Grounded in botanical science and traditional herbalism, this book teaches readers to confidently identify, ethically harvest, and use thirty healing plants. This extensive guide is releasing April 2026, pre-order your copy now at uscpress.com/Foraging-Wil... #Foraging #Sustainability #Wildrecipes

Happy pub day to McCrary, Gaillet, and contributors for, Blurred Boundaries! Contributors, grounded in rhetoric and composition scholarship and feminist methodologies, highlight systemic labor issues and suggest solutions to these embedded, ongoing problems. uscpress.com/Blurred-Boun...

We are excited to introduce you to Foraging Wild Herbs wherein April Punsalan highlights the most common and beneficial wild herbs found along the North and South Carolina coasts all the way up to Virginia and down to Louisiana. Pre-order here uscpress.com/Foraging-Wil... #Foraging #booksky

Happy pub day to Scott Pleasant for his new book, Tenacious and True! This book tells the story behind that unforgettable season, capturing the voices of the players, coaches, and devoted fans who made it happen. Get your copy at uscpress.com/Tenacious-an... #booksky #baseball #collegesports

Go Gamecocks!

In an incredible turn out for Give4Garnet 2026, we raised $16,343 for our internship stipend! It is a privilege to share our mission and work with our students. They are diligent, creative, and ambitious students that we are proud to have on the team. Thank you!

Starting at noon, #Give4Garnet moves to a Closing Time Power Hour: 12PM - 2PM. If @uscpress.bsky.social receives the most donors during this time, another $2,500 will be donated to support our undergrad interns! Give here at any time but especially from 12 to 2: give4garnet.sc.edu/giving-day/1...

#Give4Garnet continues today for @uscpress.bsky.social Please make a donation, of any size, to support our fantastic interns, like Stephanie, and ensure they receive equitable stipends. tinyurl.com/27xkmv74 Small gifts are welcome! We want to hear from all who support paid interships!!

Give4Garnet 2026 is today! Thank you to everyone who supports our goal to help make our internship accessible to USC students! This year, we hope to raise $7,500 so we can increase our stipend to $1,250 per intern. Please share this post and consider donating here: give4garnet.sc.edu/giving-day/1...

At 5:59 a.m. today #Give4Garnet begins! @uscpress.bsky.social asks that you make a donation, of any size, to support our interns. give4garnet.sc.edu/giving-day/1... Your gift ensures equitable stipends to our outstanding students who are essential to our publication program.

Happy Pub Day to Carl Borick for his new book, Backcountry Resistance! The extraordinary story of a war fought by the ordinary people of the South Carolina Backcountry uscpress.com/Backcountry-... #booksky #history #america250

It's the day before G4G and we have some interns to celebrate! Thanks to your support, we were able to give these students this experience, which they could then take with them into the beginnings of their careers. Consider sharing this post and/or donating here: give4garnet.sc.edu/givin.../104...

Give4Garnet is this Wednesday! We hope you are able to help support students like Amelia Gay, our Fall25 acquisitions intern. Amelia was a diligent intern with big plans to earn a graduate degree in history and then a PhD! You can submit you donations here: give4garnet.sc.edu/givin.../104...

One privilege of an internship is learning about your priorities. For Annalee, she finally committed to being an English major, something she had considered but wasn't sure about until her internship. To support our students, please consider donating to our stipend give4garnet.sc.edu/givin.../104...

Meet Natalia, the incredibly creative intern behind the digital campaign for, A Dream Deferred by Akua McDaniel. If you would like to support students like Natalia, please consider sharing this post and/or donating to our USC Press Internship Stipend Fund at give4garnet.sc.edu/givin.../104...

Here's a special shout out to USC Press authors for taking the time out of their busy schedules to work with our interns. For Taste the State Georgia, Stephanie presented her campaign ideas to Chef Mitchell, a highlight of the summer! Donate to USC Interns here: give4garnet.sc.edu/givin.../104...

