Category: Interviews
Exploring Cherokee History: An Interview with James Barnes
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The new nonfiction title Cherokee History and the Spirit Family is set for release on January 23, 2024, and we couldn’t be more eager to share the compelling stories inside it with our readers. A personal examination of the Cherokee Nation’s history from 1826–1910, the book follows author James Barnes’…
Examining Aliens: An Interview with Stephen Hundley
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As we near launch day for Stephen Hundley’s debut Southern fiction short story collection, The Aliens Will Come To Georgia First, our assistant managing editor, Ariana Adams, is excited to sit down with Stephen and discuss what the writing process looked like for this unique title. Before we do that,…
What Authors Don’t Know About Book Marketing
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As interns who have gotten the opportunity to work with the UNG Press staff for the past year, we learned a lot of surprising, little known facts about publishing. Many of these facts regard book marketing, and we were shocked at how multi-faceted the promotional process is and how little…
Veterans Day Reflections from a Military Family
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Every Veterans Day, we celebrate those who have sacrificed so much to ensure freedom both at home in the United States and abroad. Today, we at the University of North Georgia Press celebrate both veterans and their families. Corey Parson, the Managing Editor of the UNG Press, spent half her…
Ask the Author: Rielle Navitski on Latinx Representation in Film and Media
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To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked Rielle Navitski, coeditor and coauthor of Latinx Media, about the importance of Latinx representation in film, television, and digital media, as well as her experience leading this project. Latinx Media is available now as an open-access textbook, free to download! What inspired…
Ask the Author: John H. Davis on the Military-to-College Transition
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We asked author John H. Davis about some of the difficulties that veterans face when returning to college after military service.