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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 1d

Need Weekend Plans? We’re giving away 1 adult general admission ticket to Sleepy Fest in Saxapahaw, NC this Saturday 10/11—plus an advance reader copy of CUTOM MADE WOMAN, the upcoming memoir by folk legend Alice Gerrard.

Giveaway ends Wednesday @ 11:59pm. Enter here 👇
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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 2d

FYI happening this Thursday—free and open to all. Just click the link to register. Featuring @dwcongdon.com, @dawnd.bsky.social, and Alyssa Napier talking all things diss to book—what’s the diff b/w them, how to find a press/approach an editor, tips for proposal writing. Join us & spread the word!

Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 2d

All are invited to the first in Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series, "Turning Your Dissertation into a Book," Oct 9 at 1pm ET. Organized by our Faculty Outreach Committee with the Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions.

Register here: https://buff.ly/UiOAr5M

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 3d

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Journal of Southern History @joursouhist.bsky.social · Aug 22

Scholars, are you interested in reviewing books for the JSH? Update the editors regarding your research and reading interests here: thesha.org/book-reviewer-interest-form

a drawing of a yellow circle that says i want to read all the books

Alt: a drawing of a yellow circle that says i want to read all the books

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Helen Kyriakoudes @hkyria.bsky.social · 5d

Attn media/reviewers: Two new @uncpress.bsky.social titles are now up on @netgalley.bsky.social— for one month only!

📚HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS UNITE! by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social (Dec)

📚JIM CROW IN THE ASYLUM by @drkyliesmith.bsky.social
(Jan '26)

Check out UNC Press titles here: bit.ly/3ItM2WF

Publisher Details | NetGalley

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 6d

"I asked Chat GPT"

Well we asked an expert and then we asked other experts in that field to review the first expert's work.

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 6d

Let's play "how many books do you have in the Anthropic settlement"? I have 4. I bet some of you have many many more than that secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Submit a Claim

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6d

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the
Department's operational status.
Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

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Gautham Rao @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 9d

Took about 20 years. And I never thought a book about enslavers using deputization to give themselves policing power would be relevant to our times. But we are where we are.

My book, White Power: Policing American Slavery, is now available for preorder.

a.co/d/29c7EIP

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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 16d

All are invited to the first in Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series, "Turning Your Dissertation into a Book," Oct 9 at 1pm ET. Organized by our Faculty Outreach Committee with the Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions.

Register here: https://buff.ly/UiOAr5M

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Oxford American @oxfordamerican.bsky.social · 22d

“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

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 20d

"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/...

Fall Books 2025

www.science.org

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 20d

***Book Reviewers for the JAEH Needed***

If you are interested in reviewing books for the Journal of American Ethnic History (@illinoispress.bsky.social ), fill volunteer reviewer form or send your contact information or email [email protected].

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Review Books for the JAEH

Visit the post for more.

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Rhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · 22d

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

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23d

Reporter: Do you think it would have been fitting to lower the flags for Melissa Hortman who was killed as well?

Trump: Uh, I’m not familiar, who?

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Fungi are so underloved and at the same time so overwhelmingly important in ecosystems. Once I took to the woods, I found these beings of incredible beauty everywhere."

Maria Pinto on Zombie Ants and Trumpets of Death for @publisherswkly.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Zombie Ants and Trumpets of Death: PW Talks with Maria Pinto

In 'Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless' (Univ. of North Carolina, Oct.), the naturalist and forager combines memoir, reporting, and nature

www.publishersweekly.com

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · Aug 25

⚡️ New website. Big sale. ⚡️

Snag 50% off (plus FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75) with code 01NEWSITE50 at checkout. Hurry, this deal’s disappearing faster than our old homepage!

*US only. Excludes distributed titles.

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Helen Kyriakoudes @hkyria.bsky.social · Aug 25

Good triumphs over evil, phew 🎾 #USOpen

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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · Aug 22

I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad

The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

www.theatlantic.com

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · Aug 20

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—an endowed position focused on acquiring trade and scholarly books in US history & related fields 👇

uncpress.org/now-hiring-w...

Now Hiring: W. Hodding Carter III Senior/Executive Editor

W. Hodding Carter III Senior/Executive Editor Chapel Hill, NC hybrid (or full remote in NY, TX, MN, MA, and VA) Overview The University of North Carolina

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · Aug 14

I wrote about why sitting Supreme Court justices shouldn't be prolific authors. lithub.com/why-the-supr...

Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books

Last week it was announced that Samuel Alito signed a new book deal for an unreported sum with the Basic Liberty imprint of Basic Books, which is part of Hachette. This comes mere weeks after annua…

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Helen Kyriakoudes @hkyria.bsky.social · Aug 14

Woohoo! Especially proud that Na'dayah started as an undergrad intern and is now joining us full time after graduating from UNC-CH. Making our publicity team 2/3rds tar heels 😎🐏💙

Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · Aug 14

Say hello to the @uncpress.bsky.social publicity dream team! Na'dayah Pugh officially joined us on Monday as our new Publicity Assistant and @hkyria.bsky.social and I couldn't be more thrilled!

Photo of the UNC Press publicity team outside of the Brooks Hall office on campus: Helen, Na'dayah, and Sonya :)

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · Aug 11

"The history of American officials using this language to justify foreign policy decisions shows that it is not merely an anodyne attempt to describe people."

Check out this piece by ‪@mikeneagle.bsky.social‬, author of CHASING BANDITS in Time's Made by History

time.com/7303350/demo...

The History of the Demonizing Words Used Against Immigrants

Painting people as "bandits" or "savages" has historically been used to justify for extreme tactics.

time.com

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Helen Kyriakoudes @hkyria.bsky.social · Aug 11

We will miss you so, so much here but I’m thrilled for you in this next chapter as an editorial director! Wishing you all the best as you take on this new role and responsibility, don’t be a stranger 🫶

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Lucas Church @lucaschurch.bsky.social · Aug 9

Ready to talk about your book at #ASA2025! Come on down to @uncpress.bsky.social’s booth and talk to me! 😎📖

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