uscpress.com - News https://uscpress.com/ Kevin J. Hayes Challenges the Romantic Narrative of Hunter S. Thompson https://uscpress.com/book-post/4063940/Kevin-J-Hayes-Challenges-the-Romantic-Narrative-of-Hunter-S-Thompson
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…]]>
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:32:00 -0700
First Piedmont Publishing Symposium held in Spartanburg, SC https://uscpress.com/book-post/4061453/First-Piedmont-Publishing-Symposium-held-in-Spartanburg-SC
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…]]>
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:46:00 -0700
Lisa M. Gring-Pemble explores strategies of the early woman's movement in Your Daughters Will Prophesy https://uscpress.com/book-post/4031619/Lisa-M-Gring-Pemble-explores-strategies-of-the-early-womans-movement-in-Your-Daughters-Will-Prophesy
In their new book, Your Daughters Will Prophesy: Religion and Rhetoric in the Nineteenth-Century Woman's Movement, co-authors Lisa Gring-Pemble and Martha Watson detail how women used scriptu…]]>
Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:05:00 -0700
Open Carolina moves to new accessible hosting platform https://uscpress.com/book-post/3670192/Open-Carolina-moves-to-new-accessible-hosting-platform
University of South Carolina Press moves Open Carolina to Manifold at USC, an accessible hosting platform. In fall 2023, USC Press launched its open access collection, Open Carolina, in partne…]]>
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:31:00 -0700
New paid internship creates opportunities for publishing hopefuls https://uscpress.com/book-post/3603168/New-paid-internship-creates-opportunities-for-publishing-hopefuls
Starting this spring semester, University of South Carolina Press is giving a $1,000 stipend to students participating in its longtime internship program. Like many nonprofit book publishers,…]]>
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:47:00 -0700
University of South Carolina Press partners with Paradigm Publishing Services https://uscpress.com/book-post/3603167/University-of-South-Carolina-Press-partners-with-Paradigm-Publishing-Services
University of South Carolina Press partners with Paradigm Publishing Services, a divsion of DeGruyter Brill, as part of their growing University Press Library group (UPL). Paradigm makes resea…]]>
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:39:00 -0700
University of South Carolina Press Increases Access to Publications with Accessible Ebooks https://uscpress.com/book-post/3434079/University-of-South-Carolina-Press-Increases-Access-to-Publications-with-Accessible-Ebooks
University of South Carolina Press is pleased to announce it is now publishing accessible ebooks. In a step toward increasing accessibility in its publishing program, starting with the spring…]]>
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:02:00 -0800
M.V. Hood, III and Seth C. McKee Win 2025 V.O. Key Award for Rural Republican Realignment in the Modern South https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137806/M-V-Hood-III-and-Seth-C-McKee-Win-2025-V-O-Key-Award-for-Rural-Republican-Realignment-in-the-Modern-South
The Southern Political Science Association presented M.V. Hood, III and Seth C. McKee with the 2025 V.O. Key Award for Rural Republican Realignment in the Modern South: The Untold Story, at th…]]>
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:05:00 -0800
Lisa Silvestri crowdsources hope through stories of community action in Peace by Peace https://uscpress.com/book-post/3026784/Lisa-Silvestri-crowdsources-hope-through-stories-of-community-action-in-Peace-by-Peace
When Lisa Silvestri, associate teaching professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State, felt isolated while adjusting to her life as a first-time parent on parental leave, she reac…]]>
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:50:00 -0800
USC Press Welcomes Its First Graduate Acquisitions Assistant, Emma Silvis https://uscpress.com/book-post/2953516/USC-Press-Welcomes-Its-First-Graduate-Acquisitions-Assistant-Emma-Silvis
This fall, University of South Carolina Press welcomed its first Graduate Acquisitions Assistant, Emma Silvis, who is earning a dual master’s degree in English and library and informatio…]]>
Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:13:00 -0800