We can't wait to be part of ASALH's 110th annual meeting and conference! Our acquisitions editor, Ehren Foley, will be at this event as an exhibitor, all books will be 40% off! Make sure you stop by the USC Press table and check out our incredible selection of titles!

We've got another podcast for you to enjoy! New Folklife Today Podcast: Exploring 1950s Gullah Geechee Sonic Life with Dr. Eric Crawford blogs.loc.gov/folklife/202... #gullahgeechee #podcast #historysky

Official Book Trailer for Mary Whyte’s new book, An Artist’s Life! Available for sale October 14, 2025 at uscpress.com/An-Artists-L... or wherever you buy books. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r09t... #art #watercolor #newbook

New podcast with our author Kevin J. Hayes with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/understandin... #podcast #booksky #gonzojournalism

Four Georgia Southern faculty members publish books taking historical research beyond the library: www.griceconnect.com/education/fo... check out this spotlight on @howard2home.bsky.social and her recent book, Understanding Octavia E. Butler!

Very excited to announce that an audiobook of my forthcoming book, “The Republican House Divided”, will be available thanks to @tantoraudio.bsky.social. If you like to listen to your history, make sure to download my book wherever you usually get audiobooks! 🎧🗃️ tantor.com/the-republic...

USC Press seeks a full-time Marketing, Sales, and Publicity Director! Are you a collaborative team leader? Do you enjoy developing creative sales strategies? Then we can't wait to hear from you! Apply here: uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194... #publishingjob #hiring @uofscprovost.bsky.social

"Shields said his inspiration for writing the book was Georgia’s pioneering role in defining its cuisine, as the first state to systematically promote its food, its ingredients, and dishes." -- Rough Draft Atlanta, read the full article here roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/08/19/t...

Did all the early birds catch Kevin Mitchell and David Shields this morning on Good Day Atlanta? If you missed it, here is the clip of Chef Mitchell frying up some okra fingers and Professor Shields discussing the history of Georgia food: www.fox5atlanta.com/video/1693629

Happy Pub Day to Kevin Mitchell and David Shields for their new book, Taste the State Georgia: Distinctive Foods and Stories from Where Eating Local Began 🎉Get a copy now lnkd.in/eSg7F2Mp and don't forget to add JBACK25 at checkout for 40% off during our back to school sale! #booksky #foodhistory

Get 40% off all books now through 8/31/25, plus FREE shipping on all orders over $50. Use promo code JBACK25 at checkout! Go here uscpress.com to get your books! #booksale #backtoschoolsale

Check out this amazing interview with our author, Shannon Ivey, and Narrative Mindworks for her forthcoming book, Welcome to the Sh*t Show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxVQ... #authorinterview #bookinterview #memoir

"Hayes frequently takes the work of others and then builds upon it, which is precisely what we need in Gonzo Studies," --David S. Willis in his review for Kevin Hayes' new book, Understanding Hunter S. Thompson. Read the full review here: huntersthompson.substack.com/p/understand... #gonzojournalism

The Good Grief Network just listed their Summer 2025 reading recommendations and it's nice to see our book, Peace by Peace, in such good company! Check out the list here: bookshop.org/lists/summer... #booksky #bookrecs #booklist

A wonderful essay! @howard2home.bsky.social

Happy Pub Day to Rebecca Capobianco Toy for her book, Landscapes of Freedom: Restoring the History of Emancipation and Citizenship in Yorktown, Virginia, 1861–1940! Get your copy at uscpress.com/Landscapes-o... This concludes our Spring 2025 season! #americanhistory #booksky #blackhistory

“Doing peace means bringing about the conditions that support human and planetary flourishing. To do peace is to be creative, imaginative, and collaborative. Peace represents the best of us. It is the manifestation of human excellence.” —Silvestri www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3SJ... #hope #booktalk

Happy Pub Day to Anthony S. Parent Jr. for his book, Flocks of Birds! This is an inclusive and interconnected history of the Virginia colony, one that demonstrates the centrality of Native history to America's colonial history. Get your copy now at uscpress.com/Flocks-of-Bi... #nativeamericanhistory

