UGA Press

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Founded in 1938, UGA Press currently publishes 60-70 new books a year, ranging from works of scholarship; creative and literary works; regional books; and digital projects.

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UGA Press@ugapress· 18d

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law 36 years ago on July 26, 1990. Pick up a few of these UGA Press titles as you read for Disability Pride Month at 50% off through the end of July with code 08SALE250 at ugapress.org.

Graphic with the heading “Disability Pride Month” above the book covers for My Withered Legs and Other Essays, Sifting the Feminine: Essays on a Woman’s Body, Bodies in Blue: Disability in the Civil War North, The Land Devotion, and Sports Rehabilitation and the Human Spirit. The background features the Disability Pride Flag with gray, yellow, pink, blue, and green stripes.

UGA Press@ugapress· 23d

Consider this our love letter 💌 to one of the greatest indies: Square Books in Oxford, MS. Popped in this weekend & found our books everywhere! Thank you to all the folks who put books in people's hands at Square Books, Off Square Books, Square Books, Jr., & Rare Square Books. Y'all are the best!

UGA Press@ugapress· 28d

Happy Publication Day to all of these wonderful authors! 🎉✏️📖 Check out these New Releases on our website: ugapress.org (And they're 50% off through the end of July using code 08SALE250) #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases

Abstract graphic for "Territorializing Democracy" including its book cover and a review. Text: Human Geography, Urban Politics, and Democracy.

Abstract graphic for "Loving Insects" including its book cover and a review. Text: Insect Art, Biography, Environment and Nature, and Science History.

UGA Press@ugapress· Jul 7

It's true! All books are still 50% off through the end of July with code 08SALE250. You know you want to restock your bookshelves.

UGA Press@ugapress· Jul 4

A dynamic dialogue with top historians, unpacking the impact and paradoxes of our nation’s birthday 🇺🇸 Available at 50% off the entire month of July with code 08SALE250. https://www.ugapress.org/9780820377124/u-s-history-at-the-250th/

White book cover showing a red speech bubble containing text that says: "U.S. History at 250th: From the Revolution to the History Wars in Converation with Catherine Clinton and Jim Downs. The blue speech bubble lists the book's contributors:"Sandra Enriquez, Annette Gordon-Reed, Sandy Grande, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Erika Lee, Robert Parkinson, Marc Stein, William Sturkey"

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 24

🏳️‍🌈 Happy PRIDE! Swipe for more LGBTQ+ to read for #Pridemonth! All of our books are on sale during June and July! Code 08SALE250 will take 50% off our entire catalog. www.ugapress.org 🌈

Rainbow background with the book covers of "The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket", "My Corpse Inside", "Unmothered, Untongued", "Gaze Back", "[WHITE]", and "My Withered Legs"

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 23

Summer is officially in full swing and our UGA Press interns have their hands full (most days).

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 18

Still struggling to find a gift for the dad that has everything? Look no further than these curated titles, now 50% off through the end of July with code 08SALE250! #FathersDay #DadAppreciation #BookGift

Large texts at the top reads "BEACH BUM DAD" over a beach background image. The books featured are "The Ultimate Shell Seeker's Guide", "A Beachcombers Guide to Fossils", "A High Low Tide: The Revival of a Southern Oyster", and "Saving the Georgia Coast".

Large text at the top reads “COACH DAD” displayed on a football field background image. The books shown are "The 19 of Greene" by Tony Barnhart, "How ’Bout Them Dawgs!" by Kirby Smart and Loran Smith, "Upset at Oakmont" by Steven Schlossman and Karen Thomas, and "The Crimson and Gold" by Mark Clegg.

Large text at the top reads "OUTDOORSY DAD" over a forest background image. The books shown are "Woodlands of the Mind: Rambles Through Campus Forests", "Hiking Metro Atlanta's Hidden Forests", "The Field Herping Guide", and "A Field Guide to Mushrooms in Georgia".

