the US Congress on April 28th have to do with the outbreak, earlier that month, of Hantavirus aboard a Dutch-owned cruise ship sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde? An outbreak that people across the… Continue Reading Across the Atlantic: A King’s Speech and a Plague Ship

Categories Guest Bloggers/Literature/Political Science/Sociology
May 5, 2026

UNC Press Welcomes Sandra Korn as History Editor 

We’re pleased to announce that Sandra Korn will join UNC Press as History Editor, effective May 26, 2026.  Korn comes to us from Wayne State University Press, where she spent four years as an acquiring editor, revitalizing established lists and launching new series. Books she acquired there have received national and international recognition, including When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling’s History and… Continue Reading UNC Press Welcomes Sandra Korn as History Editor 

Categories Staffing/UNC Press News
April 22, 2026

John McLeod Promoted to Chief Operating Officer & Director of Intellectual Property

The University of North Carolina Press is pleased to announce the promotion of John McLeod to the expanded role of Chief Operating Officer & Director of Intellectual Property. In this position, McLeod will oversee contracts, rights, and intellectual property strategy, including emerging licensing opportunities related to artificial intelligence. He will continue to oversee the Office of Scholarly Publishing Services for now, with… Continue Reading John McLeod Promoted to Chief Operating Officer & Director of Intellectual Property

Categories Staffing/UNC Press News
February 27, 2026

How Black Students Fought for Justice in a Forgotten High School Sit‑In

For a timely read during Black History Month, we’re sharing a guest post by Aaron G. Fountain Jr., author of High School Students Unite! Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America. In this post, Fountain invites us to look beyond familiar narratives of the civil rights era and consider the power of Black youth whose courage has too… Continue Reading How Black Students Fought for Justice in a Forgotten High School Sit‑In

Categories African American History/African American Studies/Guest Bloggers
January 22, 2026

New Year’s Day in the Diaries of Black Women: How Frances Anne Rollin’s writings reveal the evolving meaning of emancipation at the turn of the year

As the new year invites us to reflect on past struggles and future possibilities, the following guest post by Jennifer Putzi, author of The Reconstruction Diary of Frances Anne Rollin: A Critical Edition, reflects on how Black women diarists have long marked this moment with hope and resolve. On New Year’s Day, 1863, writer and teacher Charlotte Forten began her… Continue Reading New Year’s Day in the Diaries of Black Women: How Frances Anne Rollin’s writings reveal the evolving meaning of emancipation at the turn of the year

Categories Guest Bloggers
December 10, 2025

Remembering D.G. Martin

We are deeply saddened by the passing of D.G. Martin. In the tribute below, Executive Editor Lucas Church reflects on his time working with D.G. and the lasting impact he made on our local community. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him. Our friend, author, and champion, D.G. Martin passed away… Continue Reading Remembering D.G. Martin

Categories UNC Press News
November 20, 2025

Transgender Religious Life

The following is a guest post from SB Rodríguez-Plate, editor of CrossCurrents. Transgender Awareness Week culminates today. November 20th, with the Transgender Day of Remembrance. There are ceremonies, celebrations, and memorials being held all across the United States. As GLAAD notes:  “At a time when transgender people have become targets of extreme political discrimination and violence, it’s imperative that anyone who is… Continue Reading Transgender Religious Life

Categories cross currents/Journals/LGBT Studies
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 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
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
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
May 15, 2025

Reading About Writing

The following is a guest post by Michael Amoruso, assistant professor of religious studies at Occidental College and author of Moved by the Dead: Haunting and Devotion in São Paulo, Brazil which is now available wherever books are sold. I had a hard time writing Moved by the Dead. This probably comes as no surprise. There’s a quote, often misattributed to… Continue Reading Reading About Writing

Categories Guest Bloggers/Religion
May 14, 2025

Secularization on Pause? Ambiguity in American Religious Life

The following is a guest post by Zaid Adhami, associate professor of religion at Williams College and author of Dilemmas of Authenticity: The American Muslim Crisis of Faith, publishing next week. “America’s secularization is on pause,” proclaimed the New York Time’s Lauren Jackson in a piece published last month inaugurating a yearlong project titled, “Believing.” The monthly newsletter is meant to probe the… Continue Reading Secularization on Pause? Ambiguity in American Religious Life

