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Taste the State Georgia

Ingredient by ingredient, dish by dish, take a tantalizing tour of Georgia's signature foods

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Descended

A mysterious name initiates a journey to discover one family's past, and reveals more than was expected

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Otherwise, I'm Fine

A daughter's story of unresolved grief and a family's hard-won healing

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An Artist's Life

The path to discovering and developing the artist within

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A Dream Deferred

The first full-length biography of one of South Carolina's most significant African American visual artists

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Flocks of Birds

Anthony S. Parent Jr.

Otherwise, I'm Fine

Barbara Presnell

Descended

Keith Rushing

South Carolina Reflections

photographs by Robert C. Clark
text by Tom Poland
foreword by Mary Alice Monroe

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic!

Mary Martha Greene
foreword by Cassandra King

Peace by Peace

Lisa Ellen Silvestri

South of My Dreams

F. K. Clementi

The End of Tennessee

Rachel M. Hanson

A Deeper South

Pete Candler
foreword by Rosanne Cash

Liberty Street

Jason K. Friedman

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Taste the State Georgia

Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields
foreword by Mashama Bailey

Atlas of South Carolina, third edition

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illustrated by Elbie Bentley

Community and Critique

Sara C. VanderHaagen

Rhetorica Rising

edited by Eileen E. Schell, K.J. Rawson, Curtis J. Jewell, Abigail H. Long, Sidney Turner, and Gabriella Wilson

An Artist's Life

Mary Whyte

Southern Shepherds, Savage Wolves

Otis Westbrook Pickett Sr.

Come Along with Me

Henrie Monteith Treadwell

Winning Our Wonder

Patty Wilde

The Republican House Divided

Tim Galsworthy

The Concise Guide to South Carolina State Government

Vincent Sheheen

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The Mobile River, updated edition

John S. Sledge

Kugels and Collards

Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey
with John M. Sherrer III
foreword by Marcie Cohen Ferris

A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina, revised and expanded edition

Patrick D. McMillan, Richard D. Porcher Jr., Douglas A. Rayner, and David B. White

Brookgreen Gardens

Brookgreen Gardens
introduction by Page Hayhurst Kiniry
foreword by Dick Rosen
with contributions by Robin R. Salmon

Gullah Spirit

Jonathan Green
foreword by Angela D. Mack

Taste the State

Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields

The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All

Mary Martha Greene

A Short History of Charleston, revised and expanded edition

Robert N. Rosen

The Gulf of Mexico

John S. Sledge

We the People

Mary Whyte

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Paper Heroines

Mollie Barnes

A Dream Deferred

M. Akua McDaniel

The Concise Guide to South Carolina State Government

Vincent Sheheen

Southern Shepherds, Savage Wolves

Otis Westbrook Pickett Sr.

Come Along with Me

Henrie Monteith Treadwell

An Artist's Life

Mary Whyte

From New Babylon to Eden, updated edition

Bertrand Van Ruymbeke
foreword by Owen Stanwood

Atlas of South Carolina, third edition

edited by Austin Crane, Michael Mewborne, and Jory Fleming
illustrated by Elbie Bentley

Free Black Charlestonians in Debate

edited by Angela G. Ray

Descended

Keith Rushing

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Kevin J. Hayes Challenges the Romantic Narrative of Hunter S. Thompson

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For many readers, Hunter S. Thompson evokes a spirit of counterculture and mystery. Best known for his books, Fear and Loathing in Law Vegas, and Hell’s Angels, his other works and trou…
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First Piedmont Publishing Symposium held in Spartanburg, SC

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In May 2025, University of South Carolina Press collaborated with a group of South Carolina and Georgia organizations to host the first Piedmont Publishing Symposium at Wofford College in Spa…
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Dearest Mama Author Talk with William S. Walker

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Taste the State Georgia Book Launch with Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields (Atlanta)

Join us for a book launch and author talk in celebration of Taste the State Georgia: Distinctive Foods and Stories from Where Eating Local Began, a new book by Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shie…
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23

Taste the State Author Talk with Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields (Augusta, GA)

Join us for an author talk with Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields and learn about the rich history of Georgia's signature foods in their new book, Taste the State Georgia: Distinctive Foods…
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A Deeper South Author Talk with Pete Candler (Greenville, SC)

Join us for an author talk with Pete Candler to learn about how his road trips through the American South led to a personal confrontation with history as explored in his new book, A Deeper Sou…
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Luncheon Featuring Author Barbara Presnell (Greensboro, NC)

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An Artist's Life Author Talk with Mary Whyte (Columbia, SC)

Join us for an author talk with Mary Whyte and find out how to tap into your creativity as detailed in her new book, An Artist's Life: Unlocking Creative Expression. During her fifty years as…
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An Artist's Life Book Launch with Mary Whyte (Charleston, SC)

Join us for book launch to celebrate Mary Whyte's new book, An Artist's Life: Unlocking Creative Expression. During her fifty years as an artist and teacher, Mary Whyte has discovered that tap…
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An Artist's Life Author Signing with Mary Whyte (Charleston, SC)

Join us for an author signing with Mary Whyte, and find out how to tap into your creativity as detailed in her new book, An Artist's Life: Unlocking Creative Expression. During her fifty years…
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Kevin J. Hayes Challenges the Romantic Narrative of Hunter S. Thompson

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Dearest Mama Author Talk with William S. Walker

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Taste the State Author Talk with Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields (Augusta, GA)

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