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May 4, 2023

“The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women” Now Available as an Audiobook

The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Stories of Landscape and Community in the Mountain South Edited by Kami Ahrens is now available as an audiobook from Audible, Libro.fm, Kobo and Apple Books. Listen to a sample of the audiobook below. Praise for The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Kami Ahrens has selected a rich collection of powerful and compelling oral histories that reminds… Continue Reading “The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women” Now Available as an Audiobook

Categories Appalachian Studies/Audiobooks/Women's Studies
May 3, 2023

Announcing the Black Women’s History Series Incubator

We are excited to announce the Black Women’s History Series Incubator! The incubator is open to authors who are currently completing a book-length manuscript on Black women’s history. One to two applicants will be selected and have the opportunity to receive feedback on their work-in-progress from series editors (Dr. Talitha L. LeFlouria,  Dr. Ashley Farmer, and Dr. Daina Ramey Berry) as… Continue Reading Announcing the Black Women’s History Series Incubator

Categories African American History/UNC Press News/Women's Studies
April 27, 2023

How to Support Indie Bookstores on Independent Bookstore Day

This Saturday, April 29th, is Independent Bookstore Day. Started in 2013, this year marks the 10th anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day which takes place each year on the last Saturday in April to celebrate and promote independent bookstores. Here at UNC Press, we love indie bookstores. We frequently work with bookstores and authors to coordinate events, our staff takes frequent… Continue Reading How to Support Indie Bookstores on Independent Bookstore Day

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April 25, 2023

Trending This Month: April

See what’s trending at UNC Press with this list of the most viewed books on our website this month. Brewing a Boycott: How a Grassroots Coalition Fought Coors and Remade American Consumer Activism by Allyson P. Brantley 2022 Robert G. Athearn Award, Western History Association A 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Title “One of the most clarifying, empirically rich analyses of post-1960s activism ever written.”—Pacific… Continue Reading Trending This Month: April

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April 6, 2023

New This Month: April

Happy April! We have a bunch of new books publishing this month. You can find the full list, including a bunch of new in paperbacks, on our Hot Off the Press page. Plus, if you want updates in your inbox every month about new titles and what’s happening at UNC Press you can sign up for our monthly eNews. Oconaluftee: The… Continue Reading New This Month: April

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April 4, 2023

New Books This Week

Happy Tuesday! On this New Book Tuesday we’re highlighting six new titles that are on sale today, wherever books are sold. Want updates every month on new titles? You can sign up for our monthly eNews here. Oconaluftee: The History of a Smoky Mountain Valley by Elizabeth Giddens “A deep dive into one valley of the mountain borderlands of the… Continue Reading New Books This Week

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March 31, 2023

Trending This Month: March

See what’s trending at UNC Press with this reading list of the most viewed books on our website this month. Black Slaves, Indian Masters: Slavery, Emancipation, and Citizenship in the Native American South by Barbara Krauthamer Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.”—Choice “An important overview of the lives of African and African American peoples who played relevant, active roles in United States… Continue Reading Trending This Month: March

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March 30, 2023

2023 Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth (206-210) to say hello to Debbie Gershenowitz, Andrew Winters, Sonya Bonczek, & Ann Bingham 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… Continue Reading 2023 Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting

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March 28, 2023

New Books This Week

Happy Tuesday! On this New Book Tuesday we’re highlighting four new titles that are on sale today, wherever books are sold. Medicine, Science, and Making Race in Civil War America by Leslie A. Schwalm Drawing on archives of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, recollections of Civil War soldiers and medical workers, and testimonies from Black Americans, Leslie A. Schwalm exposes the… Continue Reading New Books This Week

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March 24, 2023

Open Access for Monographs is Here. But Are we Ready for It?

By John Sherer, Spangler Family Director of the University of North Carolina Press. He is the chair of the Association of University Presses Open Access Committee and is the Primary Investigator in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded Sustainable History Monograph Pilot. This post originally appeared on The Scholarly Kitchen. At the University of North Carolina Press, we recently completed a… Continue Reading Open Access for Monographs is Here. But Are we Ready for It?

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March 23, 2023

2023 Society for Military History Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the Society for Military History annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth (#22) to say hello to editor Debbie Gershenowitz and to browse our titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! An Army Afire: How the US Army Confronted Its… Continue Reading 2023 Society for Military History Annual Meeting

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March 22, 2023

2023 American Society for Environmental History Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the American Society for Environmental History annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our table to say hello to editor María García and to browse our titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Be sure to check out our Flows, Migrations, and… Continue Reading 2023 American Society for Environmental History Annual Meeting

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March 17, 2023

Asian & Asian American Studies Titles

Although UNC Press will not be in attendance at the Association for Asian Studies and Association for Asian American Studies annual meetings, that doesn’t mean you can’t browse our Asian/Asian American studies titles & purchase them at our conference discount! Be sure to use promo code 01DAH40 at checkout to receive our 40% conference discount. And if your order totals… Continue Reading Asian & Asian American Studies Titles

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March 17, 2023

Introducing the Collection Close-Up Series from the Library of Congress

A new series from the Library of Congress invites readers to experience the Library’s treasures in compact, accessible books that curate a unique collection of objects and bring them to life with color reproductions, historical context, and fascinating anecdotes. The first two books in the Collection Close-Up series are available now. American Feast Spotlights Food from America’s Library American Feast:… Continue Reading Introducing the Collection Close-Up Series from the Library of Congress

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March 16, 2023

2023 Appalachian Studies Association Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to 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! New from UNC Press The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Stories of… Continue Reading 2023 Appalachian Studies Association Annual Meeting

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March 13, 2023

New UNC Press Titles in the NEH Fellowships Open Book Program

We are pleased to announce the latest batch of UNC Press e-books being made available as Open-access (OA)—free of charge and for immediate download—via an award sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships Open Book Program. Read about UNC Press Open Access Vision and Policy The previous titles made available through open access via the NEHFOP program have seen a… Continue Reading New UNC Press Titles in the NEH Fellowships Open Book Program

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March 9, 2023

2023 African American Intellectual History Society Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the AAIHS annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our table to say hello to editor Andrew Winters and to browse our titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Stop by either our in-person booth or our virtual booth to browse our… Continue Reading 2023 African American Intellectual History Society Annual Meeting

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March 8, 2023

2023 AWP Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at AWP 2023 – we hope you’ll stop by our table (T522) to say hello to editors Lucas Church & Cate Hodorowicz and to browse our literary nonfiction titles on display. And if you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Earlier this week, we had the chance… Continue Reading 2023 AWP Annual Meeting

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March 7, 2023

New This Month: March

We’re kicking off our Spring/Summer 2023 season with a stellar line up of new titles! Browse this list to see new books publishing this month, and you can find the full list, including a bunch of new in paperbacks here. The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Stories of Landscape and Community in the Mountain South edited by Kami Ahrens “These… Continue Reading New This Month: March

Categories African American Studies/Civil War/Gender Studies/Latin American/Caribbean Hist./Political Science/Religion/Sociology/UNC Press News
March 6, 2023

A New Series from UNC Press – Great Circle Books

Great Circle Books publishes literary nonfiction—including memoir, literary journalism, personal and lyric essays, and work that defies easy classification—by emerging writers. The Great Circle is the intersection of lines on the celestial sphere—lines overlapping and creating new entryways of understanding. In that spirit, Great Circle Books seeks, through innovative work, to merge the human experience with our relationship to place. Its… Continue Reading A New Series from UNC Press – Great Circle Books

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