@uscpress.bsky.social is happily exhibiting at Randolph Hall at @cofcharleston.bsky.social Great conversations, great books, and great views #oiannual2025 #oieahc2025

Happy Pub Day to David Gold for his new book, Democracy and the Courts! Gold offers the first comprehensive exploration of the advent of this often-controversial democratic reform in the nineteenth-century American South. Get your copy here: uscpress.com/Democracy-an... #booksky #USHistory

New podcast alert! @thetonearm.com just posted their podcast interview with our author, Kevin J. Hayes, about his new book, Understanding Hunter S. Thompson. Listen here: www.thetonearm.com/going-gonzo-... #gonzojournalism #podcast #authorinterview #booksky

Hey Octavia Butler fans! You don't want to miss this! #octaviabutler #scifi #authorevent #bookevent

Join Good Grief Network for this virtual author event in conversation with Dr. Silvestri to explore the concept of peace and how to create more just and equitable futures. Reserve your spot here: goodgriefnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne... #liveevent #authorevent #booktalk #radicalhope

Our friends at @uofsclibraries.bsky.social helped us move to @manifoldscholar.bsky.social supported by @uminnpress.bsky.social. So look for @uscpress.bsky.social's Open Carolina content and, in time, lots of content made available by USC Libraries here: manifold.sc.edu #openaccess #libraries

Summer is coming up fast and that means it's peach season! Check out this delicious peach cobber recipe from our author, Rachel Gordin Barnett: www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/b... #recipe #cookingsky #bakingsky

@danleach.bsky.social and @petecandler.bsky.social chatting before their session at Piedmont Publishing Symposium. FYI @hubcitypress.bsky.social @uscpress.bsky.social

George Mason professor explores the “prophetic” side of the early woman’s movement. A lovely article about our recently published book, Your Daughters Will Prophesy: Lisa Marie Gring-Pemble and Martha Watson. You can read the full article here: tinyurl.com/vecbey2m #feminism #booksky #history

One week ago yesterday, I had the loveliest book launch for Understanding Octavia E. Butler, released with @uscpress.bsky.social #octaviabutler #blackwriter Learn more & get your copy: linktr.ee/drkrparker

Happy Pub Day to Lisa Marie Gring-Pemble and Martha Watson for Your Daughters Will Prophesy! Caught between their identity as Christians and social norms that silenced them, American women used scripture to claim moral and then rhetorical agency. uscpress.com/Your-Daughte... #booksky #feminism

USC Press is stepping up our online experience by partnering with Book2Look you can now get a sneak peek into our books before purchase, like with the lovely Gullah Images here by Jonathan Green. Gullah Images is part of our #warehousesale so grab a copy now while it's 60% off! uscpress.com/sale

Painting the Southern Coast is part of our Warehouse Sale! Enjoy 60% off a wide selection of titles, plus FREE SHIPPING on all U.S. orders over $50, May 15 – 21. Visit uscpress.com/sale to find eligible titles and use promo code JWARE25 at checkout. You don't want to miss this! #booksky #booksale

Our Warehouse Sale is back for one week only! Enjoy 60% off a wide selection of titles, plus FREE SHIPPING on all U.S. orders over $50, May 15 – 21. Visit tinyurl.com/2r4kbb5y to find eligible titles and use promo code JWARE25 at checkout. #booksale #booksky #warehousesale #academicsky #historysky

Happy Pub Day to Angela G. Ray for Free Black Charlestonians in Debate! Made easily accessible for the first time, Ray reunites the two original handwritten volumes that are now housed in the collections of the @charlestonlibrarysociety and @dukelibraries. Available at uscpress.com/Free-Black-C...

Happy Pub Day to Kevin J. Hayes for Understanding Hunter S. Thompson! Hayes provides a broad and nuanced analysis of Thompson's multifaceted career and unique literary voice. Get a copy now at uscpress.com/Understandin... #gonzojournalism #newbook #booksky #americanliterature

Remembering the Days —The Colorful History of Gamecock Sports: A conversation with Alan Piercy: www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/... #sports #sportshistory #gamecocks

Congrats to our author, Paul De Barros for winning Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism! You can get, Shall We Play That One Together? released in 2024 with a new preface at uscpress.com/Shall-We-Pla... Thank you to the Jazz Journalists Association for honoring De Barros' work and achievements!

