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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The first review of my new biography of Robert Gould Shaw is in and I couldn't be more pleased. Fergus Bordewich nailed exactly how I came away thinking about Shaw's importance and place in the history and memory of the Civil War. 🗃️ www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...

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A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw | Washington Independent Review of Books

The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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wjasonmiller.bsky.social @wjasonmiller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who packed Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh last night. Celebrating with NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green was a night I won't forget. Go get the book, link in comments. Catch me next at "ReVIEWING Black Mountain College" in Asheville, Oct 2-4. #DontLetMeBeMisunderstood

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

⭐STARRED REVIEW from @ala-booklist.bsky.social for @rachelshelden.bsky.social's THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT⭐️ “An essential addition to any political or historical collection.” If you're following today's SCOTUS debates, you need to read this book. www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

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Booklist Online: Leading Book Discovery

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Warren Milteer @wemilteer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm speaking about my book on free people of color during the Civil War era. Join us this evening at 7 pm Eastern. You can register here: virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Helen Kyriakoudes @hkyria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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...

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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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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One last pub day for September! Meet our four newest releases: uncpress.org/hot-off-the-press

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This Molly Brookfield x @annehelen.bsky.social Culture Study convo is FASCINATING and also disturbing (a Black farmer got sentenced to 2 years after a white girl accused him of “leering”; 5 years later, white men had a published guide to “girl-watch”)…

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An Unaccountably Fascinating History of Street Harassment | Culture Study

But first, don't miss: Friday's thread on how to commemorate death anniversaries; Tuesday's thread on Fix It/Maintain It/Responsibly Dispose

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Feeling incredibly grateful this morning. Thank you to everyone at the John L. Nau Center for Civil War History at UVA for making my visit this week so enjoyable. I can't think of a better way to kick off the book tour for my new bio of Robert Gould Shaw. #booksky 🗃️ uncpress.org/978146969717...

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A Glorious Fate

Robert Gould Shaw (1837–1863) is best known as the heroic colonel who led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment—one of the first regiments of Black so...

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 24/09/2026

🛥️ Climb aboard and come along for a double sea otter release in Monterey Bay!

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 23/09/2026

I’ll be speaking at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture tomorrow, so I talked to Richmond’s alternative weekly about it.

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Many people are saying

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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...

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What Authors Ask Most

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

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

BREAKING: @uncpress.bsky.social's 2026 Employee Duo of the Year, presented to Sonya Bonczek and Brock Schnoke by a rigorous selection committee consisting of Sonya Bonczek and Brock Schnoke. No questions will be taken at this time.

UNC PRESS'S EMPLOYEE DUO OF THE YEAR, presented to Sonya Bonczek and Brock Schnoke, by a rigorous selection committee consisting of Sonya Bonczek and Brock Schnoke.

DRIVING DISCOVERABILITY TOGETHER

MOVING METRICS AND MOUNTAINS

BRINGING ENERGY TO SUBJECTS NOBODY THOUGHT COULD BE MARKETED

Together We Boost Open Rates!

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"An informed, moving exploration of an important and neglected national story...[Blair] constructs a narrative of resistance and hard-won autonomy unfolding over nearly a century." Kirkus Reviews on Bill Blair's ARLINGTON: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, out in November uncpress.org/978146969658...

Book cover of Arlington: An African American History by William A. Blair (UNC Press; on sale November 2026)

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Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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.

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Dan Howlett @dhowlett1692.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you're at NCPH and AASLH this week in Providence, I have AskHistorians stickers and a lot of time to discuss doing public history on Reddit!

Stickers for the subreddit AskHistorians, one featuring the name of the subreddit and two of figures based on Reddit's Snoo mascot showing Jane Austen and Chief Joseph

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When you have competing author virtual events

Molly Brookfield discussing her new book Watching the Girls Go By with Cristen Conger at Charis Books on the laptop and Gautham Rao and Anna Law for ASLH Making Connections: New Works in Legal History on the phone

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“This is no way to run a democracy.” Fantastic synthesis in @motherjones.com of Supremacy and @rachelshelden.bsky.social’s can’t-miss book on The Political Supreme Court

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Terrific review of SUPREMACY by @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social alongside my book, THE POLITICAL SUPREME COURT:

Picture of this quotation from Pema Levy’s article “How the Supreme Court seized power to rule over the rest of us”:

“As Bowie, Renan, and Shelden show, this is not how its always been, or how it's supposed to be. To take back their power, the people must simply demand it.”

