Welcome to UNC Press’s selection of books on all things southern. From southern food and music, Native American folktales and colorful nature guides, to books on southern history and architecture, even ghost stories and sea-faring adventures—we hope you’ll find Southern Gateways the place to find wonderful books about our part of the country.
Whether you’re planning supper or a road trip, or just want to read a good ghost story in the hammock or by the fire, these books provide the information and insight, and perhaps, inspiration to go there, do that, read more.
Below you’ll find our newest releases. Click the categories on the left for our full lists in those subject areas.
The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women
Stories of Landscape and Community in the Mountain South
Paperback
Fifteen Hurricanes That Changed the Carolinas
Powerful Storms, Climate Change, and What We Do Next
Paperback
The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer behind the Appalachian Ballads
Paperback
The New Southern Garden Cookbook
Enjoying the Best from Homegrown Gardens, Farmers' Markets, Roadside Stands, and CSA Farm Boxes
Paperback
Native American Life in Carolina's Sound Country before and after the Lost Colony
Paperback
Attracting Birds in the Carolinas
Creating Bird-Friendly Habitats from the Mountains to the Coast
Paperback
The Third Savor the South Cookbooks, 5 Volume Omnibus E-book
Includes Fruit, Corn, Ham, Pie, and Rice
E-book EPUB
An African American Physician, Educator, and Founder of Durham's Black Wall Street
Hardcover
Thirty Great North Carolina Science Adventures
From Underground Wonderlands to Islands in the Sky and Everything in Between
Paperback
Sorting Out the New South City, Second Edition
Race, Class, and Urban Development in Charlotte, 1875–1975
Paperback
How Secret Stills and Fast Cars Made North Carolina the Moonshine Capital of the World
Hardcover