What a crowd! Thank you to everyone who attended Keith Rushing's book launch for Descended. For those in the DC area, there are still 15 signed copies at Politics and Prose for you to purchase! Everyone else, if you'd like to read this wonderful memoir, get a copy here uscpress.com/Descended #memoir

Just a few days ago, I had my first event for Understanding Octavia E. Butler as she made her official debut in the Pacific Northwest at the @clascholars.bsky.social Convention in Vancouver, WA. Next up? An IG live with @sistahscifi.bsky.social on 5/14. #octaviabutler 📚🦋

@howard2home.bsky.social had an amazing book launch last night! Thank you to everyone who showed up and bought a book. Catch Dr. Parker's next adventures by watching our socials and checking our events page! uscpress.com/events #octaviabutler #newbook #booksky #authorevents #bookevents

Happy Pub Day to @howard2home.bsky.social for her new book, Understanding Octavia E. Butler! Parker surveys Butler's life, career, and major works, highlighting her ongoing interest in Black peoples' pasts, presents, and futures. Get a copy now at uscpress.com/Understandin... #octaviabutler #booksky

Thank you to the nearly 120 people that attended Barbara Presnell book launch yesterday evening! Watch our events page so you can get to her next event. Purchase a copy of Presnell's memoir now at uscpress.com/Otherwise-Im... #booksky #memoir #authorevents #northcarolina #southcarolina

Happy Pub Day to Barbara Presnell for Otherwise, I'm Fine! It is the story of prolonged grief, the resilience of family, and enduring love that breaks us apart and ultimately binds us together. You can get a copy of this memoir now at uscpress.com/Otherwise-Im... #booksky #memoir #newbook

Excerpt from Chapter 2 of Barbara Presnell's upcoming book Otherwise, I'm Fine! The book publishes TOMORROW! You can pre-order a copy now at uscpress.com/Otherwise-Im... #memoir #WWIIveteran #booksky

Don't miss out! Keith Rushing will be celebrating the publication of his new book, Descended: Searching for My Gullah-Geechee Roots, this Spring! Catch him at Politics and Prose in April and then he's headed South to Hilton Head Island in May! More info on our events page uscpress.com/events

"I tell them of our plans to begin at Omaha Beach, to travel our father's exact route, maybe even find some people who appear in the photographs," Otherwise, I'm Fine. Pub Day in one week! www.barbarapresnell.com has the gallery for the 2014 Sibling Journey from Omaha Beach to Magdeburg. #BookSky

Good Morning and happy pub day to Keith Rushing for Descended: Searching for My Gullah-Geechee Roots! You can get a copy now at uscpress.com/Descended #gullah #booksky #memoir #newbook #familyhistory

In just 9 days Barbara Presnell's memoir, Otherwise, I'm Fine will be released! A daughter's story of unresolved grief and a family's hard-won healing. You can find a gallery of her and her sibling's journey and more at www.barbarapresnell.com #BookSky #Memoir #NewBook #Healing #GriefJourney

Congratulations to our author, Randall Fowler for winning the Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Research Award! You can get a copy of Fowler's recently published book, Securing the Prize here uscpress.com/Securing-the... #booksky #academicsky #academicsuccess

It's a two pub day with the release of Carolina Currents Volume 2! Essays in volume 2 cover topics including the Universities Studying Slavery project, the civil rights movement in South Carolina, and Asian immigrants in the Upstate. uscpress.com/Carolina-Cur...

Happy Pub Day to Jennifer Whitmer Taylor 🎉 Rebirth offers best practices for interpreting issues of contested public memory, such as white supremacy and domestic political terrorism, for twenty-first-century audiences. uscpress.com/Rebirth #booksky #what'shistory #academicsky #pubday #newbook