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  • Tips for Staying an Active Writer

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    Lacking the motivation to write? Here are some ways to continue actively writing.

  • Copyright and the Sedulous Ape

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    BJ Robinson reflects on Robert Louis Stevenson’s sedulous ape and how it affects copyright.

  • Octavia Butler: The Godmother of Science Fiction

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    Octavia Estelle Butler, born June 22,1947, was a science fiction writer.  She began her writing during a time when the genre was white and male dominated. Her determination to become one of the first black, woman science fiction authors, and her resulting success, has proven her influent to science fiction…

  • Intern Spotlight: Collette Whittemore

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    Hello, everyone! My name is Collette Whittemore, and I am a new intern at the University of North Georgia Press for the summer. I am a senior twice over. I have been in college since 2012, but I would like to think that I have a well-rounded education. I enjoy…

  • Celebrating Russian Authors on Russian Language Day

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    You may know that 193 countries make-up the United Nations (UN), but did you know that there are 6 official languages for the UN? Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, French, and Russian are the official languages. This means all official UN documents and announcements are available in each language. In 2010,…

  • Peace Officers Memorial Day

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    Today’s blog is written by author John Cagle. Cagle is the former Chief Deputy of the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office and was a Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. He is a member of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia. On October 1, 1962, President John F. Kennedy…

  • How Open Pedagogy Helps Students and Teachers

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    This blog was adapted from the panel “Open Pedagogy: Who, What, Where, How, and Why” presented by the UNG Press at the 2019 USG Teaching & Learning Conference. If you’ve visited the UNG Press blog before, you’ve heard us talk about open educational resources (OER). We’re a big supporter of OER,…

  • Indie Bookstore Spotlight

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    Bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million! are competing with the likes of Amazon for business, but where does that leave the small-town shops we know and love? We’ve rounded up a list of our favorite regional independent bookstores in celebration of all they have done for our local communities.…