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South Carolina Reflections

A fresh, luminous visual survey of South Carolina's splendor

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The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic!

The Cheese Biscuit Queen returns with signature sass, spirited stories, and 80 new recipes

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The Cost of the Vote

One man's struggle for the ballot reveals the sacrifices of those who shaped the civil rights movement in the American South

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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

Liberty Street

Jason K. Friedman

Hungry Roots

Ashli Quesinberry Stokes and Wendy Atkins-Sayre

Another Sojourner Looking for Truth

Millicent E. Brown

Injustice in Focus

Claudia Smith Brinson
photographs by Cecil Williams

The Garretts of Columbia

David Nicholson

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USC Press partners with Paradigm Publishing Services

Posted: March 25, 2025

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). The UPL program offe…
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University of South Carolina Press Increases Access to Publications with Accessible Ebooks

Posted: February 25, 2025

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…
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M.V. Hood, III and Seth C. McKee Win 2025 V.O. Key Award for Rural Republican Realignment in the Modern South

Posted: January 17, 2025

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…
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The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (St. Simons Island, SC)

Join us for an author talk with Mary Martha Greene. In her new book, The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic!, Mary Martha shares a fresh batch of Southern recipes and saucy stories. Mary Mart…
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27

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (Beaufort, SC)

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29-30

USC Press Authors at Read Freely (Columbia, SC)

Join us for Read Freely, South Carolina's new book festival. The three-day event features bestselling author talks, panels with emerging voices, performances, and interactive activities. Atten…
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5

Mary Martha Greene at the Carrolton Book Festival (Carrollton, GA)

Join author Mary Martha Greene at the 2025 Carrolton Book Festival in Carrollton, GA. Enjoy coffee and pastries while Mary Martha shares stories and recipes from her new book, The Cheese Biscu…
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Apr.
15

Authors Lunch with Mary Martha Greene and Bren McClain in Conversation (Beaufort, SC)

Join us for an authors lunch with Mary Martha Greene, The Cheese Biscuit Queen Kiss My Aspic!, and Bren McClain, One Good Mama Bone. Mary Martha Greene is back and serving up generous portion…
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22

Otherwise, I'm Fine Book Launch with Barbara Presnell

Join us for a book launch for Otherwise, I'm Fine by Barbara Presnell! In her new memoir, Barbara shares her story of unresolved grief for her father and her family's hard-won healing. When he…
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Apr.
24

Mary Martha Greene at the Columbia Food and Wine Festival

Join us for an evening celebrating the flavors and stories of the South featuring Mary Martha Greene, The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic!, and Kelvin Davis, NAACP award-nominated author o…
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25

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (Pawleys Island, SC)

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8

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (Spartanburg, SC)

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8

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (Greenville, SC)

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South Carolina Reflections

Cookbook/Memoir

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic!

Civil Rights

The Cost of the Vote

News

USC Press partners with Paradigm Publishing Services

University of South Carolina Press Increases Access to Publications with Accessible Ebooks

M.V. Hood, III and Seth C. McKee Win 2025 V.O. Key Award for Rural Republican Realignment in the Modern South

Events

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (St. Simons Island, SC)

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (Beaufort, SC)

USC Press Authors at Read Freely (Columbia, SC)

Mary Martha Greene at the Carrolton Book Festival (Carrollton, GA)

Authors Lunch with Mary Martha Greene and Bren McClain in Conversation (Beaufort, SC)

Otherwise, I'm Fine Book Launch with Barbara Presnell

Mary Martha Greene at the Columbia Food and Wine Festival

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (Pawleys Island, SC)

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (Spartanburg, SC)

The Cheese Biscuit Queen, Kiss My Aspic! Author Talk with Mary Martha Greene (Greenville, SC)

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