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Chancellor on UPNG Textbook
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“In an effort to reduce the cost of textbooks for students, the University Press of North Georgia, with the University System of Georgia, has published a new, open-source electronic history textbook that can save students nearly $100 each without sacrificing rich and fully sourced content.”–University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank…
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Visiting Author Rundown
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The Visiting Author book signing on November 8th was a wild success, as over 80 people packed into Dahlonega Starbuck’s lounge to hear the poetry. Each of our visiting authors read several of their works, some in English, some in Spanish as Dr. Gordon E. McNeer read his translations. …
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Graphic Fidelity
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Always read the numbers behind a graph because sometimes the best intentions can make for one skewed visual. Recently, when I was meandering through the publishing blogs, I came across an article by Charlene Brusso, arguing that women authors are underrepresented in Science Fiction–or, as people prone to brevity call…
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Digital Publishing in the Humanities
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For over two years, the University Press of North Georgia has been investigating the evolving nature of peer review for the humanities in the digital age. In 2011, the press was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Start-up Grant amounting to almost $25,000 to research this change in…
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Link-N-Blogs: Nov 4, 2013
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“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.”–Mark Twain New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2013: Check out this slideshow with sample artwork from some of the best children’s books from this year. China Has Established Their First Literary…
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Welcome Visiting Spanish Authors
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Join us in welcoming our Spanish-speaking authors to the University of North Georgia. At noon on November 8th we will be hosting a book reading and signing at the Starbucks in the Chestatee building. Come for the poetry and free refreshments. Meet Benjamín Prado, a well-known novelist and author of…
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The Art of Writing Role Models
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Imagine reading the Bible, and the disciples were a dozen variations on Jesus. Bland? Flat? Boring? The irony of writing: authors always want to write role models for people, and yet if you do things too well and make your protagonists too good, the results always feel insipid. Where is…
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Link-N-Blogs: October 25, 2013
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“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”–John F. Kennedy 1) How to Write a Book in 30 Days NaNoWriMo is coming. Nina Amir gives us her advice on how to write a book in 30 days. For all you young authors out there, be sure to check it…