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📚 Publishing distinguished books and journals for academics, students, and general readers for over a century
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Now Hiring: Acquisitions Editor, History
Acquisitions Editor, History UNC Press is seeking a creative, intellectually curious, and mission-driven publishing professional who will acquire general
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Are you a creative and intellectually curious editor ready to grow lists in environmental history, history of medicine, urban history, and labor history?
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
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We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
What better way to honor D.G. Martin's Legacy than to be inducted into the NC Literary Hall of Fame 💚
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NC Literary Hall of Fame to Induct Five in 2026 | North Carolina Writers' Network
Check out this article to see what's new with the North Carolina Writers' Network!
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February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
What better way to honor D.G. Martin's Legacy than to be inducted into the NC Literary Hall of Fame 💚
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Up now on @indyweek.bsky.social, an excerpt from this essential new @uncpress.bsky.social release. It tells the story of Wyatt Outlaw - a voting rights crusader and Graham’s first Black elected official. He was lynched in 1870. There are no public markers for his life yet, but now there’s a book.
Welcome to Alamance County, North Carolina
An excerpt from "The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction through Black Lives Matter" by Sylvester Allen Jr. and Belle Boggs.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Up now on @indyweek.bsky.social, an excerpt from this essential new @uncpress.bsky.social release. It tells the story of Wyatt Outlaw - a voting rights crusader and Graham’s first Black elected official. He was lynched in 1870. There are no public markers for his life yet, but now there’s a book.
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Important piece from @uncpress.bsky.social author Robert Bland on how today’s voting-rights battles echo the unresolved conflicts of Reconstruction
The Supreme Court is considering a case challenging Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act — and it’s expected to overturn it, a change that legal historians say would make it easier to dilute Black voting power and roll back decades of political gains.
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The Supreme Court may soon diminish Black political power, undoing generations of gains
The Supreme Court appears poised to abolish a key part of the Voting Rights Act. It may draw on a constitutional amendment that empowered African Americans.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Important piece from @uncpress.bsky.social author Robert Bland on how today’s voting-rights battles echo the unresolved conflicts of Reconstruction
Punxsutawney Phil basically just said stay inside and read for six more weeks 📖
February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Punxsutawney Phil basically just said stay inside and read for six more weeks 📖
Deadline to apply is February 10th!
Are you a creative and intellectually curious editor ready to grow lists in environmental history, history of medicine, urban history, and labor history?
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
Now Hiring: Acquisitions Editor, History
Acquisitions Editor, History UNC Press is seeking a creative, intellectually curious, and mission-driven publishing professional who will acquire general
uncpress.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Deadline to apply is February 10th!
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You think you know Cherokee history—until you hear Julie Reed talk about land, language, and women.
cc: @uncpress.bsky.social
Links below.
#Cherokee #CherokeeNation #EasternBandofCherokeeIndians #womenshistory #NorthCarolina #Oklahoma
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Links below.
#Cherokee #CherokeeNation #EasternBandofCherokeeIndians #womenshistory #NorthCarolina #Oklahoma
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
You think you know Cherokee history—until you hear Julie Reed talk about land, language, and women.
cc: @uncpress.bsky.social
Links below.
#Cherokee #CherokeeNation #EasternBandofCherokeeIndians #womenshistory #NorthCarolina #Oklahoma
cc: @uncpress.bsky.social
Links below.
#Cherokee #CherokeeNation #EasternBandofCherokeeIndians #womenshistory #NorthCarolina #Oklahoma
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My post-AHA @uncpress.bsky.social book order came in! Can’t wait to read these!! (Photo on my office carpet because my desk is too full of random stuff 🤪) #History
January 30, 2026 at 10:14 PM
My post-AHA @uncpress.bsky.social book order came in! Can’t wait to read these!! (Photo on my office carpet because my desk is too full of random stuff 🤪) #History
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I'm deep in Rachel’s forthcoming (and excellent) book and every breaking news story about the Supreme Court feels different once you know this history. The Court we treat as timelessly secretive is anything but 👇🧵
The idea that the Court should operate entirely in secret is a modern phenomenon. The idea that the Court should be separated from the public is a modern phenomenon. Earlier generations did not accept a powerful, isolated & secretive Court and we shouldn't either 1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive
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February 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I'm deep in Rachel’s forthcoming (and excellent) book and every breaking news story about the Supreme Court feels different once you know this history. The Court we treat as timelessly secretive is anything but 👇🧵
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Perfect timing. Taking a break from writing to check out what looks to be a fascinating new book by @gauthamrao.bsky.social. Thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social for the advance reader copy. 🗃️
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Perfect timing. Taking a break from writing to check out what looks to be a fascinating new book by @gauthamrao.bsky.social. Thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social for the advance reader copy. 🗃️
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New Episode!
Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Jonathan S. Jones about his new work "Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis."
Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Jonathan S. Jones about his new work "Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis."
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
New Episode!
Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Jonathan S. Jones about his new work "Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis."
Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Jonathan S. Jones about his new work "Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis."
📢 Hey UNC Press authors 📢 If you’re writing on Substack, drop your link in the comments so people can discover and follow your work 💚
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
📢 Hey UNC Press authors 📢 If you’re writing on Substack, drop your link in the comments so people can discover and follow your work 💚
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Weds, Feb. 4, 3ET - CSUSB’s Conversations on Race and Policing
I’ll talk about my @uncpress.bsky.social book *Mississippi Law* and lessons from the Jim Crow era about unaccountable policing and reform. come think with us! www.csusb.edu/event/593012
I’ll talk about my @uncpress.bsky.social book *Mississippi Law* and lessons from the Jim Crow era about unaccountable policing and reform. come think with us! www.csusb.edu/event/593012
In Conversation with Dr. Justin Randolph (History, Texas A&M), author of "Mississippi Law: Policing and Reform in America's Jim Crow Countryside" (University of North Carolina Press, 2025) | CSUSB
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January 29, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Weds, Feb. 4, 3ET - CSUSB’s Conversations on Race and Policing
I’ll talk about my @uncpress.bsky.social book *Mississippi Law* and lessons from the Jim Crow era about unaccountable policing and reform. come think with us! www.csusb.edu/event/593012
I’ll talk about my @uncpress.bsky.social book *Mississippi Law* and lessons from the Jim Crow era about unaccountable policing and reform. come think with us! www.csusb.edu/event/593012
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Land is not scenery.
Language is not metaphor.
History is not neutral.
And women are not on the periphery.
This conversation with @jreedmo.bsky.social wrestles with what Cherokee land and language reveal about power, memory, and who gets to define meaning in America.
Language is not metaphor.
History is not neutral.
And women are not on the periphery.
This conversation with @jreedmo.bsky.social wrestles with what Cherokee land and language reveal about power, memory, and who gets to define meaning in America.
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Land is not scenery.
Language is not metaphor.
History is not neutral.
And women are not on the periphery.
This conversation with @jreedmo.bsky.social wrestles with what Cherokee land and language reveal about power, memory, and who gets to define meaning in America.
Language is not metaphor.
History is not neutral.
And women are not on the periphery.
This conversation with @jreedmo.bsky.social wrestles with what Cherokee land and language reveal about power, memory, and who gets to define meaning in America.
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There are so many great publishers in Minneapolis—one thing the rest of us can do is support their books. Here are a few recent novels from Coffee House, Graywolf, and Milkweed sure to give the goons from ICE a stroke: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
In Solidarity, Read a Book From a Minnesota Press | Kirkus Reviews
Publishers like Coffee House, Graywolf, and Milkweed are international in outlook and open to voices beyond the mainstream.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM
There are so many great publishers in Minneapolis—one thing the rest of us can do is support their books. Here are a few recent novels from Coffee House, Graywolf, and Milkweed sure to give the goons from ICE a stroke: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
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Because of a pending snowstorm, the in-person book talk for High School Students Unite! will take place virtually. I was looking forward to visiting Atlanta again, but totally understand: www.crowdcast.io/c/high-schoo... #skystorians #booksky
High School Students Unite!: Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America -- Aaron G. Fountain, Jr. in conversation with Carl Suddler
Register now for High School Students Unite!: Teen Activism, Education Reform, and FBI Surveillance in Postwar America -- Aaron G. Fountain, Jr. in conversation with Carl Suddler on crowdcast, schedu...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Because of a pending snowstorm, the in-person book talk for High School Students Unite! will take place virtually. I was looking forward to visiting Atlanta again, but totally understand: www.crowdcast.io/c/high-schoo... #skystorians #booksky
Who was Wyatt Outlaw and why has his story been erased from mainstream history?
Skip to 13:00 to find out ⏯️
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Skip to 13:00 to find out ⏯️
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State senate candidate accused of using a racial slur. Plus, a new book on Wyatt Outlaw and 'The Book of Alice' revisit history.
The Assembly's Jeffrey Billman and Michael Hewlett unpack an accusation that former Superior Court Judge and current state senate candidate Jerry Tillett used a racial slur. The co-authors of the new ...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Who was Wyatt Outlaw and why has his story been erased from mainstream history?
Skip to 13:00 to find out ⏯️
www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...
Skip to 13:00 to find out ⏯️
www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...
