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

Categories UNC Press News/UNC Press Presents podcast
November 30, 2023

Nontraditional Career, Unconventional History

The following is a guest post by Aimee Loiselle, author of Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class, which tells a history of women industrial workers in struggles over working conditions and pop culture in the late-twentieth century. Beyond Norma Rae is now available wherever books are sold. The successful publication… Continue Reading Nontraditional Career, Unconventional History

Categories American Studies/Guest Bloggers/Labor Studies
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 28, 2023

New Books This Week

We’ve arrived at another New Books Tuesday! Check out these two titles which are now available wherever books are sold. As always you can browse everything new this month on our Hot Off the Press page or sign up for our monthly e-news to get the list of new books delivered right to your inbox every month. Save 30% on… Continue Reading New Books This Week

Categories African American Studies/Music/Southern Studies
November 24, 2023

10 Books To Buy During Our Holiday Sale: Gift Guide

Our Holiday Sale is happening now and you can save 30% on all UNC Press print books plus get free US shipping on orders over $75 with the code 01UNCP30 at checkout. Our Holiday Sale is the perfect time to grab those holiday gifts you need but we know that picking the perfect book can be tough. So to make… Continue Reading 10 Books To Buy During Our Holiday Sale: Gift Guide

Categories Reading Lists/Sale
November 22, 2023

Must-Have Savor the South Cookbooks for the Holiday Season

Did you know that all of our Savor the South cookbooks are now available in paperback format? Written by well-known cooks and food lovers and filled with personality, culinary history, and recipes, you’ll want to have all of these cookbooks on your shelf—especially during the holiday season. If you see a cookbook that interests you order now to take advantage… Continue Reading Must-Have Savor the South Cookbooks for the Holiday Season

Categories Cooking / Food/Food Studies
November 21, 2023

Native American Heritage Month: A Reading List

Since 1990, November has been nationally celebrated as Native American Heritage Month. During this month we honor the culture, traditions, and achievements that Native people have made to our nation. To celebrate, we’ve curated a reading list of books from Native American authors. You can also browse our full Native America/Indigenous Studies list on our website. Seeing Red: Indigenous Land,… Continue Reading Native American Heritage Month: A Reading List

Categories Native Amer./Indigenous Studies/Reading Lists
November 20, 2023

Movies Are Not Mirrors

The following is a guest post by Aimee Loiselle, author of Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class, which tells a history of women industrial workers in struggles over working conditions and pop culture in the late-twentieth century. Beyond Norma Rae is now available wherever books are sold.… Continue Reading Movies Are Not Mirrors

Categories American Studies/Guest Bloggers/Labor Studies
November 17, 2023

2023 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth (#622) to say hello to editor Mark Simpson-Vos 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 these great… Continue Reading 2023 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting

Categories Exhibits/Religion
November 16, 2023

2023 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth (#512) to say hello to editor María Isela García 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 these great… Continue Reading 2023 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting

Categories Anthropology/Exhibits
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 14, 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 this month on our Hot Off the Press page and you can sign up for our monthly eNews to get updates in your inbox about new books, news, promotions and more. Boardinghouse Women: How Southern Keepers, Cooks, Nurses,… Continue Reading New Books This Week

Categories African American Studies/American Studies/Labor Studies/Latin American & Caribbean Studies/Literature/Women's Studies
November 13, 2023

The State of Nature: An Excerpt From “Seeing Red”

We’re celebrating Native American Heritage Month by highlighting books written by Native American authors. The following is an excerpt from Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America by Michael John Witgen (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe), Finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in History. Seeing Red is published by the… Continue Reading The State of Nature: An Excerpt From “Seeing Red”

Categories Excerpts/Native Amer./Indigenous Studies
November 10, 2023

2023 Southern Historical Association Annual Meeting

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the Southern Historical Association annual meeting! We hope you’ll stop by our booth to say hello to editors Dawn Durante, Mark Simpson-Vos, & Andrew Winters and to browse our new titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, you can always visit our virtual booth! Stop by our booth today… Continue Reading 2023 Southern Historical Association Annual Meeting

Categories Exhibits
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 6, 2023

A Political History of Policing in Pre-1930s New York City: An Excerpt from “Gotham’s War within a War”

The following is an excerpt from Gotham’s War Within a War: Policing and the Birth of Law-and-Order Liberalism in World War II–Era New York City by Emily Brooks which is available now wherever books are sold. Contemporary popular discourse in the United States understands urban policing solely through a lens of crime. This formulation fundamentally misconstrues the history of policing… Continue Reading A Political History of Policing in Pre-1930s New York City: An Excerpt from “Gotham’s War within a War”

Categories American Studies/Excerpts/Law / Legal History
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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