Did you reserve your free tickets for this book talk & signing with Rhiannon Giddens and Kristina Gaddy tomorrow? If not, what are you waiting for?! arts.umich.edu/u-m-artist-i...

Revisions for the paperback edition of #FeedingWashingtonsArmy @uncpress.bsky.social submitted & accepted. Look for it in February 2026.

I really needed a sign today that what I do as a historian matters. I did not expect to literally see a sign. On the sidewalk. And in the window. Hooray for local bookstores! Water Street Bookstore totally made my day! 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social @sonyabonczek.bsky.social

I’m pleased to announce that my forthcoming book, _Deadly Divide_, will be out in spring 2026 with @uncpress.bsky.social with the help of my fabulous editor Cate Hodorowicz (@catehodorowicz.bsky.social).

"Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless challenges the reader to see mushrooms as more than merely an organism to be eaten, seen, or feared." Read this review of FEARLESS, SLEEPLESS, DEATHLESS by Maria Pinto in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

To support the UNC System’s new graduation requirement, prize-winning historians at UNC Chapel Hill have created a new resource for UNC system courses, in partnership with UNC Press. Learn more about the book & how students can get free access 👇 uncpressblog.com/2025/09/18/u...

A TikTok trend hates to see us coming 😎 www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S5DyhX/

“It’s for everyone, this book. You can go wherever you want. It’s just a place to start.” Christian Leus talks with author Kristina Gaddy and musician @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social about "Go Back and Fetch It," their new book exploring early Black music. 🔗: https://shorturl.at/FZlSn

Prof. Mila Burns uncovers a hidden Cold War story in her new book, “Dictatorship Across Borders.” Drawing on declassified archives, she reveals Brazil’s covert role in fueling Pinochet’s violent rise in Chile www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-boo... @claclsgc.bsky.social @historygc.bsky.social

Thank you EBONY for including Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo in this list. Kristina R. Gaddy and I are so excited that our book is finally out! Use 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%: bit.ly/go-back-and-fetch-it

This Thursday: connect with other Civil War enthusiasts online and listen to @martenj.bsky.social discuss his book THE SIXTH WISCONSIN AND THE LONG CIVIL WAR 🙌 Mark your calendars 🗓️ mdpls.org/event/14032123

@longleafserv.bsky.social is hiring an Editorial Project Manager to manage multiple editorial, design, and production projects for books and journals for multiple academic presses, libraries, and learning societies. Interested? Learn more & apply here ⤵️ uncpress.org/now-hiring-e...

#LatinAmericanHeritageMonth is the perfect time to brush up on your Latin American History 🙌 uncpress.org/series/latin...

Check out this Reddit Ask Me Anything with Karen Benjamin, author of GOOD PARENTS, BETTER HOMES, AND GREAT SCHOOLS: Selling Segregation before the New Deal 👇

My next book, Out of Empire, is now under contract with @uncpress.bsky.social! The book provides a social historical perspective on the hijrat of 1920, during which tens of thousands of Indians left their homeland in search of freer lives in an independent, Muslim-ruled territory: Afghanistan.

In case you missed it yesterday, Allie Roberts Lopez and I wrote a hopeful story of democracy in action for @madebyhistory. Read if it you need to hear a little good news. Protect the VRA. time.com/7314300/voti... @splcenter.org @baylorhistory.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

If you're in or near Durham next week, join me and the marvelous western women's historian Sarah Deutsch for a conversation about my book! Details are in the link below! @uncpress.bsky.social

I had an amazing time talking about "The Fate of the Americas" with Lillian Guerra--what an honor to discuss my book with one of the top Cuba experts in the world! 1/3 #History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social cubanstudies.history.ufl.edu/conversatori...

It's a beautiful day to crack open a book and learn something new 📖

Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia, author of BERNARDO DE GÁLVEZ: Spanish Hero of the American Revolution, will be speaking about Gálvez at this symposium in DC next Friday, September 19th. Don't miss your chance to get tickets to this free event 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/spain-and-...

Thanks to @renfro.bsky.social for a wonderful discussion of his new book THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RYAN WHITE (@uncpress.bsky.social) at the Corner Society for the History of Medicine & Rochester Academy of Medicine!

Now that's a haul 😍

Can you spot HOUSE OF DIGGS and GO BACK AND FETCH IT in the @harvardbookstore.bsky.social window display? 🤩

Thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social for sending along a copy of Anne Marshall's new biography of Cassius Clay. Really looking forward to reading this one. 🗃️ uncpress.org/978146969099...

Alison Li was awarded the Jason A. Hannah Medal by the @src-rsc.bsky.social for her book WONDROUS TRANSFORMATIONS 🎉

"Michael Oriard, a former NFL player turned academic, picks up this theme to ask what it means to love a sport that can destroy its players." Check out this review of SANCTIONED SAVAGERY: A History of Violence in American Football in @pigskinbooks.bsky.social 🏈 pigskinbooks.com/2025/09/06/s...

