University of Georgia Press

12/15/2023

Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for picking WAITING FOR MR. KIM AND OTHER STORIES by Carol Roh Spaulding as one of their favorite books of 2023!

Chronicle reviewers pored over many books throughout the year from fiction to memoir, funny to sobering — here are their favorite reads of 2023 you don’t want to miss.

12/15/2023

Book lovers shopping for book lovers, we are on your side! Today our holiday sale begins and we are offering a 50% discount on ALL of our titles, including preorders of forthcoming titles. Just head over to https://ugapress.org/ to browse and use coupon code 08FALLSL at checkout.

12/13/2023

Still book shopping for the readers in your life? Don't forgot about our holiday sale! Get 50% off ALL of our titles—including preorders of forthcoming titles—until December 16 when you use coupon code 08FALLSL at checkout. Just head over to our website and look at new and forthcoming books, catalogs, series pages, or search for books in the subjects you're interested in. Happy holidays!

Book lovers shopping for book lovers, we are on your side! Today our holiday sale begins and we are offering a 50% discount on ALL of our titles, including preorders of forthcoming titles. Just head over to https://ugapress.org/ to browse and use coupon code 08FALLSL at checkout.

12/13/2023

"Unmasking the Klansman is. . .a deep dive into the slow but steady progress of far-right Christian-nationalist thought creeping from the dark corners of our country into acceptability on the edges of mainstream political discourse."
—Paul Stekler reviews Unmasking the Klansman: The Double Life of Asa and Forrest Carter by Dan T. Carter in the Texas Observer

A new book reveals the untold story of a Ku Klux Klan member’s literary double life under the names of both Asa and Forrest Carter.

12/12/2023

"Butler is an excellent researcher and writer. . . Fortune & Folly is a brisk, enjoyable read for local history buffs who want to fill in some areas not usually covered."
—Phil Kloer reviews FORTUNE AND FOLLY for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In "Fortune & Folly," Sara A.H. Butler traces how, despite a penchant for messing up, Asa "Buddie" Candler influenced and intersected with Coca-Cola, Emory University, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Zoo Atlanta, West View Cemetery, and eventually, “Stranger Things.”

12/12/2023

Thanks to Garden & Gun Magazine for including Sally Bethea's KEEPING THE CHATTAHOOCHEE in their list of "The Best Books for (and about) Southerners of 2023"!



Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

https://gardenandgun.com/list/the-best-books-for-and-about-southerners-of-2023/?fbclid=IwAR0aMwrLifv0t0a7CmAAsYVdVvZCruqV2fWO8i8r--rkjC_hQQf2MACSYsY_aem_AfnSCcdXqOE0CUHg8IAFaf8yjLGG85zRYuKlmDccGXCZCxIV9g3Kj7C2CESTbwQNk4s

Top cookbooks, novels, and memoirs that explored the story-filled region

12/05/2023

Thanks to The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) on choosing TWO of our authors and their books as finalists for the 2024 Phil Reed Environmental Writing Award! Keeping the Chattahoochee: Reviving and Defending a Great Southern River by Sally Sierer Bethea and Poison Powder: The Kepone Disaster in Virginia and Its Legacy by Gregory S. Wilson are among the four finalists!

Also, congrats to UGA Press Editor-at-Large Cynthia Greenlee! Her piece “Reclaiming a North Carolina Plantation” in Garden & Gun Magazine is a finalist for journalism.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announced the finalists for the 2024 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award today. The work of this year’s finalists explores a wide array of environmental topics, ranging from environmental injustices faced by Southern commu...

12/04/2023

Sally Bethea, author of KEEPING THE CHATTAHOOCHEE: REVIVING AND DEFENDING A GREAT SOUTHERN RIVER, is now the subject of an upcoming documentary by Atlanta filmmaker Hal Jacobs, which will be released early next year. For more info on the film and opportunities to support the project, check out the trailer at the link.

The story of Sally Bethea, Shirley Franklin and the women who defended the river | Check out 'Saving the Chattahoochee Documentary' on Indiegogo.

12/01/2023

As tributes from the last week have shown, former First Lady Rossalyn Carter's influence and legacy is enormous. Today we honor her with an excerpt from an essay titled "The President's Partner" by Scott Kaufman from Georgia Women: Their Lives and Times, Volume 2 edited by Kathleen Ann Clark and Ann Short Chirhart. As Kaufman's essay shows, Rosalynn Carter was one of the most consequential First Ladies because of the Carters' conscious decision to approach their marriage as equal partners early on, which created a foundation of mutual respect that sustained their marriage for over seven decades. RIP, Mrs. Carter.

Earlier this week I found myself engaged in a pointless social media thread on the correct pronunciation of the late Rosalynn Carter’s first name, after which I realized that everyone commenting wi…

11/28/2023

LISTEN: The National Poetry Series-winning author Tennison Black recently spoke with Viewless Wings Press podcast about their collection SURVIVAL STRATEGIES. Check it out!

Tennison S. Black is the author of Survival Strategies (winner of the National Poetry Series, UGA Press 2023). Their work has appeared or is forthcoming in SWWIM, Hotel Amerika, Booth, Wordgathering, and New Mobility, among others. Black received their MFA at Arizona State University. They are the M...

11/15/2023

We're on pins and needles with excitement for tonight's 74th National Book Awards Ceremony! Tripas by Brandon Som (co-published with the The Georgia Review) is a finalist for the NBA in poetry, and it couldn't have happened to a more deserving poet or collection. The National Book Foundation will be livestreaming the ceremony, so check out details on their site. And good luck to all the nominees!

