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December 15, 2023

Trending this Year: 2023

Looking for your next read? Check out this list of the most-viewed books from our website this year! #1 Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South by Barbara Krauthamer “In this compelling study Krauthamer successfully demonstrates black Americans’ struggle for their liberation and subsequent rights as citizens.” —Southern Historian “An important overview of the… Continue Reading Trending this Year: 2023

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December 12, 2023

Books to Look Forward to in 2024

As 2023 comes to an end were excited to share some of the great books we have coming in 2024. Our Spring 2024 catalog contains books—publishing from February-July 2024—on a wide range of topics including Andy Griffith, baseball integration in the Carolina’s, country music and the US military, financial management for arts organizations, the DARE program, Racism in higher education,… Continue Reading Books to Look Forward to in 2024

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December 6, 2023

UNC Press Books Selected as 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Titles

Congratulations to the following books that have been selected as 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Titles! Choice’s list “reflects the best in scholarly titles, both print and digital, reviewed by Choice during the previous year” and contains only about ten percent of the books that they reviewed this year. You can learn more about the selection process on their website. An… Continue Reading UNC Press Books Selected as 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Titles

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December 5, 2023

Setting Sail: An Excerpt From “The Edwin Fox”

The following is an excerpt from the prologue of The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850–1914 by Boyd Cothran and Adrian Shubert, which is available now wherever books are sold. It began as a small, slow, and unadorned sailing vessel—in a word, ordinary. Later, it was a weary workhorse in the… Continue Reading Setting Sail: An Excerpt From “The Edwin Fox”

Categories Diplomatic History / International Affairs/Excerpts/UNC Press News
December 4, 2023

New This Month: December

Happy December! We’re excited to share all of the new books we have publishing this month. You can find the full list, including any new in paperbacks, on our Hot Off the Press page. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month about new titles, sales, and what’s happening at UNC Press you can sign up for our monthly eNews. Our Holiday… Continue Reading New This Month: December

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December 1, 2023

Recent UNC Press Presents Podcast Episodes

Are you caught up on the UNC Press Presents podcast? The podcast, produced in partnership with the New Books Network, features interviews with UNC Press authors about their books. In this post we’re highlighting some of our recent episodes but you can browse all episodes and stream on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, directly from the UNC Press Presents webpage, or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode… Continue Reading Recent UNC Press Presents Podcast Episodes

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November 29, 2023

Trending This Month: November

Check out what’s trending at UNC Press with this list of the most viewed books on our website this month. See something you like? Our Holiday Sale is happening now which means you can save 30% on all of these title, and more, with code 01UNCP30 at checkout. Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America by Andrew C.… Continue Reading Trending This Month: November

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November 15, 2023

Speaking Up One Book, and One Season, at a Time 

When Does Your Press #SpeakUp?—University Press Week 2023 guest blog post by Cate Hodorowitz, UNC Press Acquisitions Editor With each seasonal list, UNC Press’s publishing program engages with the past as a way to understand our present world. Instead of waiting for a specific event to compel to speak up, we try to drive the conversation and spark debate. If… Continue Reading Speaking Up One Book, and One Season, at a Time 

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November 8, 2023

New This Week

Another week, another list of new books! Check out these new books that are now available wherever books are sold. Plus see everything new this month on our Hot Off the Press page. You can also sign up for our monthly eNews so you can get updates on new releases and news on what’s happening at UNC Press. Southern Lights: 75 Years of the… Continue Reading New This Week

Categories American Studies/Islamic Studies/Literature/Southern/UNC Press News
November 2, 2023

New This Month: November

Happy November! We heard you were looking for some new books to add to your fall TBR pile so here’s all the new books we have publishing this month. Be sure to also sign up for our monthly eNews so that you don’t miss out on new titles, sales and promotions, and what’s happening at UNC Press. Southern Lights: 75 Years of… Continue Reading New This Month: November

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November 1, 2023

Lucas Church Promoted to Executive Editor 

UNC Press is pleased to announce that Lucas Church has been promoted to Executive Editor  Lucas joined UNC Press in 2013 as an editorial assistant, after working for the Press as an intern during his last semester of graduate school. He earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Appalachian State University and later his MFA in Creative Writing from North… Continue Reading Lucas Church Promoted to Executive Editor 

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October 27, 2023

2023 National Women’s Studies Association Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the NWSA annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth to say hello to editor Andreína Fernández and to browse our new titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! And be sure to check out our Gender & American Culture series!… Continue Reading 2023 National Women’s Studies Association Annual Meeting

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October 27, 2023

2023 Western History Association Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the Western History Association annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth (211) to say hello to editor Debbie Gershenowitz and to browse our new titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Be sure to check out these great series from… Continue Reading 2023 Western History Association Annual Meeting

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October 24, 2023

New Books This Week

We love Tuesdays because it means that there’s another list of new books publishing! Check out the following books which are now available wherever books are sold and don’t forget you can see all of our October releases on our Hot Off the Press page. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month on new titles and what’s happening at UNC… Continue Reading New Books This Week

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October 23, 2023

Trending This Month: October

Looking for your next read? See what’s trending at UNC Press with this list of the most viewed books on our website this month. Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution by Marlene L. Daut “By exposing the intellectual contributions of nineteenth-century Haitian scholars and leaders to our modern understanding of freedom and equality, Daut shows the ongoing racism of… Continue Reading Trending This Month: October

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October 17, 2023

New Books This Week

It’s Tuesday which means we have new books that are officially on-sale wherever books are sold! You can also see our list of everything new in October on our Hot Off the Press page. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month on new titles and what’s happening at UNC Press, you can sign up for our monthly eNews here. Oh, Didn’t… Continue Reading New Books This Week

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October 13, 2023

UNC Press Award Winners

New Award Winners Food Power Politics by Bobby J. Smith II Finalist, 2024 James Beard Foundation Book Award (Reference, History and Scholarship) A Man of Bad Reputation by Drew A. Swanson 2023 North Caroliniana Society Book Award Fit Citizens by Ava Purkiss 2024 Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize, Western Association of Women Historians Finalist, 2024 Association for the Study of African… Continue Reading UNC Press Award Winners

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October 11, 2023

Upcoming Events for FAR FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD by Amy Yee

Hear Amy Yee discuss her new book FAR FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD: Travels among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents (on-sale October 17; Foreword Reviews calls it “a deep, nuanced picture of the Tibetan diaspora and the real human impact of China’s policy toward Tibet”) starting October 14. Amy will be joined by writers, journalists, and historians for most… Continue Reading Upcoming Events for FAR FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD by Amy Yee

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October 6, 2023

New This Month: October

Happy October! We’re excited to share all of the new books we have publishing this month. You can find the full list, including any new in paperbacks, on our Hot Off the Press page. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month about new titles, sales, and what’s happening at UNC Press you can sign up for our monthly eNews. High… Continue Reading New This Month: October

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October 3, 2023

New Books This Week

Another Tuesday, another list of new books! Check out these three new books publishing today and you can see everything new this month on our Hot Off the Press page. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month on new titles and what’s happening at UNC Press, you can sign up for our monthly eNews here. High Bias: The Distorted History of… Continue Reading New Books This Week

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