I'll be at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA tonight to talk about my @uncpress.bsky.social book Making Our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia. Come out if you're in the area (BYO slaw dogs) birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/about/news/m...

The #ChasingBandits Book Tour begins! Honored to have been invited by Springfield College for Constitution Day to discuss "U.S. Responses to Terrorism Over the Past Century and Beyond."

"In this illuminating debut history, Colorado Springs, Colo., serves as a microcosm for how evangelicalism has accrued cultural power over the past 70-odd years." A glowing review of JESUS SPRINGS by William J. Schultz in @publisherswkly.bsky.social 👏 www.publishersweekly.com/9781469689371

Hear "Health Freaks: America's Diet Champions + the Specter of Chronic Illness" w Travis Weisse @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social On: 📻CFRU 93.3 📅Sept 11 ⏰10am 🛜Listen anytime: buff.ly/KsDTTwv #foodhistory #diets @uncpress.bsky.social @theontarion.bsky.social @foodstudies.ca @uofguelph.bsky.social

I am grateful to Mónica Jiménez for this beautiful review of RADICAL SOLIDARITY in _The Americas_ @monijimenez.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

All five of the episodes of the Sound Is Magic podcast are now available, based on my book “Noisy Memory” (with @uncpress.bsky.social ). This week, listen to recordings of the monk and writer Thomas Merton: brianharnetty.substack.com/podcast #noisymemory #wordsandsilences #ThomasMerton

What are you reading for #NationalReadABookDay?

Looking for a book to make you rethink everything you thought you knew? That's kind of our thing.

Check out this piece on venomous cone snails, featuring an interview with Erika Young, our coastal and marine education specialist! Interested in shells along our coast? Check out our recently revised and expanded "Seashells of North Carolina" book: uncpress.org/978146967894...

Our very own @jesherer.bsky.social is quoted in this piece on how JSTOR grew into a tech juggernaut 👏

How did hurricane Katrina show that a disaster was an opportunity for exploitation by the political right? Find out in this @currentaffairs.bsky.social article featuring Sarah Fouts, author of REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-kat...

Just got my author copy of The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War!! It feels unreal to hold something in my hands that I've been working on for more than a decade 🗃️ #History

In honor of Labor Day, we’re featuring four books that tell stories on the life, labor, and struggle of working-class people across the United States. @uncpress.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social @utexaspress.bsky.social

#LaborDay read. "Hammer and Hoe by Robin D.G. Kelley, tells the story of how, during the 1930s and 40s, Communists took on Alabama’s repressive, racist police state to fight for economic justice, civil and political rights, and racial equality." @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146962548...

Another long weekend, another opportunity to get more reading in 📖

I’ve been writing about Reed Erickson’s relationship with Harry Benjamin lately, and have found Alison Li’s recent biography of Benjamin indispensable. Highly recommend to any and all trans history nerds.

Are you passionate about shaping groundbreaking scholarship in history? We're seeking a Senior Editor to join our team as the W. Hodding Carter III Executive Editor. Deadline to apply is September 5th👇 uncpress.org/now-hir...

What do Peter Wolf, Pat Benatar, Craig Havighurst, Barry Mazor, and I have in common? We'll all be at the Southern Festival of Books in October! I'll talk about my Doc Watson bio from @uncpress.bsky.social alongside authors of bios of the Everly Brothers & Doc's friend Chet Atkins.

Speaking of, FRANK PORTER GRAHAM: Southern Liberal, Citizen of the World by William A. Link just released in paperback this month! uncpress.org/978146969206...

Psst! Don't forget to buy those UNC Press books you've had in your cart. Our flash sale ends tonight ⚡️ uncpress.org/new-web...

Today is the official publication date for my new book Noisy Memory with @uncpress.bsky.social! To celebrate, I sat down with Andy Downing from Matter News to talk about the book. I loved his insightful questions! matternews.org/culture/word...

📣 We're hiring an intern 📣 Join our Publicity Department as a Reviews Processing Intern and help us catalog academic journal reviews for our books 📚 Sound like your kind of gig? Visit the link to learn more & apply ⤵️ uncpress.org/employm...

Don't panic, but the clock is ticking on our flash sale ⏳ Don't miss your chance to get all the books you've been eyeing for 50% off! 👉 uncpress.org/new-web...

Get your tickets now for a book talk & signing with Rhiannon Giddens and Kristina Gaddy, coauthors of GO BACK AND FETCH IT: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo on September 23rd! ‪ ‪@um-arts.bsky.social‬ ‪@schulerbooks.bsky.social‬ www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...