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Established in 1944, USC Press is one of the oldest and most distinguished publishing houses in the South! https://uscpress.com/
Yesterday was our last day with this fun trio of summer interns, and we're very excited for the plans they have going into the new fall semester! If you would like to support our interns, you can donate to our internship stipend fund here: uscpress.com/donate Thank you!
NEW IN STOCK - Gullah-Geechee Diasporas is a fresh framework for understanding African American cultural origins, migrations, and transformations. 📚 mngbookshop.co.uk/978164336639... Read @theguardian.com interview: theguardian.com/news/2026/ju... @uscpress.bsky.social
Gullah Geechee influence is seen all over the US. Why does a notion of isolation prevail? Read this new interview in @theguardian.com with our authors, Fraser-Rahim and West about their new book, Gullah-Geechee Diasporas. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju... #gullahgeechee #booksky
Gullah Geechee influence is seen all over the US. Why does a notion of isolation prevail?
A new book from leading scholars and historians pushes back against the narrative that Gullah communities were insulated from the mainland US
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Fall 2026 cover reveal is here! As always, thank you to our lovely and talented cover art designers for their creativity and hard work. You can find all titles at USCpress.com #bookcovers #coverdesign #booksky @aupresses.bsky.social
This week on Walter Edgar's Journal, Carl Borick sat down with Dr. Edgar to talk about his recent book, Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence: www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/podcast/walt... #podcast #america250 #booksky
Backcountry resistance: South Carolina's militia and the fight for American independence
This week we will be talking with Carl P. Borick, author of Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence (2026, USC Press).As the title indicates, Carl’s bo...
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Today's featured book: John T. Lowe, "Benevolence and Bondage: Jonathan Edwards, Slavery, Race, and the Paradox of Spiritual Equality," University of South Carolina Press, 2026 @uscpress.bsky.social uscpress.com/Benevolence-...
Join me this week as I sit down with Dr. Tim Galsworthy to explore the influence of Civil War memory on Republican Party identity during the pivotal 1960s & how a political strategy remade the party for generations. Learn how & why the Civil War featured so prominently in campaign rhetoric… 1/2
Everyone please welcome our new Marketing and Sales Director, Chris Johns, to the university press world! We’re excited to have him on our team 🩵📚 You can read the full press release in the news section on our website: tinyurl.com/4a89sxrm @aupresses.bsky.social
Happy Pub Day to Gullah-Geechee Diasporas: Knowledge, Culture, and Black Lowcountry Legacies! Gullah-Geechee Diasporas is a fresh framework for understanding African American cultural origins, migrations, and transformations. Purchase your own copy at uscpress.com/Gullah-Geech... #gullah #booksky
John T. Lowe's recent book, Benevolence and Bondage is featured in JBHE's, Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars jbhe.com/2026/07/rece... #booklist #booksky
Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many differen...
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If only an historian had written a book about the modern Republican Party’s complex relationship with Civil War memory… Oh wait, I have, and you can buy it from @uscpress.bsky.social here: uscpress.com/The-Republic... 🐘🗃️
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Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 4w agoThese are people whose cause was literally to NOT be a part of the United States of America.
Three years ago today I signed a contract with @uscpress.bsky.social to publish my book “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and The Transformation of the GOP” I still pinch myself that I wrote book(!), a book which you can buy here: uscpress.com/The-Republic... 📚🇺🇸🗃️
Happy pub day to John Lowe for his new book, Benevolence and Bondage! Connecting seemingly disparate aspects of Edwards's life and thought, Lowe offers a powerful new interpretation of one of America's most influential theologians. Get your copy now at uscpress.com/Benevolence-...
We were so happy to attend the conference this year!
University of Washington Press@uwapress.uw.edu · 2mo ago👋 AUPresses2026! We were thrilled to welcome our colleagues to Seattle for the @aupresses.bsky.social annual meeting. From panels, author talks, and the urgent words of @katestarbird.bsky.social on resisting the spread of disinformation, we leave inspired. Now let's go forth and make books!
USC Press was at @aupresses.bsky.social conference this year in Seattle! We all made wonderful connections and learned helpful new tips and tricks. Elliot Bay Bookstore is a gorgeous place with a fantastic collection. Can't wait for next year's virtual conference!
We're excited to share the news that we will be publishing Jaime Harrison's forthcoming book, Chair with no Table! Thank you to Publisher's Marketplace for the announcement feature.
South Carolina welcomes new head baseball coach Kevin Schnall, who helped Coastal Carolina University reach the top of the NCAA baseball world, as outlined in Scott Pleasant’s ‘Tenacious and True’ which you can purchase at uscpress.com/Tenacious-an... #collegebaseball #baseball #collegesports
If you're a supporter of preserving the stories of the Civil Rights Movement, please consider donating to The SC Civil Rights Museum. Founded by Cecil Williams, the museum needs your help to remain free so everyone can share in this important history. www.southcarolinacivilrightsmuseum.com/support
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SUPPORT - Cecil Williams Photography LLC
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Happy pub day to Shawn Ramsey for his new book, The Gods Themselves! In this provocative work, Ramsey extends the history of rhetoric to 2650 BCE through archaeological, epigraphical, and textual sources from Mediterranean and Near Eastern myths. Get your copy now at uscpress.com/The-Gods-The...
New book review from N.S. Boone: Jorie Graham’s Killing Spree, "Graham shows us beauty experienced in time’s waste, only to be caught in this dying flash." www.southernhumanitiesreview.com/review-jorie... Purchase a copy of Boone's Understanding Jorie Graham at uscpress.com/Understandin...
REVIEW: Jorie Graham's Killing Spree by N.S. Boone
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Thanks to @uofscnewsy.bsky.social for highlighting how "The Savers of Flavor" program, produced by friends at SCETV, came to be. (See the piece here tinyurl.com/4h44cabm) At @uscpress.bsky.social we look forward to working with Chef Mitchell and Professor Shields on future books!
In Search of Lost Taste
Retired professor David Shields is pouring his research skills and foodways connections into a new SCETV program with chef, educator and cohost Kevin Mitchell. The Savers of Flavor, produced and direc...
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@molliebarnes.bsky.social talks about Harriet Tubman, relief work, archival silences & women’s diaries in this episode on 📚 Paper Heroines. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @americanstudier.bsky.social @uscpress.bsky.social #EduSky
Insightful reads on the American experiment, 250 years along bookshop.org/lists/us-at-... Our books, Flocks of Birds and Backcountry Resistance, are in good company with this list, thank you @aupresses.bsky.social #america250 #americanhistory
US at 250: University Press Books
Insightful reads on the American experiment, 250 years along
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Ed Hagerty's new book, Soldier of the South, gets a great shoutout from @thehistoryshelf.bsky.social, in this video on new releases from university presses! Make sure to watch the other videos on this channel for more new releases and reviews! youtube.com/watch?v=AMjf...
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USC Press mentioned in Hoodline article about Cormac McCarthy's personal library hoodline.com/2026/05/mcca...
McCarthy Mania Hits Knoxville As UT Hauls In 18,000 Books
UT receives thousands of Cormac McCarthy books, including annotated volumes now being cataloged for research.
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From the University of South Carolina Press, we bring to you Authors in Conversation, where we sit down with two of our authors to discuss the similarities and parallels between their books. Today's video features Shannon Ivey and Sarah Ann Singer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGFC... #booksky
Authors in Conversation: Shannon Ivey and Sarah Ann Singer
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