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  • Happy Independence Day!

    Wishing everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July! From all of us at the University Press of North Georgia

  • Update: A Post Card from the University Press

    As an intern you may find yourself in new situations daily. Today, I entered an office littered with books from the floor up. I noticed an empty bookcase and binders scattered across the room. “What’s happened here?” I wondered. My boss was in the process of rearranging the office with…

  • Hardcover Edition of “I have been so many people”: A Study of Lee Smith’s Novels

    Due to the large amount of pre-orders as well as increased public interest in our latest publication “I have been so many people”: A Study of Lee Smith’s Novels by Tanya Long Bennett, PhD, the University Press of North Georgia is now offering first run hardcover editions of this title…

  • RELEASING TOMORROW: “I have been so many people”: A Study of Lee Smith’s Novels

    The University Press of North Georgia is releasing its latest monograph “I have been so many people”: A Study of Lee Smith’s Novels tomorrow at a special book launch party at the Vickery House in Dahlonega from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The…

  • Preview of “I have been so many people”: A Study of Lee Smith’s Novels

    In honor of the impending release of University Press of North Georgia’s newest monograph, “I have been so many people”: A Study of Lee Smith’s Novels by Tanya Long Bennett, PhD, we have posted an excerpt from the book below. We hope you will join us for the book launch…

  • Little Free Libraries

    There’s a story that’s been floating around the publishing world and has even gained momentum with national news outlets. It’s the story of Spenser Collins, a nine-year-old who was forced by his community in Kansas to remove a Little Free Library from in front of his house as it was…

  • Tanya Long Bennett’s Top Five Lee Smith Novels

    Tanya Long Bennett’s Top Five Lee Smith Novels Fair and Tender Ladies Oral History On Agate Hill The Devil’s Dream Saving Grace “I have been so many people”: A Study of Lee Smith’s Novels by Tanya Long Bennett releases on July 1st. You may preorder the book here. Please join Tanya…

  • UPNG Podcast – Episode 1: Interview with Dr. Bennett

     I was lucky enough to sit down with Dr. Tanya Long Bennett to discuss her new book “I have been so many people”: A Study of Lee Smith’s Novels. It is a comprehensive analysis of all of Lee Smith’s novel up through her 2006 novel, On Agate Hill, including her short stories,…