For those who missed it, here is the book talk between Shannon Ivey and Dr. Sidney Morrison, moderated by Debbie Billings at All Good Books: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uQP... #colorectalcancersurvivor #debutmemoir #booksky

ICYMI: Our author, Edward J. Hagerty, was on @iheartradio.bsky.social Civil War Talk Radio: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-... #booksky #civilwarhistory

The partnership that @uscpress.bsky.social has with Francis Marion University to publish CAROLINA CURRENTS is a great example of inter-institutional work for the greater good in South Carolina. CAROLINA CURRENTS is highlighted in the fall/winter edition of the FMU alumni magazine: lnkd.in/eDeYdVbw

We had a lovely summer with Elise as one of our acquisitions interns! From writing readers reports, to styling manuscripts, our interns gain real experience of what it's like to be an acquisitions editor. Please consider sharing this post and/or donating here: give4garnet.sc.edu/giving-day/1...

Pretty darn cool seeing an advert for my book “The Republican House Divided” in the most recent edition of the Times Literary Supplement! 📚🗞️🗃️ @uscpress.bsky.social @mngupbooks.bsky.social @thetls.bsky.social

Meet Jessica, our Spring25 acquisitions intern! She makes a good point about the opportunity here at the Press to learn just how close local history and stories are to our community. If you would like to support USC students, please consider making a donation at: give4garnet.sc.edu/givin.../104...

Hot off the press! Shannon Ivey's article with the @todayshow.com about her journey surviving colorectal cancer: www.today.com/health/women...

Today's featured title: "Southern Shepherds, Savage Wolves: Presbyterian Domestic Missionaries and Race in South Carolina, 1802–1874," by Otis Westbrook Pickett Sr., University of South Carolina Press, 2025 @uscpress.bsky.social uscpress.com/Southern-She...

Shannon Ivey sat down with Maureen Umeh at FOX 5 DC for the start of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to talk about early signs and self-advocacy: www.fox5dc.com/video/fmc-46... #cancersurvivor #colorectalcancer

We would like to introduce you to our former marketing intern, Malia Middleton! During Malia's time at USC Press, she developed the Kiss My Aspic digital campaign! This year, we want to increase the stipend to $1,250 per intern, and we need your support! give4garnet.sc.edu/giving-day/1...

For a limited time only, the Ebook version of Shannon Ivey's debut memoir, Welcome to the Sh*t Show, is .99 cents! You can catch this sale wherever you buy Ebooks, so spread the word and don't miss out! bookshop.org/p/books/welc... #booksky #memoir #booksale #cancermemoir #cancersurvivor

Edward Hagerty joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk about his new biography of Anderson, Soldier of the South.The Emerging Civil War Podcast is hosted by Chris Mackowski. Listen to the full episode here: emergingcivilwar.com/2026/02/17/e... #historysky #academicsky #civilwar

My conversation with Chris Mackowski on the Emerging Civil War Podcast, all about the Republican Party and Civil War memory, is now available on YouTube. Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=2NZq... 🇺🇸📚🗃️

Happy Pub day to Shannon Ivey for her debut memoir, Welcome to the Sh*t Show! A clear-eyed account of one woman's fight to survive late-stage colorectal cancer. Get your copy here uscpress.com/Welcome-to-t... #booksky #cancersurvivor #debutmemoir

Give4Garnet 2026 is already in the works with Early Giving starting today! To make our internship accessible to even more students, we want to increase the stipend to $1,250 per intern, and we need your support! You can make your early donation here: give4garnet.sc.edu/giving-day/1...

The #250th is upon us & @uscpress.bsky.social has essential reading on the Southern Campaign. Carl Borick tells the story of the soliders in the South Caroina Militia and details the civil war in what was about to become the Palmetto State. FYI @amrevmuseum.bsky.social @revolution250.bsky.social

From SCETV Public Radio, Narrative: The South Carolina photographer who turned a childhood hobby into a historically significant career: www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/show/narrati...

Happy pub day to Sarah Ann Singer for The Patient Empowerment Paradox: Lyme Disease Rhetoric and Contested Health Literacies! To learn more on how chronic Lyme sheds new light on the rhetorical problem of patient empowerment, get your own copy now at uscpress.com/The-Patient-...

