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January 20, 2025

The History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: An Excerpt from “Living the Dream”

Today, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we’re featuring an excerpt from the introduction of Living The Dream: The Contested History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by Daniel T. Fleming. You can also check out this guest post from Daniel on the history of MLK Jr. Day. On January 20, 1986, half a million people looked on as the… Continue Reading The History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: An Excerpt from “Living the Dream”

Categories African American Studies
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 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 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 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
November 12, 2024

University Press Week Blog Tour: How We #StepUP

This Week is University Press Week—an annual celebration of the global impact of the university press publishing community. This year’s theme is #StepUP and today we’re joining the UP Week Blog tour to reflect on how we #StepUP by shining a spotlight on projects that exemplify how the #StepUP theme intersects with our mission as a press. When the theme… Continue Reading University Press Week Blog Tour: How We #StepUP

Categories UNC Press News
October 29, 2024

New This Week: October 29

From Black US Persona Poetry to food waste in Belgium we have a big selection of new books releasing this week. Browse these new titles that are now available wherever books are sold, or take a look at everything that released this month. Another Throat: Twenty-First-Century Black US Persona Poetry and the Archive by Ryan Sharp “Sharp’s analysis and thoughtful treatment… Continue Reading New This Week: October 29

Categories New Books
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
October 15, 2024

New This Week: October 15th

Another week, another batch of new books publishing. Today we have books spanning topics on segregation scholarships in the US south, teen pop culture at the turn of the twenty-first-century, and North Carolina Politics. Find your next favorite read among these new titles or browse our Hot Off The Press page to see everything new this month. A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners,… Continue Reading New This Week: October 15th

Categories African American Studies/American Studies/New Books/North Carolina/Political Science
October 8, 2024

New This Week: October 8th

Celebrate the delicious fusion of Jewish and Mexican culinary traditions or learn about how native North Americans sparked a communications revolution through inscription with our two new books that publish today. Check out today’s new books or visit our Hot Off The Press page to see everything new this month. Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook by By Ilan Stavans, Margaret E. Boyle;… Continue Reading New This Week: October 8th

Categories Cooking / Food/Native Amer./Indigenous Studies/New Books