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 17

🏳️‍🌈 Happy PRIDE Month! Add a splash of rainbow to your TBR by checking out some of our LGBTQ+ titles! www.ugapress.org 🌈

Rainbow background with the book covers of "Stand By Me", "BJU and Me", "Here Are My People", "Queering the South on Screen", "Crooked Letter i", and "A Queer History in Adolescence"

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 16

Jacob Chamberlain's Migrant Justice in the Age of Removal has been awarded the Silver Nautilus Book Award for Social Change & Social Justice! https://www.nautilusbookawards.com/2026-winners-21-29 #NautilusBookAwardsWinner #UGAPress #migrantjustice #books

Gold confetti and Nautilus Book Awards Winner Silver Seal on a dark pink background with an book open on a brown surface below. Text: "Nautlius Book Awards. Better books for a better world. Silver winner."

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 15

Happy Publication Day to all of these wonderful authors! 🎉✏️📖 Check out these New Releases on our website: ugapress.org #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases

Abstract graphic for "Cuban Tobacco in the Age of Second Slavery" including its book cover and a review. Text: Cuban Economy, Black Studies and History, Forced and Enslaved Labor.

Abstract graphic for "We Are American Citizens" including its book cover and a review. Text: Civil Rights & Social Justice, Black History & Studies, Antebellum Colored Conventions, and Black Transnationalism.

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 14

Happy 90th birthday to the trailblazer herself, Mary Frances Early! Snag a copy of Ms. Early's autobiography The Quiet Trailblazer: My Journey as the First Black Graduate of the University of Georgia for 50% off as part of the ugapress.org sitewide sale now through July 31, 2026.

Photo of Mary Frances Early signing her autobiography The Quiet Trailblazer

Photo of Mary Frances Early speaking at lectern

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 11

Feeling the indie love! We are pleased to announce that Meridian Rising has been named a Silver winner in the Literary category in @ForewardReviews' 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards! #ForewardINDIES https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2025/literary/

Promotional graphic announcing Meridian Rising by Paul Burch as a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Winner. On the bottom right is the silver Foreward Indies Winner award seal.

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 2

PRAISE for Hacking Hip Hop by Joycelyn Wilson! Only TWO more months until this book can be in your hands! Preorder at https://www.ugapress.org/9780820377384/hacking-hip-hop/

Tan background with the abstract cover of Hacking Hip Hop by Joycelyn Wilson. The featured blurb states, "In Hacking Hip Hop, Joycelyn Wilson breaks down how Hip Hop shapes the way we think, create, teach, and build. The book takes the culture seriously as a form of innovation and creative intelligence while staying connected to the storytelling and experimentation that have always pushed Hip Hop forward." —Antwan “Big Boi” Patton of OutKast, 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 1

🇺🇸 AMERICA AT 250 SALE 2 months. 50% off all books. Use code 08SALE250 at checkout Details: • 50% off all titles • No minimum • Code valid 6/1/26 to 7/31/26

UGA Press@ugapress· Jun 1

Happy Publication Day to all of these wonderful authors! 🎉✏️📖 Check out these New Releases on our website: ugapress.org #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases

Abstract graphic for "Flannery and Regina" including its book cover and a review. Text: Georgia History, Creative Nonfiction, Flannery O'Connor Biography, Mother-Daughter Relationship.

Abstract graphic for "If I Am Coming to Your Town, Something Terrible Has Happened" including its book cover and a review. Text: War Journalist Autobiography, Creative Nonfiction, Violence in Society, Activism and Social Justice.

Abstract graphic for "Passport to Citizenship" including its book cover and a review. Text: Black Studies, Biography, Creative Nonfiction, and Military.

UGA Press@ugapress· May 29

Jim Downs shares our newest title, U.S. History at the 250th, in our History in the Headlines series with Julian Zelizer. Watch the full interview here: https://open.substack.com/pub/julianzelizer/p/whats-at-stake-with-the-history-wars

A screenshot of a video interview between Julian Zelizer and Jim Downs, co-editor of U.S. History at the 250th.

UGA Press@ugapress· May 28

CLOSING THIS SUNDAY: The submission window for the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction closes at 11:59pm on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Online entries accepted via our portal: https://georgiapress.submittable.com/submit

An image of a peacock and the details of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction contest submission window.