250th celebrations are getting underway and @uscpress.bsky.social is sharing our collection of titles on the American Revolution. Go to uscpress.com and use the discount code JSC250 for 30% of all titles.

What a night! Thank you everyone who came out to share some popcorn and learn about the inspiring life of Edwin Augustus Harleston 🩵 As Dr. McDaniel’s publisher, it’s wonderful to see the support she has, so thank you for being with us! Get your copy of A Dream Deferred uscpress.com/A-Dream-Defe...

Congratulations to Carolyn Click ick for winning the 2026 South Carolina African American Heritage Commission Book Prize for The Cost of the Vote! Get your copy at uscpress.com/The-Cost-of-... @aupresses.bsky.social #blackhistorymonth #bookaward #booksky #awardwinner

Congratulations to Claudia Smith Brinson and Cecil Williams for receiving an honorable mention for the 2026 South Carolina African American Heritage Commission Book Prize for Injustice in Focus! Get your copy at uscpress.com/Injustice-in... @aupresses.bsky.social #blackhistorymonth #booksky

New Year means new opportunities! University of South Carolina Press is hiring a Marketing, Sales, and Publicity Director. We are continuing our search from the fall with a slightly higher salary range! You can find more information at uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/201... @aupresses.bsky.social

Happy pub day to Mollie Barnes for her book, Paper Heroines! Barnes studies the ways women represented their own and one another's lives in their personal diaries and their biographies of their contemporaries. Learn more about these freedom fighters at uscpress.com/Paper-Heroines #womenshistory

Claudia Smith Brinson to Be Inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors; two time USC Press author, Brinson will be inducted to the South Carolina Academy of Authors, the state's literary hall of fame, during the biennial induction weekend March 20-22, 2026. uscpress.com/Claudia-Smit...

Hot off the press! A book review for M. Akua McDaniel's new book, A Dream Deferred, is now available from Charleston Magazine: charlestonmag.com/features/a_n... #booksky #HarlemRenaissance

Free Times mentions - Cecil Williams and Richard Samuel Roberts SoulHAUS Sessions: A Conversation with Cecil Williams - Friday, February 27 @ Koger Center Richard Samuel Roberts photos exhibited at the Columbia Museum of Art www.postandcourier.com/free-times/f...

Happy Pub Day to Edward J. Hagerty for his new book, Soldier of the South! This book is the first comprehensive examination of Anderson's life, providing a view of an officer's experiences on the frontier, in Mexico, and during the American Civil War. uscpress.com/Soldier-of-t... #history #booksky

Last night Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP hosted the launch of Vincent Sheheen's CONCISE GUIDE TO SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GOVERNMENT. @uscpress.bsky.social is the proud publisher, and we are eager to do more to promote civic education and engagement in South Carolina.

Keith Rushing and Descended featured in The Island Packet Article for Martin Luther King, Jr. day makes ties to a search for community and healing for African Americans. Rushing will also speak about his book at an event in Hilton Head on February 10. www.islandpacket.com/opinion/opn-...

Happy Pub Day to M. Akua McDaniel for, A Dream Deferred: The Art and Activism of Edwin Augustus Harleston! McDaniel offers a full portrait of Harleston's life and career, one that had an outsized impact on the American art world, and beyond. Get your copy at uscpress.com/A-Dream-Defe... #arthistory

Happy to share that @molliebarnes.bsky.social's new book is headed to the @uscpress.bsky.social warehouse! Congrats on this accomplishment and happy reading to everyone engaged with the history of the Lowcountry and the Sea Islands! FYI @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

Happy New Year, #FeministFridays! Today we congratulate Sarah Singer on her new book, The Patient Empowerment Paradox: Lyme Disease Rhetoric and Contested Health Literacies, which will be published in February 2026 with @uscpress.bsky.social! 📖 uscpress.com/The-Patient-...

Thanks to Marquise Francis and @nbcnews.com for traveling to Orangeburg, SC, to talk to Cecil Williams about his photography and the SC Civil Rights Museum. Great segment here: www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... Great book from @uscpress.bsky.social here: uscpress.com/Injustice-in...