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...

Perfect. No notes. A GLORIOUS FATE by Kevin Levin (@civilwarmemory.bsky.social), reviewed by Harold Holzer in the @wsj.com today: “the most nuanced” and "riveting" biography of Robert Gould Shaw--the first in 25 years www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

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...

‘A Glorious Fate’ Review: Making a Union Martyr

Robert Gould Shaw’s parents rejected offers to disinter his remains. Their son could have no better resting place than among his black troops.

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🚨Hot off the press‼️ THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT by @rachelshelden.bsky.social dismantles the myth of an apolitical Court to reveal a much longer history of politics on the bench. Officially out October 27 from W. Hodding Carter III Books, an imprint of @uncpress.bsky.social ⚖️📚

Hats off to high school students in France for protests to demand quality education. When sharing that news in class, pair it with stories from high school student organizing in U.S. (Gets little mention in textbooks/media which focus on college-aged youth.) ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/one-hun...

One Hundred Years of High School Student Organizing

Historians Aaron G. Fountain Jr. and Jon N. Hale discussed student organizing and state repression, and talked about their new books, High School Students Unite! and A New Kind of Youth. This class wa...

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Democracy Now!@democracynow.org · last wk.

The demonstrations began in September at a single school in the economically deprived suburbs of Paris, where students protested teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated school buildings beset by rats, falling debris and more.

This #BannedBooksWeek, #FeedingTheElephant acknowledges resources to #LetBooksBe as well as efforts to preserve and protect the larger data and information landscape, including ways to volunteer. networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Really, really wishing I hadn't just finished the audiobook for Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen right now... 🫣

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last wk.

One person dead. Two hundred under observation. A hospital quarantined. Here's what you need to know about the possible plague case in Russia

We're hiring for a (paid) intern! Come join the publicity team at @uncpress.bsky.social. In person at our offices on the UNC-CH campus, $15/hr, 10-20 hrs/week. Apps close this Friday 10/9 & feel free to reach out with any q's either here or at the email in my bio. bit.ly/4xYdO0V

Now Hiring: Publicity Intern

UNC Press Publicity Intern Position Summary:  The University of North Carolina Press seeks a motivated and detail-oriented intern to support the work of

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Are you writing a book about food justice and race? Learn more about our Black Food Justice series with series editor Ashanté Reese and @lucaschurch.bsky.social next week at this online lunch and learn👇 utexas.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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

LGBTQ Religious Activism

Despite the LGBTQ movement’s rapid growth and significant policy successes over the past few decades, many mainstream religions continue to discriminate ag...

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Did you know Nina Simone and Langston Hughes first met in Asheville? Check out this excerpt from DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD: Nina Simone, Langston Hughes, and the Birth of Black Power by @wjasonmiller.bsky.social (out next week 9/29) in @indyweek.bsky.social 🎶 indyweek.com/news/culture...

The Day the Priestess and the Poet Met in Asheville

Langston Hughes first met Nina Simone in 1949, when he visited her high school NAACP chapter. Their friendship would go on to make history.

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Why should educators teach the 100-year history of HS student activism? Learn the answer to this question & many more at our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle class on 9/28, 100 Years of HS Student Organizing, with @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social & Jon N. Hale: ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/one-hun...

One Hundred Years of High School Student Organizing

Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian will be in conversation with historians Aaron G. Fountain Jr. and Jon N. Hale about student organizing and state repression. This class is part of the Zinn…

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Authors, have you ever wondered how to turn a revised dissertation into a proposal? Or when the best time is to submit? Our acquisitions team has answers to these FAQs and more 👇 uncpress.substack.com/p/what-autho...

What Authors Ask Most

Advice from UNC Press acquisitions staff on proposals, timelines, and more

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Congratulations to Kathryn Benjamin Golden! THIS INSURGENT GROUND: Black Women, Marronage, and Rebellion in the Great Dismal Swamp is out in the world! This is a tremendously well-written and insightful history of Black women’s fugitive world making.

Reminder! We are looking for Book Reviewers! Check out the original post for more details/links. #BookHistory #BookReviews 👇

SHARP News@sharpnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWERS! Have you been reading books about book history? Do you have insights and opinions you want to share with the book history community? Want to write a book review about them? Then we want to hear from you! More information on how to submit ⬇️ #BookHistory #BookReviews 1/2

It's true! We're looking for a new Reviews Editor! If interested, or if you know someone who'd be a great fit for the position, please send this their way :)

Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present@asapartsnow.bsky.social · last mo.