Categories Religion
April 23, 2025

A Celebration of William E. Leuchtenburg, and Introducing the Leuchtenburg Fund

The Leuchtenburg Family Welcomes You to a Public Celebration of William E. Leuchtenburg, 1922-2025Sunday, May 4, 2025, 3:00 p.m.National Humanities Center 7 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC Established in 2025 by his family, the William E. Leuchtenburg Fund at the University of North Carolina Press honors Bill’s decade-long membership on the Press’s Board of Governors and his preeminent scholarship… Continue Reading A Celebration of William E. Leuchtenburg, and Introducing the Leuchtenburg Fund

Categories UNC Press News
April 17, 2025

Welcome Caroline Mort, Open Access Journals Managing Editor

The University of North Carolina Press is pleased to announce the hiring of Caroline Mort to the newly created position of Open Access Journals Managing Editor. Mort served most recently in the Library Copyright Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will report to Journals Manager Stacy Lavin. In her new position, she will play a… Continue Reading Welcome Caroline Mort, Open Access Journals Managing Editor

Categories Journals/Open Access/UNC Press News
April 10, 2025

News from UNC Press: Retirement of Senior Executive Editor Mark Simpson-Vos

I’m writing today to announce that after nearly three decades of service to the university press community, Mark Simpson-Vos will be retiring this summer from UNC Press.  There’s not enough space here to capture the wide range of contributions Mark has made as an editor, mentor, and leader. As an editor, his range had almost no limits. He acquired countless… Continue Reading News from UNC Press: Retirement of Senior Executive Editor Mark Simpson-Vos

Categories UNC Press News
March 31, 2025

The Omohundro Institute Welcomes a New Editor of Books

March 28, 2025—The Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture is excited to announce the appointment of Scott Heerman as Editor of Books at the OI and Associate Professor in the Department of History at William & Mary effective August 10, 2025. Heerman will join the OI Books team as Interim Editor of Books Nicholas Popper concludes three years… Continue Reading The Omohundro Institute Welcomes a New Editor of Books

Categories American History/Colonial, Revolutionary Era & Early American History/Latin American & Caribbean Studies/Native American History/UNC Press News
March 28, 2025

“The Two Georges,” a Companion Book to the Library of Congress Exhibition, Explores the Lives of George Washington and King George III

Exhibition Draws from Collections of Library of Congress, Royal Archives, Royal Collection, the Science Museum Group, and More The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution is the first book to simultaneously explore in depth the lives and contributions of two globally significant figures of the late 18th century: George III (1738–1820), king of Great Britain, and George… Continue Reading “The Two Georges,” a Companion Book to the Library of Congress Exhibition, Explores the Lives of George Washington and King George III

Categories American History/Biography / Autobiography/Colonial, Revolutionary Era & Early American History/European History/Military History/UNC Press News
March 21, 2025

Public Health in the United States: A Reading List

As the first university press in the South, UNC Press pioneered in tackling issues of the day through the honest, and sometimes gritty, lens of reality, in order to challenge the status quo in a historically diverse and complex region. Our association with the oldest public university in the nation inspires in us a commitment to bring new and established peer-reviewed research… Continue Reading Public Health in the United States: A Reading List

Categories Health / Medicine/Politics/Public Policy/UNC Press News
March 20, 2025

Announcing the W. Hodding Carter III Editor and W. Hodding Carter III Imprint

Chapel Hill, NC – March 19, 2025 –The University of North Carolina Press announced today the creation of a new imprint and a new editorial position endowed in the name of W. Hodding Carter III. Carter was a fierce advocate for justice and accountability as a journalist, soldier, diplomat, and professor. He finished his career at the University of North Carolina… Continue Reading Announcing the W. Hodding Carter III Editor and W. Hodding Carter III Imprint

Categories UNC Press News