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  • It’s Time for a Ghost Story

    As Halloween approaches, the crisp night air stirs inside us a curiosity for the unknown. Here at the University Press our minds have wandered into the realm of ghosts and goblins. Three workers at the Press recall what makes ghost stories so interesting to them:   April Loebick explains how…

  • The Military and the Monarchy Free Preview

    Below is a excerpt from our upcoming book, The Military and the Monarchy: The Case and Career of the Duke of Cambridge in an Age of Reform written by Kevin W. Farrell. Due to the restrictions of publishing on the internet, footnotes are not currently available in this excerpt. For…

  • American Government Book Launched

    Thursday’s book launch was a definite success! A crowd gathered to glean information and listen to the authors read excerpts from their chapters. As a new press trying to support local and meaningful publications it was great to see the North Georgia community take interest. The launch included the announcements…

  • E-books: A Book Revolution

    Recently UPNG signed an agreement with Ebrary which will allow libraries from all over to purchase electronic versions of our books, such as The Military and the Monarchy. But why e-books? In the 21st century technology has become such an integral part of our lives. It seems that nothing goes…

  • Book Launch and Essay Contest scheduled during Constitution Week

    Dahlonega, Ga- The University Press of North Georgia is hosting a book launch for their new book Basics of American Government. The launch will be held on September 22 in the upstairs Starbucks Lounge during the meeting hour (12:45-2:00pm). Also during Constitution week the American Democracy Project is hosting an…

  • CUR Call for Abstracts

    The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) has put out a call for abstracts for their 16th Annual Undergraduate Poster Session on Capitol Hill. Research topics should be related to CUR’s disciplinary divisions: Arts and Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, Health Sciences, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/Astronomy, Psychology, or Social Sciences. For more information,…

  • PAWS Writing Contest

    *The following Contest is not sponsored by the University Press of North Georgia.*   PAWS BOOK CONTEST Paws Humane Society of Lumpkin County hopes you will join us in an exciting contest.  This fundraiser is provided by the generosity of local author, Deborah Smith and her husband. It consists of…

  • Welcome our New Student Workers!

    UPNG is proud to announce that we have acquired three new student workers for the Fall 2011 Semester. We would like to welcome Kelley Spurlock , Chris Griffith, and Melanie Jeanty to the UPNG team! The University Press of North Georgia is a teaching press. Students who work for the…