Reading a physical book >>> reading a Word doc on a computer @johngmarks.com

Wrote this. On what Hanukkah means to me and the shsmeful exploitation of the massacre at Bondi Beach www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Speaking of the W. Hodding Carter III imprint, we just got page proofs in for our inaugural title, @gauthamrao.bsky.social's WHITE POWER: POLICING AMERICAN SLAVERY. WHO. NEEDS. A. GALLEY?!

TOC for anyone interested:

Totally surreal that after 12 years of working on this thing, it’s out of my hands. Coming to you in the Hodding Carter III imprint at @uncpress.bsky.social next fall! Huge thanks to @simpsonvos.bsky.social & the many, many people who helped along the way.

Congratulations to Antwain K. Hunter, whose book A Precarious Balance: Firearms, Race, and Community in North Carolina, 1715–1865 was published by UNC Press last month! uncpress.org/978146968989...

#OOTD 226 years ago, George Washington died. Here’s a short 🧵 about his death, his will, and the emancipation of the people he enslaved, drawn from my forthcoming book: uncpress.org/978146969352... Washington freed 123 of the people he enslaved, only after his death and the death of his wife. /1

Podcast Alert! I had so much fun chatting with @lizcovart.bsky.social about the history of 1820s interoceanic Canal Dreamers. The @bfworld.bsky.social podcast episode went live today! What a great last day of classes treat. @uncpress.bsky.social 🗃️ benfranklinsworld.com/episode-428-...

I wrote something about my friend, DG Martin.

I always compile my list of books I am looking forward to in the new year around this time. Here are a few that I have on my list. 1. www.ucpress.edu/books/the-ap...

5. uncpress.org/978146969484...

😤😤😤 (Just kidding, I love media that responds—even if it’s a pass 🫶)

Check out this interview on Louisville Public Media with Anne Marshall, discussing her new biography of Cassius Clay, one of the most complex and fascinating characters in 19th century American politics.

"These days, @katejewell.bsky.social said, the marketing budgets may have shrunk, but college radio is still deeply satisfying for the students and a source of great pleasure for its listeners." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...

"Anne E. Marshall has brought [Cassius Marcellus Clay] to vivid, swaggering life in her crisply written biography...His story is a reminder that history written without an appreciation for human contradictions is likely to be bad history." @wsj.com @simpsonvos.bsky.social www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

INTREPID GIRLS author @amyefarrell.bsky.social on CBS this morning, calling out the “bullying message” behind the Pentagon/Hegseth memo and reminding everyone that rolling back girls’ participation in Scouting drags us back a century. www.cbsnews.com/video/pentag...

I am obsessed with this bookseller Alex Howe (who is speaking on his personal behalf and not the bookstore’s!!!!!!) 😭😂

We're honored to have four titles selected as @choicereviews.bsky.social 2025 Outstanding Academic Titles 👏 🎉 www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

To celebrate get your own copy of the winner for 40% off with code 01READERSCHOICE40 this week only!

We're excited to announce the FIRST-EVER winner of the UNC Press Readers' Choice Award 🙌 Congratulations to WITH FAITH IN GOD AND HEART AND MIND by Maurice J. Hobson, Eddie R. Cole, Jim C. Harper and Derrick P. Alridge 🎉🏆 uncpress.org/readers-choi...

A top notch mail day!! uncpress.org/978146969352...

How did Colorado Springs become the epicenter of evangelical capitalism? What's the link between the Air Force and Christian Conservatism? And how did Donald Trump become the Prayer Warrior In Chief? That's what Will Schultz and I are reckoning with this morning. Links below.

Cyber Monday got you hunting for deals? Don’t forget to snag some books for 30% off + free shipping on eligible orders during our Holiday Sale 📚🙌 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/

My book about how Americans have remembered, forgotten, and manipulated the history of George Washington and slavery over the past 250 years comes out in April. And Titus Kaphar’s art makes it the one of the coolest covers you’ll see next year. uncpress.org/978146969352...

If you pre-order my book (out April 7!) and fill out this form, I’ll send you a signed book plate to stick inside! form.jotform.com/johngmarks/s...

Watching the Ken Burns doc and yelling out every historian whose book I’ve worked on before their name hits the screen 🤓

Two fantastic @uncpress.bsky.social authors with their new books! Couldn’t be happier for @forthepoor.bsky.social and @sdahl.bsky.social here in Boston @aarweb.bsky.social

You voted, and the results are in! 🎉 Meet the finalists for our inaugural Readers’ Choice Award, and cast your vote for the winner now 🙌 VOTE NOW: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The first review of my book is out!! 🎉 Many thanks to @latamrob.bsky.social for all the kind words! #History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/latamrob...