@asapjournal.bsky.social is looking for a new Reviews Editor! Applications are due October 1. No minimum qualifications, and editors receive a yearly stipend of $2500. Please send a CV and cover letter to Editor-in-Chief Michael Dango at editor@asapjournal.com.

I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column. Thank you. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...

Opinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)

She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.

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Scams targeting authors continue to rise so here's some useful tips to help you spot the scammers 🕵 uncpressblog.com/2026/08/27/p...

Protecting Authors from Publishing Scams  - UNC Press Blog

UNC Press authors are receiving more scam emails and messages offering book promotion, reviews, book club appearances, podcast interviews, film and television opportunities, marketing services, and ot...

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"Hubert Harrison wrote a number of pieces for The Nation in the 1920s as their first regular Black book reviewer. Now an acclaimed new book by Brian Kwoba examines the life and thought of this unjustly neglected figure..." Read this Q&A in @thenation.com 👇 www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Hubert Harrison’s Brand of Black Radicalism

In this interview with Brian Kwoba, “The Nation” talks with the author about his new book on the legacy of a little-known but influential activist.

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This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, got to chat with Will Wright about his new book, Borders of Biodiversity ( @uncpress.bsky.social). In this snippet, Wright recounts Brower's famous Blue Jay / milkweed experiment. www.youtube.com/shorts/nniHb... #envhist #histsci #science

Brower's Blue Jay Experiment #historyofscience #milkweed #envhist

YouTube video by Network in Canadian History & Environment - NiCHE

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“The octopus is a prime candidate for humans to anthropomorphise because it is so smart, so responsive, & yet so different as to be essentially unreadable.” Richard Schweid (LIFE ON THE OCTOPUS FARM, out now) weighs in on octo-farming in @theguardian.com 🐙 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Too smart to eat? Why octopus farms are such a slippery problem

As a controversial Spanish plan for sustainable meat on an industrial scale is dropped, it has revived the ethical debate over farming these intelligent wild animals

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“Then to see your own people take [what the media says about you] and shred it and fight it in the streets — that’s freedom on a profound personal level.” Powerful remembrance from the NY Times for historian Johanna Fernández www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...

Johanna Fernández, Historian of the Young Lords, Dies at 55

She wrote an award-winning book about the leftist collective, a Latino counterpart to the Black Panthers.

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Today's featured title: Jonathan S. Coley and Golshan Golriz, eds. "LGBTQ Religious Activism: Rethinking Identity, Faith, and Social Change," University of North Carolina Press, 2026 @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146969292...

We love a pub day 📚 These books are now available wherever books are sold 🙌 Check out what else comes out this month: uncpress.org/hot-off-the-...

A moving remembrance of Johanna Fernández from @democracynow.org reflecting on her life, scholarship, activism, and extraordinary work preserving the history and legacy of the Young Lords 💚 www.democracynow.org/2026/8/4/joh...

Johanna Fernández Dies at 55: Leading Scholar on the Young Lords & Latinx Freedom Movement

We look at the life and legacy of Dominican American historian, activist and prison abolitionist Dr. Johanna Fernández, who died on July 30 after a long battle with cancer. She was 55 years old. As a ...

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We’re so sad to hear this…rest in power, Johanna 💔 amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/08...

Johanna Fernández, Young Lords historian and prison abolitionist, makes her transition

Dr. Johanna Fernández, the Dominican American historian, prison abolitionist, and movement scholar, died on July 30.

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Horrible news: the brilliant historian and anticarceral organizer Johanna Fernandez has passed. Her talk on her incredible book on the Young Lords is one of the all time best things we’ve had the honor to host: youtu.be/5820rfHv7Zo?...

Johanna Fernández presents "The Young Lords: A Radical History"

YouTube video by Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse

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My god, this story is so devastating; the cruelty is unspeakable. Came to the US when he was three years old. Taken by ICE on June 19. Developed an aggressive form of leukemia while detained and did not receive medical attention. Died on July 22.

INDY Week@indyweek.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Prisciliano Trejo Ricano began feeling ill while detained at a Georgia detention center, where he had been for three weeks. He reported that he had not received medical attention after experiencing severe symptoms. He died on Wednesday, July 22.

Did you know that we publish novels? Our Radical Souths series reclaims and reprints some of the most revolutionary works of southern literature from the twentieth century 📖 https://uncpress.org/series/radical-souths/