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Be on the look out for our Georgia Open History Library (GOHL) exhibit circulating around the state! GOHL is an open-access library of nearly fifty digital editions of single-authored scholarly titles and two multi-volume series, as well as primary documents going back to the founding of Georgia as a colony up to statehood and beyond.

Racism and Anti-Blackness: Educate yourself about what’s going on with something from our reading list.

Sales and Special Offers: See our most recent virtual conference exhibits and access our current discount codes.

Just where did all of these great UGA Press books come from, anyway? Let our new How Books Are Made infographic clear that up for you.

 

Upcoming Events

  • Book Talk: Books Through Bars

    April 21, 2024  2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Firestorm Books, 1022 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806, USA

    This event will bring together editors and contributors to Books through Bars, a new collection exploring how prison books programs are quietly challenging the largest prison industry in the world. The hybrid format means community members are welcome to join in-person or virtually (registration coming soon).

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  • Appalachia on the Table

    April 25, 2024  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23220, USA

    Appalachia on the Table by Erica Abrams Locklear lecture and meet and greet. Tickets free for museum members and children under 5, $10 for adults, and $5 for students.

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  • Beware the Tall Grass Signing & Discussion

    April 25, 2024  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Prairie Lights Books and Cafe, 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA

    Signing and discussion, Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, IA

    More info here

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  • Book Talk: Books Through Bars

    April 25, 2024  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Avid Bookshop, 1662 S Lumpkin St, Athens, GA 30606, USA

    The Athens-Clarke County Library, Avid Bookshop, and the University of Georgia Press invite you to an event in celebration of the book Books Through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 7-8pm at the Athens-Clarke County Library. The event will be a panel discussion with Dave "Mac" Marquis, Moira Marquis, and Valerie Surrett who are editors and a contributor to the book with a book signing afterwards.

    For accessibility requests, contact [email protected]. Please submit your request at least two weeks before the event.

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  • Book Talk and Zine Making: Books Through Bars

    April 26, 2024
    University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA

    Time TBD

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What's New

Be on the look out for our Georgia Open History Library (GOHL) exhibit circulating around the state! GOHL is an open-access library of nearly fifty digital editions of single-authored scholarly titles and two multi-volume series, as well as primary documents going back to the founding of Georgia as a colony up to statehood and beyond.

Racism and Anti-Blackness: Educate yourself about what’s going on with something from our reading list.

Sales and Special Offers: See our most recent virtual conference exhibits and access our current discount codes.

Just where did all of these great UGA Press books come from, anyway? Let our new How Books Are Made infographic clear that up for you.

 

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