Pre-order the first book in our W. Hodding Carter III trade imprint!

Excited to share my new @smithsonianmag.bsky.social article, drawn from Chapter 10 of my upcoming book High School Students Unite! @uncpress.bsky.social Newly Declassified Records Suggest Parents Collaborated With the FBI to Spy on Their Rebellious Teens... www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl...

My colleague Lauren Duval has a new book coming out next month from @uncpress.bsky.social on military occupation and households in the Revolution. Lauren is real smart. Put it in your cart. #HATM

WFAE reports: Border Patrol agents have left Charlotte after a five-day operation, leaving behind a swirl of legal questions. The ACLU of North Carolina says agents repeatedly violated residents' constitutional protections and even broke the state’s new face-mask ban. www.wunc.org/2025-11-20/a...

The publication date for my book on the history of policing American slavery has been moved up a month! Now available May 12, 2026! Thanks so much to those who have preordered! The Press is offering 30% off with the code, 01UNCP30 uncpress.org/978146969484...

My book officially exists here in the physical universe. Cannot wait to hold one of these advance reader copies. Getting closer! (Thanks for the 📸 @sonyabonczek.bsky.social!!)

Every day we get to make books is a good day, but it is an especially good day for all of us at @uncpress.bsky.social because we get to announce that Andrew Kinney is our new William Hodding Carter III Executive Editor! We are thrilled to welcome him to the team.

Ep 75! I talked with @jlepler.bsky.social about her new book, CANAL DREAMERS, from (@uncpress.bsky.social). I loved hearing how she first started researching this book alongside her dissertation, and how she has supported other academics writing second books! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

We're excited to share that Andrew Kinney will join UNC Press as the new W. Hodding Carter III Executive Editor 🎉 "UNC Press has always led the way in the publication of American history . . . I’m so excited to be joining such a remarkable team." Read more on the blog 👇 bit.ly/4i7t3yb

I am THRILLED to get to work with Andrew again (we are pals from our Harvard UP days) and I am very excited for all that's to come with our new trade imprint uncpressblog.com/2025/11/18/u...

Today is publication day!! #ArchieBunkerforPresident is now officially out in the world with @uncpress.bsky.social and you can find a copy wherever you find books (and if they don't have one, ask them to order a copy for you!)!! uncpress.org/978146969090...

Having trouble accessing the UNC Press site? You guessed it—the Cloudflare outage is affecting us too 🙃 We’re monitoring the situation and hope everything will be back up and running soon 🤞

Meet the nominees for our inaugural UNC Press Readers Choice Award 🎉 Learn more about the nominees and cast your vote here 👇 uncpress.org/readers-choi...

LUX, but make it U N C P — featuring our religion titles draped around our printing press. And yes, that's a @uncpress.bsky.social tote bag on Stacy's head 😭

Me: “maybe I won’t read so much” @uncpress.bsky.social: THE HELL YOU SAY Six new books arrived yesterday to review for the podcast. Better get cracking. @princetonupress.bsky.social - wassup

@cwmonitor.bsky.social's roundup of this year’s best Civil War books includes several from @uncpress.bsky.social because, prove me wrong, UNCP remains the GOAT of Civil War scholarship 🐐 www.civilwarmonitor.com/article/the-...

How do university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge? A baker’s dozen inspiring examples in the #UPWeek Gallery include work by @ucpress.bsky.social, @dukepress.bsky.social, @mitpress.bsky.social, @uofupress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social & @ualbertapress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/43CrodY#TeamUP#UPWeek

Check out my latest in @newrepublic.com - a double review of two incisive new books (AIDS IN THE HEARTLAND and FROM VICE TO NICE, both @uncpress.bsky.social) chronicling the histories of HIV/AIDS far from NYC or SF - in places like Kansas and Minneapolis. newrepublic.com/article/2004...

The #ChasingBandits (@uncpress.bsky.social) book tour continues with a home game at Nichols College at 3 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Conant Library. Open to all. Come get some snacks and a book!

I'm thrilled to announce that my book is now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉 Woohoo! Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! www.uncpress.org/book/9781469... @uncpress

Exactly what I imagine would greet me at the gates of hell