UGA Press@ugapress· May 15

Happy Publication Day to this wonderful author! 🎉✏️📖 Check out these New Releases on our website: ugapress.org #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases

Abstract graphic for "Palms, Priests, and Pirates" including its book cover and a review. Text: Coastal Regions and Shorelines, Historical Geography, and Photography.

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 30

Happy International Jazz Day! Read the full review of Jazz June in Compulsive Reader. https://compulsivereader.com/2026/04/07/a-review-of-jazz-june-a-self-portrait-in-essays-by-clifford-thompson/"

Blue background with cover of the book Jazz June by Clifford Thompson at the front.

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 28

The starred review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social highlights Glawe's "distinctive voice and honesty" in his upcoming memoir publishing June 1st, 2026! Preorder available now. Read the full review here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781588385734

A Publishers Weekly review with a photo of author, Justin Glawe sitting in chair posing, and the book cover photo of If I am Coming to Your Town, Something Terrible Has Happened.

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 27

April is National Poetry Month and we have a wide selection to choose from! Celebrate poetry month with us by checking out one of our amazing poets. Find more available poetry books on our website!

The heading "National Poetry Month" above a typewriter and sketched stars.

The covers of "A Season" by Michael Walsh and "Blue Hands, Brown Skin" by Awuor Ouha with short descriptsions of each book.

The covers of "Tripas" and "Cue" with short descriptions of each book.

Slide 3: The covers of "American Happiness" and "The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket" with short descriptions of each title.

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 17

Gear up for #AthensTwilight Weekend, April 17-18, by learning more about Athen's Most Interesting Man, Fred Birchmore! 🚴‍♂️ Around the World on a Bicycle documents his journey, in 1935, traveling through 40 countries in Europe and northern Africa with just his bike. Order at ugapress.org

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 16

Whether you're rooting for the Red team or the Black team this Saturday, we've got just the book for G-Day 2026. Kick off the season with us by browsing these bulldog titles!

Red and black panelled background with the book covers for Damn Good Dogs! and How 'Bout Them Dawgs!

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 15

Happy Publication Day to all of these wonderful authors! 🎉 ✏️ 📖 Check out these New Releases on our website: ugapress.org #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases

Abstract graphic for "American Bacon" including its book cover and a review. Text: "Food Studies", "Agricultural and Food Policy", and "Meat Industry History".

Abstract graphic for "Emotional Filipinos" including its book cover and a review. Text: "Race and Ethnic Relations", "Southeast Asian History", and "Sociology of Religion".

Abstract graphic for "Fall Line" including its book cover and a review. Text: "Flood Devastation", "Fiction", and "Rural Georgia".

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 14

Curious about how books are actually made? Learn more about what happens after an author submits a manuscript for publication on our website: https://www.ugapress.org/current-authors/from-manuscript-to-book-and-beyond-at-uga-press/

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 10

Say hello 👋 to the newest member of Acquisitions, Raquel Thorne, at the Popular Culture Association 2026 Annual Conference today and tomorrow in Atlanta. #PCA26 https://www.ugapress.org/exhibits/pca/ Use code 08PCA26 for 40% PCA discount AND free domestic shipping on select titles.

A woman holding the book Pimento Cheese by Rebecca Lang standing in front of a table filled with UGA Press books displayed face out.

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 6

What do the women in Bama Rush, beauty pageants and President Trump's orbit have in common? https://www.npr.org/2026/04/04/nx-s1-5768773/from-the-confederacy-to-the-white-house-how-southern-beauty-traditions-went-maga https://www.ugapress.org/9780820362328/southern-beauty/

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 3

Golf.com featured Rebecca Lang, author of Pimento Cheese: The Southern Spread, to discuss her book and the story behind the Masters’ famous pimento cheese sandwich. ⛳🧀 Learn more about how pimento cheese became a staple menu item for the #AugustaNationals at https://loom.ly/px5_uew

Hand holding out a bitten, pimento cheese sandwich on top of a green Master's Pimento Cheese wrapper. Photo Credits: Getty Images

UGA Press@ugapress· Apr 2

Join Paul M. Pressly, author of "A Southern Underground Railroad: Black Georgians and the Promise of Spanish Florida and Indian Country" for a talk hosted by The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Event tickets are $10 for members, $15 for non-members.