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  • Launch Info: “The Secret Battle” by A. P. Herbert

    Congratulations to Linda Ham for winning The Secret Battle giveaway! Originally published in 1919, The Secret Battle honestly portrays the mental horrors World War I inflicted upon soldiers. Though not autobiographical, character Harry Penrose follows the experiences of author A. P. Herbert, who fought in the Gallipoli Campaign. Penrose’s trial is likely based on…

  • Intern Spotlight: Brooke Caine

    Salutations, fellow lovers of language! My name is Brooke Caine, and I am a senior who will be joining the UNG Press as an intern this summer. Until my junior year of high school, I did not ever see myself in an institution of higher learning, as none of my…

  • Shell Shock in “The Secret Battle”

    We’re honored to have The Secret Battle editor Austin Riede as a guest author today. Riede is an associate English professor at the University of North Georgia, specializing in British modernism. His areas of expertise includes British Literature, Modernism, World War I Literature, Film, and Science Fiction. What drew me most…

  • As I Say Goodbye

    As the year comes to a close along with my journey with the UNG Press, I can’t help but reminisce and get nostalgic about when I first started. Yeah, it may have just been fall of last year that I began this journey, but I can still feel nostalgic and…

  • On “The Secret Battle”: An Interview with Editor Austin Riede

    [Jillian Murphy]    We’re here to discuss The Secret Battle, which you’re the head editor of, but not the original writer, because when was it first written?  [Austin Riede]       It was written in 1919. First published in 1919, right after A. P. Herbert finished with the war. When the war had…

  • A Reflection on My Time at the Press

    I’ve always wanted to have a career with an English studies focus. Well, other than when I was four-years-old and told anyone who would listen that I wanted to be a ladybug when I grew up. Dreams change from four to twenty-two, that’s for sure. I’ve grown up and I’m…

  • Thanks For the Memories!

    During my time at UNG Press, I have been able to explore the world outside the classroom. Working here has given me the ability to become a developed marketer and figure out what I want my future to look like. This opportunity has given me the chance to learn more…

  • Editing and Annotating “The Secret Battle”

    We’re honored to have The Secret Battle editor Austin Riede as a guest author today. Riede is an associate English professor at the University of North Georgia, specializing in British modernism. His areas of expertise include British Literature, Modernism, World War I Literature, Film, and Science Fiction. Working on The Secret…