Media resources

Press kit

Background, author press kits, permissions information, and contact details for coverage of Pineridge Press.

About Pineridge Press

Southern books, carefully published.

Pineridge Press is an independent publisher founded in McRae-Helena, Georgia, in 2025. The press publishes Southern-themed nonfiction, fiction, and histories with close attention to research, place, and craft. Its mission is to preserve meaningful stories of the South while helping independent writers and historians navigate the path from manuscript to finished book. Founded with smaller and first-time authors in mind, the press values books that give readers a strong sense of the places and people behind each story. Its growing catalog includes local history, family history, and fiction set in the South.

Hart Mizell
Founder & publisher

Hart Mizell

Hart Mizell is a historian, teacher, and author from Telfair County, Georgia. He founded Pineridge Press to bring thoughtfully made Southern books to readers and to offer smaller Southern authors and historians practical guidance through the publishing process. Mizell is the author of Land Between the Rivers, the first volume of The History of Telfair County, Georgia. His interest in local records and the lives behind them shapes both his writing and the press’s attention to Southern history.

Media resources

Author Press Kits and Permissions

View author press kits for approved biographical information, editorial images, interview topics, and permissions guidance.

News & recognition

Latest press release

In May 2026, Pineridge Press announced that Hart Mizell’s Land Between the Rivers had been named a Georgia Author of the Year Awards nominee in the History category.

Read the nomination press release →

Media contact

Interviews, events & review copies

For interviews, speaking or event inquiries, review-copy requests, additional images, or permissions, contact Hart Mizell at [email protected]. Please include your outlet or organization and deadline when relevant.