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Niels Eichhorn @nielseichhorn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

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...

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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

A stack of four copies of The Political Supreme Court: A Forgotten History by Rachel A. Shelden sits against a white background. One copy stands upright on top of the stack, displaying the book's cover.

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New month, new books! Check out everything publishing this month 👇 uncpress.org/hot-off-the-...

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Drafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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

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Thomas Andrews Revels in Revision

Thomas joins Kate on the Drafting the Past podcast to talk about his "haphazard" publishing trajectory, his own interviews with writers, and more.

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We're looking for an intern - join our publicity team!

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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

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Mark Rice @markricehistory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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!

Copy of the book, Making Machu Picchu: The Politics of Tourism in Twentieth-Century Peru, alongside a royalty check report from UNC Press.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

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Clio's Review: Beyond Norma Rae

Book review of Aimee Loiselle, Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class (University of North Carolina Press, 2023)

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cliodialogues.bsky.social @cliodialogues.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Emerging and established scholars welcome!

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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...

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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

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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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wjasonmiller.bsky.social @wjasonmiller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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...

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

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

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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...

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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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cliodialogues.bsky.social @cliodialogues.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Who do you picture when you think “American working class”? Aimee Loiselle joins The Clio Dialogues history podcast to discuss 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘦 and why our cultural image of the working class leaves so many workers outside the frame. 🎧Link in bio @uncpress.bsky.social @aimloiselle.bsky.social

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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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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Give us your favorite history podcast recs 🎧

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Who's going to Alice Gerrard's book event and performance at Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival this Saturday? 🎤 🎶 raleighwideopen.com/2026-lineup/

Screenshot from Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival lineup page detailing Alice Gerrard events on Saturday October 3rd, with a photo and biography of Alice

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cliodialogues.bsky.social @cliodialogues.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Historian Aimee Loiselle joins The Clio Dialogues history podcast to discuss 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘦: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘗𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 and the workers behind the Hollywood version of labor history. @aimloiselle.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wonderful to see my book in the hands of so many readers. Tuesday is the official publication day for A GLORIOUS FATE with @uncpress.bsky.social. #booksky

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can’t wait for readers to get their hands on this!

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We know the struggle! Too many books to read, too little time 😫

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mary-elizabeth murphy @jimcrowcapital.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm so sad to miss @asalh-bhm.bsky.social this year, but I see Policing Passengers! 🎉 Plus many books cited in it!

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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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wjasonmiller.bsky.social @wjasonmiller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just spent a full hour on Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins (WFAE), talking about "The Friendship and Collaboration of Nina Simone and Langston Hughes." With Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood arriving Monday, the timing feels perfect. Link in comments. #DontLetMeBeMisunderstood

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our ASALH booth is ready for you! Stop by to view our titles on display or chat with editors, @dawnd.bsky.social and Andrew Winters 🙌 #ASALH2026 @asalh-bhm.bsky.social

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The Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Three more books from @uncpress.bsky.social! Now that's what I call a good mail day!

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The JER Pano @thejerpano.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The complete #JERPano Vol. 46 Fall issue is available free on Project MUSE for the next four weeks, courtesy of @uncpress.bsky.social. Every article in this edition is open to read, download, and share with students and colleagues! Click the link in the🧵or scan the QR code to access.

"Read the Fall issue without a login until the second week of October! Scan QR or click the link" in the thread below.

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The Civil War Monitor @cwmonitor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"A Mother’s Work: Mary Bickerdyke, Civil War Era Nurse" by Megan VanGorder "will be an important addition to scholarly conversations on women’s history and the history of medicine and nursing," writes Sarah Handley-Cousins. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdh6v49z @uncpress.bsky.social

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Check out Jack Carey's review of Adrienne Krone's "Free-Range Religion: Alternative Food Movements and Religious Life in the United States," published in 2025 by @uncpress.bsky.social Review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What's on your reading list this week?

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The Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was great to sit down with @civilwarmemory.bsky.social to discuss his upcoming book release. I had an awesome time talking history with Kevin, as always. Check out the video now! youtube.com/live/Na_5zPM...

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The Man Behind "Glory": What Hollywood Got Wrong About Robert Gould Shaw

YouTube video by The Tattooed Historian

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

Hitting shelves October 27th!

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