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Really appreciate @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social giving me the opportunity to talk about my new book. cc: uncpress.bsky.social

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

One of the important hills I'll die on is that the digital rights space needs more historians because so we understand that many of the problems we're facing stem from pre-digital ways of organizing society and need holistic fixes that don't get bogged down in the high-tech boogeyman of the week.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So grateful for this kind review of Canal Dreamers on H-Oceans! It describes the book as "a well-researched and detailed study" that will be of interest to scholars of diplomatic history, global history and history of science, technology, and the environment. @uncpress.bsky.social #skystorians 🗃️

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Rev. Chris Lilley 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @frostinthepines.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Looks to be another challenging and illuminating read on the legal roots of vigilantism, providing vital context as we continue to confront and challenge the realities of white supremacy and White Christian nationalism. @gauthamrao.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social 🧵 1/4

A book cover lying flat on a light wood slatted surface. The cover features a dark, shadowy background with the left half of a horse's face wearing a bridle visible along the left edge. The main title "WHITE POWER" is written in large, white, diagonally-striped capital letters. Below that, the subtitle "POLICING AMERICAN SLAVERY" appears in smaller yellow capital letters, with each word separated by a thin yellow horizontal line. The author's name, "GAUTHAM RAO," is printed in solid white capital letters at the bottom.

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And here I was thinking maybe I could become an audiobook narrator on the side, like, how hard can it be?! LOL, apparently you do not simply sit down with a mic and read a book. Cool piece! Love audiobooks so much - it has completely changed daily chores and long runs for me!

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Watch (and Hear) a Buzzy New Novel Become an Audiobook

We followed the audiobook production of Emma Cline’s Booker Prize nominee “Switzy” from start to finish to show you how it’s done.

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here’s another example of a great author website 😍 The book is front and center, great blurbs, a clear link to buy/learn more, and then there’s additional content for anyone who wants to keep exploring, including an interactive timeline and an excerpt!

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Thomas G. Andrews

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

openai: there is a nonzero chance this kills everyone all of us uploading photos of our face: ok but what would i have looked like in the 80s 🫠🥴

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Working from the porch is even better now with this little guy under my chair ☀️♡

kitten lounging in the sun under my chair on back porch

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Officially a cat mama (×2) again 😻😻🐾

2 adorable kitties adjusting to their new forever home 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

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Dan Berger @dnbrgr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Page proofs are innnnnnnn!! Book coming your way March 9, 2027

Screen shot of a PDF reading “PRISON: Incarceration and the Making of America by Dan Berger, Basic Books”

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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

he got him. he finally fucking got him

real-life coyote and roadrunner encounter captured in southern california

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

and now for some better literacy news: ideas are for everybody! @downboundbooks.bsky.social @ahablives.bsky.social many other good heads "Just the act of reading together, in other words, was the bulwark against despair and alienation that so many of us were seeking.” defector.com/what-do-book...

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What Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”? | Defector

If you haven’t yet encountered the cover story for the August issue of The Atlantic, I have some bad news to share: “The End of Reading Is Here.” It’s an intentionally provocative headline for a sligh...

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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 02/09/2026

tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. only on thisguysucked.com/merch

Jamelle Bouie on tiktok wearing a “you can’t libel the dead” TGS merch hat

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"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...

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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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Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I couldn't be more pleased to share that I've signed with @oieahc.bsky.social / @uncpress.bsky.social for my book “Elizabeth Whitman’s Disappearance: A True Story of Literary Celebrity and Seduction from Revolutionary America.” It's a dream to join this legendary catalog.

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Omohundro Institute

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture (OI) is the oldest organization in the United States exclusively dedicated to the

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Over the last three days, I’ve read a lot of Dolly Parton stories and appreciations to fully understand her power and allure. If you can only read one, read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social’s. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...

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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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Mark Simpson-Vos @simpsonvos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you don’t know Dolly’s rendition of Wayfaring Stranger, you should. One of the unquestioned best versions of a great American song.

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Wayfaring Stranger (Live)

YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic

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Mark Simpson-Vos @simpsonvos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My Dolly Parton story is that she contributed a foreword to a book I edited, and that book make the NY Times best seller list - yet more evidence her book magic was every bit as great as her music magic.

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Wayfaring Strangers

From the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, a steady stream of Scots migrated to Ulster and eventually onward across the Atlantic to resettle in t...

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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Howard Beale Street Blues @winteron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

check out this whole thread of video posts; very powerful words from Tressie McMillan Cottom

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Remember when we were in Baltimore for the New Voices, New Rooms conference earlier this month? If you were wondering what that entails, we have a recap for you! 📚🦀 uncpress.substack.com/p/new-voice-...

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New Voice, New Rooms Recap

UNC Press authors and staff connect with booksellers in Baltimore

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