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You can pre-order the 2nd edition. Now in paperback. 📘🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social #abolishice
No Common Ground, Second Edition: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
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January 29, 2026 at 1:26 PM
You can pre-order the 2nd edition. Now in paperback. 📘🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social #abolishice
We just finished our FA26 launch meetings, and WOW—there are some amazing books on the horizon for y'all. Stay tuned!
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
We just finished our FA26 launch meetings, and WOW—there are some amazing books on the horizon for y'all. Stay tuned!
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Podcast: Marion Orr. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/aut... @uncpress.bsky.social @biographersintl.bsky.social @marionorrauthor.bsky.social #booksky
January 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Are you a creative and intellectually curious editor ready to grow lists in environmental history, history of medicine, urban history, and labor history?
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
Now Hiring: Acquisitions Editor, History
Acquisitions Editor, History UNC Press is seeking a creative, intellectually curious, and mission-driven publishing professional who will acquire general
uncpress.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Are you a creative and intellectually curious editor ready to grow lists in environmental history, history of medicine, urban history, and labor history?
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
We’re hiring an Acquisitions Editor to help shape our history lists 🙌 Interested? You can learn more here👇
uncpress.org/now-hiring-a...
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I usually review books on my bookstagram basicbookstagrammer, but will post this one here, too!
a comprehensive & definitive history of how policing Black bodies shaped American law & society from colonial America through the twentieth century. (1/5)
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a comprehensive & definitive history of how policing Black bodies shaped American law & society from colonial America through the twentieth century. (1/5)
uncpress.org/978146969484...
White Power
Beginning in the colonial era and growing through the American Revolution and the Southern plantation system, slaveholders’ violent police regime continued...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I usually review books on my bookstagram basicbookstagrammer, but will post this one here, too!
a comprehensive & definitive history of how policing Black bodies shaped American law & society from colonial America through the twentieth century. (1/5)
uncpress.org/978146969484...
a comprehensive & definitive history of how policing Black bodies shaped American law & society from colonial America through the twentieth century. (1/5)
uncpress.org/978146969484...
It's pub day for THE LEGEND OF WYATT OUTLAW by @belleboggs.bsky.social and Sylvester Allen Jr. 🎉 Learn more about the latest book in our Ferris & Ferris imprint 👇
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New This Week: January 27th - UNC Press Blog
This week, we’re excited to celebrate the newest title in our Ferris & Ferris imprint: The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction through Black Lives Matter by Sylvester Allen Jr. and Belle Boggs...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:03 PM
It's pub day for THE LEGEND OF WYATT OUTLAW by @belleboggs.bsky.social and Sylvester Allen Jr. 🎉 Learn more about the latest book in our Ferris & Ferris imprint 👇
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New episode of the UNC Press Presents podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social just dropped!
Hear Alaina M. Morgan talk about her book ATLANTIC CRESCENT: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the African Diaspora 🎧
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Hear Alaina M. Morgan talk about her book ATLANTIC CRESCENT: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the African Diaspora 🎧
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Alaina M. Morgan, "Atlantic Crescent: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the African Diaspora" (UNC Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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January 27, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New episode of the UNC Press Presents podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social just dropped!
Hear Alaina M. Morgan talk about her book ATLANTIC CRESCENT: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the African Diaspora 🎧
newbooksnetwork.com/atlantic-cre...
Hear Alaina M. Morgan talk about her book ATLANTIC CRESCENT: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the African Diaspora 🎧
newbooksnetwork.com/atlantic-cre...
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I'll be in New York City next week for a panel discussion at the Schomburg Center with another @uncpress.bsky.social author. It's a pleasure that the organizers found my book worthy of inclusion
Registration is free: www.nypl.org/events/progr...
Registration is free: www.nypl.org/events/progr...
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I'll be in New York City next week for a panel discussion at the Schomburg Center with another @uncpress.bsky.social author. It's a pleasure that the organizers found my book worthy of inclusion
Registration is free: www.nypl.org/events/progr...
Registration is free: www.nypl.org/events/progr...
A great selection of books including DICTATORSHIP ACROSS BORDERS by Mila burns 👏
📢 NEW BLOG ALERT!
To ring in the new year, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira is back with 5️⃣ recommendations of the latest International Relations books to keep you hooked.
Check them out 👇
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To ring in the new year, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira is back with 5️⃣ recommendations of the latest International Relations books to keep you hooked.
Check them out 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Top 5 books: January 2026
Every new year brings new challenges, but picking which book to read next should not be one of them. In this round-up of the best books…
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January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
A great selection of books including DICTATORSHIP ACROSS BORDERS by Mila burns 👏