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Exploring Cherokee History: An Interview with James Barnes
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The new nonfiction title Cherokee History and the Spirit Family is set for release on January 23, 2024, and we couldn’t be more eager to share the compelling stories inside it with our readers. A personal examination of the Cherokee Nation’s history from 1826–1910, the book follows author James Barnes’…
Reflecting on My Time with the UNG Press
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Written by UNG Press Intern, Asa Conroy I first learned about the internship at UNG Press while discussing career plans with Dr. Tanya Bennett when I took the Aging and Death in Literature course last fall. Honestly, I had only thought of publishing as a possibility, but I was not…
Stand with the Banned: Thoughts on Book Banning Practices in the United States
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Although the frequency has varied over the years, the United States has had a long-term relationship with book banning. In recent years especially, we have seen an astonishing increase in this practice. Approximately 3,362 recorded book-banning instances occurred from 2022 to 2023, and that number is rising.
Author Intro: A Note From Jim Barnes
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Hi there! I’m Jim Barnes, a writer, Amerindian history buff and environmentalist. I live in France with my wife Anne, our two dogs, and two cats. I was born in Tulsa and am a member of the Cherokee Nation.
OER, BOR, ALG, and Other College Cost-Saving Acronyms
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Since 2013, Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG), a University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) initiative, has saved more than 1.1 million USG students over 143 million dollars by funding and advocating Open Education Resources (OER) through grants and partnerships with eCore, eMajor, and the University of North Georgia…
How to Skip Textbook Costs Without Falling Behind
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The fall semester is upon us, and college students are making their annual pilgrimage back to the classroom. There’s a certain jittery excitement that accompanies the beginning of a new semester–a chance to start over, begin again with a clean slate. Possibilities are endless for students looking out over the…
Examining Aliens: An Interview with Stephen Hundley
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As we near launch day for Stephen Hundley’s debut Southern fiction short story collection, The Aliens Will Come To Georgia First, our assistant managing editor, Ariana Adams, is excited to sit down with Stephen and discuss what the writing process looked like for this unique title. Before we do that,…
Scott Gould’s The Hammerhead Chronicles Keeps Flipping Southern Stereotypes, and Awards Season, on Their Heads
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The University of North Georgia Press is thrilled to announce Scott Gould, author of The Hammerhead Chronicles, has received the 2023 Eric Hoffer Award for Fiction.