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September 25, 2024

David Menconi on Working with Art Director Lindsay Starr

The following is a reblog from Losering Books, a blog by David Menconi, author of Oh, Didn’t They Ramble, Step it Up and Go, and editor of our American Music: New Roots series. It came about due to luck-of-the-draw happenstance, but I’ve sort of had my very own personal book-cover designer for most of my university-press writing career. That’s Lindsay Starr, currently… Continue Reading David Menconi on Working with Art Director Lindsay Starr

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September 13, 2024

Upcoming Tour Dates with Kate Masur, author of “Freedom Was in Sight!”

Leading historian and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Kate Masur will be touring (in-person, unless noted as virtual) to discuss Freedom Was in Sight! A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region. Gorgeously illustrated by award-winning artist Liz Clarke, this graphic history draws on the words and experiences of people who lived during Reconstruction to powerfully show how the Civil War… Continue Reading Upcoming Tour Dates with Kate Masur, author of “Freedom Was in Sight!”

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September 4, 2024

New This Month: September 2024

Happy September! With the first day of fall at the end of the month, now is the perfect time to start filling up your shelves for some cozy fall reading. Luckily, we have a great selection of new books publishing this month. Check out our September releases below or browse everything new this season in our Fall/Winter Catalog. Plus, if… Continue Reading New This Month: September 2024

Categories African American Studies/Cultural Studies/Health / Medicine/North Carolina/UNC Press News
September 3, 2024

In Memoriam: Distinguished Historian Peter S. Carmichael

We are saddened by the passing of Professor Peter S. Carmichael, a remarkable historian who made significant contributions in the field of Civil War studies. UNC Press is honored to have worked with him on many projects over the years, including most recently The War That Made America: Essays Inspired by the Scholarship of Gary W. Gallagher. The new fall issue… Continue Reading In Memoriam: Distinguished Historian Peter S. Carmichael

Categories Civil War/History/UNC Press News
August 20, 2024

New This Week: August 20th

It’s New Books Tuesday and we have two new books that are now officially on sale wherever books are sold. Check them out below and browse all of our new books this month here. Searching for Dr. Harris: The Life and Times of a Remarkable African American Physician by by Margaret Humphreys “Humphreys has written a superb biography that makes a… Continue Reading New This Week: August 20th

Categories African American Studies/Appalachian Studies/Sociology/Southern Studies/UNC Press News
June 27, 2024

Listen and Learn with UNC Press Audiobooks

Happy Audiobook Month! To celebrate and increase awareness of the legitimacy of audiobooks we’re excited to share this recommended listening list of some of our titles that are available in audiobook format. Audiobooks offer another window of accessibility and provide an additional outlet for people to consume the scholarship we publish. Browse this list of some of our popular titles… Continue Reading Listen and Learn with UNC Press Audiobooks

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June 14, 2024

2024 Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our table to browse our recent titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Interconnections: The Global 20th Century (New Series) Join us in the exhibit hall on… Continue Reading 2024 Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Annual Meeting

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June 3, 2024

University of Pittsburgh Press Selects Longleaf Services for Fulfillment and Publishing Services

CHAPEL HILL, NC (June 1, 2024)—Longleaf Services is pleased to welcome the University of Pittsburgh Press as its newest fulfillment and publishing services client. University of Pittsburgh Press titles will be officially available from Longleaf beginning July 1, 2024. Peter Kracht, Director, University of Pittsburgh Press, commented: “We are very pleased to join the Longleaf family of academic presses. From… Continue Reading University of Pittsburgh Press Selects Longleaf Services for Fulfillment and Publishing Services

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May 22, 2024

Arrival Day: Celebrating Sun Ra 110 Years Later

One hundred and ten years ago today, the jazz visionary Sun Ra arrived on this planet in the city of Birmingham, Alabama. Though Sun Ra would always claim extraterrestrial origins (he rejected the notion of a “birthday,” claiming May 22 only as his arrival day), he was in many ways shaped by the city of its youth and its thriving musical… Continue Reading Arrival Day: Celebrating Sun Ra 110 Years Later

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April 30, 2024

New This Week

It’s New Books Tuesday and we have a bunch of new books now available wherever books are sold. Keep scrolling to see everything new this week and don’t forget you can see everything new this month on our Hot Off the Press page or sign up for our monthly e-news to get updates on new titles in your inbox. What Jane Knew: Anishinaabe Stories… Continue Reading New This Week

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April 16, 2024

New This Week

Happy New Books Tuesday! This week we have a new Southern Gateways Guide and a book on the United Teachers of New Orleans, now available wherever books are sold. Check out our two new releases below. Discovering North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail: A Companion for Hikers and Armchair Explorers by Jerry Barker Building Power, Breaking Power: The United Teachers of New… Continue Reading New This Week

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April 9, 2024

New This Week

Looking for some more titles to add to your never-ending TBR? With books on a rapper recording an album while on death row & the history of baseball integration in the Carolina’s you’re bound to enjoy this week’s new releases. Plus, don’t forget you can see everything new this month including new paperbacks on our Hot Off the Press page or sign up… Continue Reading New This Week

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March 28, 2024

Trending This Month: March 2024

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 American History Sale is going on now so you can save 30% with the code 01UNCP30 at checkout. The Civil War as a Theological Crisis by Mark A. Noll “An informative account of the theological dramas… Continue Reading Trending This Month: March 2024

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March 11, 2024

A Q&A with David Menconi, editor of American Music: New Roots a New Series from UNC Press

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new book series, American Music: New Roots. Edited by highly regarded journalist, music critic, and author David Menconi, the series will feature books that expand and challenge the way we think about American roots music genres, traditions, scenes, performers, and their ever-expanding contributions. Books in the series will not only bring new… Continue Reading A Q&A with David Menconi, editor of American Music: New Roots a New Series from UNC Press

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March 8, 2024

2024 African American Intellectual History Society Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the African American Intellectual History Society annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our table to say hello to editors Andrew Winters & Dawn Durante and to browse our titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALISTS FOR THE… Continue Reading 2024 African American Intellectual History Society Annual Meeting

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March 7, 2024

2024 Appalachian Studies Association Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the Appalachian Studies Association annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our table to say hello to editor Lucas Church and to browse our titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Check out relevant journals: Appalachian Review Formerly Appalachian Heritage, this journal showcases… Continue Reading 2024 Appalachian Studies Association Annual Meeting

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March 5, 2024

New This Week

Happy New Books Tuesday! From creative nonfiction to Reacting to the Past gamebooks check out these exciting new books publishing today. Plus, don’t forget you can see everything new this month including new paperbacks such as the second edition of The Vote Collectors: The True Story of the Scamsters, Politicians, and Preachers behind the Nation’s Greatest Electoral Fraud by Michael… Continue Reading New This Week

Categories Creative Nonfiction/Gardening/Literature/Reacting to the Past/UNC Press News
February 27, 2024

New Books This Week

Check out these new titles that are now available wherever books are sold. And don’t forget that if you want to see everything new this month, you can visit our Hot Off the Press page or sign up for monthly enews to get updates in your inbox every month on new books & other exciting UNC Press news. Being Black in the Ivory: Truth-Telling… Continue Reading New Books This Week

Categories African American Studies/Creative Nonfiction/Education/UNC Press News
February 20, 2024

New This Week

A new week means new books! Today marks the official pub day for Our Higher Calling: Rebuilding the Partnership between America and Its Colleges and Universities, second edition by Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein. Now available in paperback this second edition includes a new preface by the authors. “Compelling…. Thorp and Goldstein outline a blueprint for trustees, presidents, faculty and… Continue Reading New This Week

Categories Education/UNC Press News