The American Chestnut tells the story of the titular tree from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The following is a Q&A…
The University of Georgia Press announces a new outdoor series imprint with its acquisition of Milestone Press, a privately owned adventure publisher known for high quality guide books for the Southern Appalachian region. The Press will assume a backlist of 22 active titles and continue to publish new titles within the Milestone Press imprint. Founded…
We are right smack dab in between Thanksgiving and Christmas, two holidays filled with family and, more importantly, food. So, sticking to that theme, we’re publishing a panel from early this past October featuring four authors who focus on southern foodways. The event was sponsored by the Southern Foodways Alliance, the UGA Press,…
Welcome to the fifth and final day of the University Press Week (#UPWeek) Blog Tour. Today’s theme is “Science,” and we’re looking at the history of—and tension between—conservation and industry in the South. A piece of southern history that is often overlooked is the story of the South’s conservation efforts after the Civil War. William…
On Friday evening, November 16, The Book Lady Bookstore, The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Coastal WildScapes, and The UGA Willson Center of Humanities and Arts will present a special lecture as part of the Skidaway Institute’s Evening @ Skidaway Series. André Joseph Gallant, author of…
New this week on Annotations: André Gallant at the Decatur Book Festival. Gallant is the author of A High Low Tide: The Revival of a Southern Oyster. He uses the bivalve as a jumping-off point to tell the story of a changing southeastern coast, the bounty within its waters, and what the future may hold for the area…
Spring has sprung and with it, a desire to sit outside in the warm weather and read. If you are looking for a book to read this spring, we’ve got you covered. We complied a list of books about gardens, trees, and eco-justice for you. For more information on books that we’re publishing this season,…
In honor of Earth Day the University of Georgia Press interviewed Paul S. Sutter and Paul M. Pressly, editors of the forthcoming Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture: Environmental Histories of the Georgia Coast, due out this July. Paul S. Sutter is a professor of history at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the author of…
18,000 people enter the lottery. Only 800 are selected. My sister was one. It had been raining the last couple of days–heavy downpours. Our mom tried to talk us out of going, but we were determined to see the fireflies. (Click here to learn more about the Synchronous Firefly lottery in Tennessee.) On June 5,…
The Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books series, an imprint of the University of Georgia Press, has been named as an honoree of the inaugural One Hundred Miles 100 for its contribution to the preservation of the Georgia coastline. One Hundred Miles is a 501(c)3 coastal advocacy organization with a mission of protecting, preserving, and enhancing the…
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