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Celebrating Chinese Authors!
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With the start of the Chinese New Year, we at the Press are focusing a few notable Chinese and Chinese-American authors, their accomplishments, and their contributions to the literary world. Maxine Hong Kingston Born and raised in Stockton, California, Kingston is a first-generation Chinese-American writer who has written critically-acclaimed…
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The Forgotten American Who Went: Arthur Guy Empey
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Many are familiar with war-themed novels like The Red Badge of Courage (1895) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), but few have ever heard of Over the Top by Arthur Guy Empey. Arthur Guy Empey and his first book Over the Top (1917) redefined war literature. Over the…
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Happy Birthday, Robert Burns!
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Robert Burns (1759-1796) was a man known by many names, including, but not limited to, Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire, and the Ploughman Poet. He was a poet by trade, though his word’s effects were not bound to the literary community. Burns was regarded as the National Poet of…
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Cassidy Webber: My Journey to Publishing
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Hello, everyone! My name is Cassidy Webber, and I’m an English: Writing and Publication major here at the University of North Georgia. It is an absolute pleasure to have the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the publishing industry. Books and literature have surrounded me since I was very…
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“Targeting Discretion” Book Launch
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The University of North Georgia Press is proud to announce the launch of its new title, Targeting Discretion: A Guide for Command Staff, Frontline Officers, and Students by Dr. Casey LaFrance. It’s hard to not have police matters in at least the periphery of your mind. News of shootings and…
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New Release! Targeting Discretion: A Guide for Command Staff, Frontline Officers, and Students
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Over the past few weeks you all have read about our forthcoming title, Targeting Discretion: A Guide for Command Staff, Frontline Officers, and Students by Dr. Casey LaFrance and have anticipated its launch. Well, the wait is finally over! Today you c an finally purchase your copy of LaFrance’s Targeting…
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Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe!
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Today, we wish America’s favorite dark romantic a happy 108th birthday! Born to two actors who died before he was three, Edgar Allan Poe was exposed to loss and sadness from an early age. He was left in the foster care of John and Frances Allen, proprietors of a successful…