New Acquisitions

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We are excited to present the following selection of books added to our collection this month.

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Check out the booklist below featuring new titles to the South Carolina State Library.

Acquisitions

2025

September

Cover of Silent Talk: Setting the Stage for Introverts to Thrive in the Classroom and Beyond.

Silent Talk: Setting the Stage for Introverts to Thrive in the Classroom and Beyond
Author: Kasevich, Heidi
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 370.1532 KASE

Cover of Georgia & Anita: The Lifelong Friendship of Georgia O'Keeffe and Anita Pollitzer

Georgia & Anita: The Lifelong Friendship of Georgia O'Keeffe and Anita Pollitzer
Author: Bennett, Liza
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. B P775B

Cover of South Carolina Master Gardener Training Manual

South Carolina Master Gardener Training Manual
Author: Lott, Terasa
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 635.909757 SOUT

Cover of Southern Culture on the Fizz: An Effervescent Guide to Fermented Foods and Beverages from the American South.

Southern Culture on the Fizz: An Effervescent Guide to Fermented Foods and Beverages from the American South
Author: Taubman, Brett
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 641.4 TAUB

Cover of The Anger Rule: Racial Inequality and Constraints on Black Politicians

The Anger Rule: Racial Inequality and Constraints on Black Politicians
Author: Banks, Antoine J.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 323.1 BANK

Cover of The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic .

The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic
Author: Stewart, Lindsey
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 133.4308 STEW

Cover of The Miniaturist's Assistant.

The Miniaturist's Assistant
Author: Crawford, Katherine Scott
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 813.6 CRAW

Cover of The New American Small Town: Lessons for Sustainable Urban Futures

The New American Small Town: Lessons for Sustainable Urban Futures
Author: Mapes, Jennifer E.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 307.1 MAPE

Cover of The Southern Experience in the American Revolution.

The Southern Experience in the American Revolution
Author: Crow, Jeffrey J.
Publication Year: 1978
Call Number: 973.3 SOUT

August

Cover of Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow

Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow
Author: Mellinger, Gwyneth
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 071.375 MELL

Cover of Reading the Archival Revolution: Declassified Stories and Their Challenges

Reading the Archival Revolution: Declassified Stories and Their Challenges
Author: Vatulescu, Cristina
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 327.127300947 VATU

Cover of Recreation without Humiliation: Black Leisure in the Twentieth-Century South

Recreation without Humiliation: Black Leisure in the Twentieth-Century South
Author: Stanton, Mary
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 306.4 STAN

Cover of Salt & Shore: Recipes from the Coastal South

Salt & Shore: Recipes from the Coastal South
Author: Monsour, Sammy
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 641.692 MONS

Cover of Streams of Consciousness: A Poetry Anthology

Streams of Consciousness: A Poetry Anthology
Author: Randall, Amy
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 811.6 STRE

Cover of The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South

The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South
Author: Eubanks, Georgann
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 508.75 EUBA

Cover of The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists who Championed the American Revolution

The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists who Championed the American Revolution
Author: Anishanslin, Zara
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 973.31 ANIS

Cover of The Song of Everything

The Song of Everything
Author: Redmond, Glenis
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 811.6 REDM

Cover of Tsistu's Clever Game

Tsistu's Clever Game
Author: Richardson, Candace
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. J 398.20975 RICH

Cover of Tsistu's Colorful Adventure

Tsistu's Colorful Adventure
Author: Richardson, Candace
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: S.C. J 398.20975 RICH

Cover of A Sharecropper's Daughter Tells Her Family Story

A Sharecropper's Daughter Tells Her Family Story
Author: McQueen, Dorothy J.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. B M1734M

Cover of Ahead of Her Time: The Trailblazing Life and Literary Legacy of Ann Head

Ahead of Her Time: The Trailblazing Life and Literary Legacy of Ann Head
Author: Thode, Nancy
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. B H4322T

Cover of Appalachian Folklore Unveiled: Mysterious Happenings of Folk Spirits and Mystic Shades from the Ancient Foothills

Appalachian Folklore Unveiled: Mysterious Happenings of Folk Spirits and Mystic Shades from the Ancient Foothills
Author: Darkness Prevails
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 398.0974 DARK

Cover of Code Name: Pale Horse: How I went Undercover to Expose America's Nazis

Code Name: Pale Horse: How I went Undercover to Expose America's Nazis
Author: Payne, Scott
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 335.6097 PAYN

Cover of Dentsville Remembered: The Story of Dentsville, SC

Dentsville Remembered: The Story of Dentsville, SC
Author: Rabon, Alton
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 975.771 RABO

Cover of Elizabeth & Ann Timothy: America's First Female Journalists in Colonial and Revolutionary War Times

Elizabeth & Ann Timothy: America's First Female Journalists in Colonial and Revolutionary War Times
Author: McNeely, Patricia G.
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: S.C. 975.702092 MCNE

Cover of Graveyard to Blooming Garden: A Story of Redemption & Transformation

Graveyard to Blooming Garden: A Story of Redemption & Transformation
Author: Green, J.R.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 371.2 GREE

Cover of Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory

Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory
Author: Miron, Rose
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 977.500497 MIRO

Cover of Pendleton, South Carolina Recollections and Reflections. Vol. II: Historic Houses

Pendleton, South Carolina Recollections and Reflections. Vol. II: Historic Houses
Author: Reynolds, Jacqueline Morrow
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 728.09725 REYN V.2

July

Cover of A Confederate Girl's Diary

A Confederate Girl's Diary
Author: Dawson, Sarah Morgan
Publication Year: 1960
Call Number: 973.782 DAWS

Cover of A Soldier's Life: A Black Woman's Rise from Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion

A Soldier's Life: A Black Woman's Rise from Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion
Author: Cummings, Edna W.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: B C9713C

Cover of Beyond the First 48

Beyond the First 48
Author: Wright, Shawn
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. B W953W

Cover of Deliberative Policymaking: Redesigning How We Make Education Policy

Deliberative Policymaking: Redesigning How We Make Education Policy
Author: Grant, Elizabeth
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 371.010973 GRAN

Cover of Disability, the Body, and Radical Intellectuals in the Literature of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Disability, the Body, and Radical Intellectuals in the Literature of the Civil War and Reconstruction
Author: Chinn, Sarah E.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 810.9 CHIN

Cover of Don't Build, Rebuild: The Case for Imaginative Reuse in Architecture

Don't Build, Rebuild: The Case for Imaginative Reuse in Architecture
Author: Betsky, Aaron
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 720.28 BETS

Cover of Justice Be Done: A Caleb Knowles Mystery

Justice Be Done: A Caleb Knowles Mystery
Author: Damron, Carla
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: S.C. 813.6 DAMR

Cover of Klandamentalism: Bob Jones at the Intersection of Revivalism, Politics, and White Supremacy

Klandamentalism: Bob Jones at the Intersection of Revivalism, Politics, and White Supremacy
Author: Lewis, Camille Kaminski
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 269 LEWI

Cover of Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation

Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation
Author: Volić, Ismar
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 324.6 VOLI

Cover of Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation

Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation
Author: Márquez, Cecilia
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: 975 MÁRQ

Cover of Managing the Arts in Rural Areas

Managing the Arts in Rural Areas
Author: Snider, David Andrew
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: 700.68 SNID

Cover of Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State

Repression in the Digital Age: Surveillance, Censorship, and the Dynamics of State
Author: Gohdes, Anita R.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: 303.48 GOHD