The 74th National Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by LeVar Burton and featuring special guest Oprah Winfrey, is one week away!

Readers everywhere are invited to tune in for the biggest night in books on November 15, 2023 at 8:00pm EST. For more info, visit nationalbook.org/awards

11/15/2023

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead will visit the University of Georgia and Athens this week for the Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the UGA Chapel. Whitehead is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of 11 books of fiction and nonfiction, including "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys." His reviews, essays, and fiction have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, New York magazine, Harper's, Granta, and many other publications. He has received the National Humanities Medal, a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Book Award, the Carnegie Medal for Fiction, and numerous other honors. Whitehead's latest novel is "Crook Manifesto," the second in his Harlem Trilogy.

The Ferdinand Phinizy Lectureship is endowed through the University of Georgia Foundation, administered by the UGA History Department, and presented in partnership with the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and University of Georgia Press. This lecture is part of Spotlight on the Arts as well as the UGA Signature Lecture Series.

11/03/2023

LISTEN: Erica Abrams Locklear, author of APPALACHIA ON THE TABLE, was interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting this morning about her book and perceptions of over time. Enjoy!

Appalachia on the Table: Representing Mountain Food & People by Erica Abrams Locklear examines how Appalachian food is represented, starting at the turn of the 20 century when the nation viewed Appalachian food as 'coarse' until today's celebration of the cuisine.

10/30/2023

"From old shame about traditional mountain foodways, recounted in earlier novels and memoirs, emerges a new pride, seen first in the works of more recent Appalachian authors and later on menus as the farm-to-table movement began celebrating ramps and sorghum, ingredients harvested in the mountains for generations. . . . If we are truly what we eat, then Appalachians are as complex as the food of their rugged land."
—C.A. Carlson, from a review of APPALACHIA ON THE TABLE for Our State Magazine

What is Appalachian cuisine? After finding her grandmother’s cookbook, an author combs through the region’s culinary history to find the answer.

10/30/2023

"This is an exciting time for Appalachian food. It’s finally being celebrated, and there’s a growing recognition that Appalachian cuisine includes a diverse array of foods and culinary traditions. . . . Celebrating mountain food and at the same time highlighting the diversity in these mountains is a delicious future to consider."
—Erica Abrams Locklear, author of APPALACHIA ON THE TABLE, from an interview with Edible Asheville

Abrams Locklear’s most recent book, Appalachia on the Table, looks at how stereotypes surrounding the food of Southern Appalachia.

10/30/2023

"It’s possible that my ancestor Lewis Brownmiller still lies in an unmarked grave in an unknown field. Thousands upon thousands of Civil War dead met such a fate. But in Final Resting Places, we’re reminded of why it’s important to memorialize those of the fallen that we can, and how doing so contributes to our greater understanding of the war and ourselves."
—Drew Gallagher reviews FINAL RESTING PLACES for Washington Independent Review of Books

https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our-week-in-reviews-10-28-23
Our Week in Reviews (featuring titles from University of Georgia Press, Putnam Books, Algonquin Books, and Spiegel & Grau).

10/26/2023

Looking forward to reading from and talking about THE SUM OF TRIFLES at Goucher College this evening at 5:30! Hope to see you there, Baltimore.
University of Georgia Press

10/17/2023

Celebrate with us! Click on the link to see a list of titles by or about great Black poets we've published and get 30% with code 08BLKPOET at checkout.



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10/16/2023

Athens: TONIGHT our friends at Avid Bookshop are hosting author and New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl for a reading of her new book THE COMFORT OF CROWS at the Athens-Clarke County Library. Margaret is also a champion and is the winner of the Association of University Presses 2023 AUPresses Stand UP Award, so if you support our mission and what we do we think you're quite likely to enjoy hearing Margaret. We hope to see you there!

Beloved author and New York Times opinion writer Margaret Renkl will be at the Athens-Clarke County Public Library on October 16 from 7pm-8pm to celebrate her new book THE COMFORT OF CROWS: A BACKYARD YEAR. We hope to see you all there to chat about nature, seasons, beauty, and finding comfort in nature and get your copies of THE COMFORT OF CROWS, LATE MIGRATIONS, and GRACELAND AT LAST signed! You can pick up copies of all of Renkl's books at Avid Bookshop or at the event on 10/16. Check out our event page to buy the book and get more information: https://www.avidbookshop.com/event/margaret-renkl-comfort-crows-backyard-year



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10/03/2023

Congrats to Brandon Som and the Georgia Review! TRIPAS has been named a FINALIST for the National Book Award for Poetry!!!


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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Paul Harding and Cristina Rivera Garza are among the honorees. Winners will be announced next month.

09/29/2023

"The Underground Railroad" author Colson Whitehead will lecture at UGA on Nov. 15 and visit with Cedar Shoals High School students on Nov. 16.

09/29/2023

A Florida State University graduate whose fiction writing draws from his experience as an immigrant from Nigeria has earned the […]

09/20/2023

ATL/Decatur: Hope to see y'all out at the Georgia Center for the Book at DCPL TONIGHT!!! Erica Abrams Locklear will be in conversation with Virginia Willis to discuss APPALACHIA ON THE TABLE. Should be a great conversation!

Erica Abrams Locklear will discuss her new book, Appalachia on the Table, with Virginia Willis.