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"Inside the social and political world." Today's #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @rachelshelden.bsky.social & @uncpress.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Interested in open access publishing? Join @jesherer.bsky.social on Thursday, October 29, for a conversation about expanding access to scholarship. Register now 👇 iah.unc.edu/event/open-a...

uncpress.org/978146969984... Once more for my poor bluesky account, my memoir is now up for preorder on the @uncpress.bsky.social website. code 01SOCIAL30 for 30% off. Excited to share more information in the months to come.

What to do about sentient delicacies? www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/l... @uncpress.bsky.social #lifeontheoctopusfarm #octopus #ethics #booksky #bookreview

Back out on the #ChasingBandits book tour! Next stop: Middlebury College at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 5. Drive up for the Fall foliage. Stay for the discussion about terrorism and imperialism. @uncpress.bsky.social

Did you know that @uncpress.bsky.social is on substack? Great new post all about making books open-access 📚 #OpenAccessWeek substack.com/@uncpress/p-...

Look at that #WHA booth 😍 stop by to see it for yourself and say hello to senior editor, @catehodorowicz.bsky.social Can't make it? Visit our virtual booth: uncpress.org?s=western%20...

What does open access (OA) mean, and why does it matter? How much does it cost to make a book OA? Members of our journals, editorial, and leadership teams answer these questions for #OpenAccessWeek👇 uncpress.substack.com/p/what-happe...

"What is the psychology of taste?" Richard Schweid on octopus farming in Mexico, Spain and Japan. Out from @uncpress.bsky.social rorotoko.com/micro-inter...

In case you forgot, it's Tuesday and you know what that means: new books!

Hypothetical: if we launched a Scholars & Creators Program with influencer-program vibes (think curated book mailings, opportunities to connect with authors, early access to campaigns, etc) would you want in? 👀

Hey y'all, my book, Colorblind Universities: A History of the Making and Unmaking of Race in Higher Education, is available for pre-order through the @uncpress.bsky.social website. Use promo code 01SOCIAL30 for a 30% discount. Here's the link: uncpress.org/979889088886....

Psst! A new Q&A with Jason W. Miller about Langston Hughes, Nina Simone, and their relationship just dropped in the @theguardian.com 🙌 www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Had a great time at the Southern Festival of Books talking with @gauthamrao.bsky.social and Susan O’Donovan about race, slavery, power, and memory. Fun to be back in Nashville for a day. Grateful to the team at @uncpress.bsky.social for the support!

@rachelshelden.bsky.social joins us today on @askhistorians.bsky.social to discuss her new book The Political Supreme Court: A Forgotten History, new from @uncpress.bsky.social. Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Excited for my former teammates @uncpress.bsky.social and my current ones at @oieahc.bsky.social for the several books honored with AHA awards this year! Especially stoked to see Kate Masur and Liz Clarke’s “Freedom Was In Sight!” honored! One of my last acquisitions 🙂

I can't wait to read Simeon Simeonov's *Empire of Consuls* -- out in spring 2027 from @uncpress.bsky.social Everyone here @brownhist.bsky.social is beaming with pride

Fair warning friends: you don't want to kill the vibes at the party by being the only person who hasn't read about the Great Horse Flu of 1872. Seriously, though, this is such an incredible book!

oat milk latte and currently reading @johngmarks.com @uncpress.bsky.social

Food Power Politics by Bobby J. Smith II explores how food access was weaponized against Black voting rights—and how Black-led cooperatives and food drives built power and independence. An essential read connecting civil rights history to today’s fight for food sovereignty. #FoodJustice #UjamaaFCA

Announcement!!! Big news!!! 📢📢📢 My book, The Racialization of Print, has a cover (!!), and a webpage, and pre-orders are now available! Coming in Spring, 2027, from @uncpress.bsky.social and @oieahc.bsky.social Use code 01SOCIAL30 to save 30% uncpress.org/979889313492...

Excited to share that my new book is available for preorder via @uncpress.bsky.social (coming out March 2027). Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! uncpress.org/979889088799...

I couldn't be more thrilled with this review of my new biography of Robert Gould Shaw from Harold Holzer, which appeared today in The Wall Street Journal. #CivilWarMemory cc: @uncpress.bsky.social 🗃️ www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Elated to share some big news 🥳 My book Stolen Futures is now available for pre-order with UNC Press! uncpress.org/978146969998... use code 01SOCIAL30 for 30% off! @uncpress.bsky.social @chcscuvsq.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social @uvsq.bsky.social @afea.bsky.social #histed #schoolfinance

From book talks and festival appearances to signings and panel discussions, our author events page is the easiest way to see what's happening near you 🗓️ Plus, local NC events have their own tab 💚 uncpressblog.com/author-events/

Robert Smalls is a well-known figure in Civil War history, but he was also an influential political figure in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Robert D. Bland and I chat about Smalls and Reconstruction @uncpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4B3j... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Finished copies of THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT by @rachelshelden.bsky.social have hit the office and they're stunning 🤩 Publishing October 27th!

Bancroft Award-winning historian Thomas Andrews joins Kate on the podcast to talk about his love of revision, surviving first drafts, and the dissertation advice he might have taken too seriously. Plus they talk about his new book, THE GREAT HORSE FLU (@uncpress.bsky.social). Listen: buff.ly/FYvA0Yx

Just checked the weather and looks like another beautiful day to read a banned book 📖

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Thomas Andrews joins @askhistorians.bsky.social today to discuss his book The Great Horse Flu: A Forgotten Contagion and the Fate of Reconstruction America, new from @uncpress.bsky.social. Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Recalling a Union officer fueled (at least partly) by a belief in abolition. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @uncpress.bsky.social @civilwarmemory.bsky.social #agloriousfate #robertgouldshaw #54thmassachusetts #booksky #bookreview #civilwar #union

So many UNC Press authors at Raleigh Wide Open this Saturday!

It’s royalty check day from @uncpress.bsky.social! I know it’s a bit crass to celebrate, but it’s actually really heartwarming as a historian to know that people are still reading Making Machu Picchu and using it in their classes. Thanks so much!

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As part of her fabulous podcast conversations, Jennifer writes some book reviews. Concise and helpful! And one about my book, 'Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class' @uncpress.bsky.social @cliodialogues.bsky.social

Aimee Loiselle joins The Clio Dialogues history podcast to discuss 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘦 and the Puerto Rican women whose labor and organizing were integral to the U.S. textile and garment industries. 🔗Link in bio @aimloiselle.bsky.social    @uncpress.bsky.social

The new book edited by ASA members Jonathan Coley @jonathancoley.bsky.social and Golshan Golriz brings together work by leading scholars of social movements, religion, and gender and sexuality to better understand the activism of the queer faithful. @uncpress.bsky.social

It's here! "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is officially out today! I can't quite put into words how much this means. This book took years, and I'm endlessly grateful to everyone who supported it and believed in this story. Grab your copy today. Link in comments. #DontLetMeBeMisunderstood...

Celebrating National Coffee Day because behind every completed manuscript is an alarming amount of coffee ☕️

Big congratulations to two of my dear friends on their book releases today. First up is @civilwarmemory.bsky.social's new book on the life and legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. You can get this for 30% at @uncpress.bsky.social by using code 01HATM30 uncpress.org/978146969717...