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40% Off Our Black History Month Collection!

To celebrate Black History Month, Penn Press is sharing a collection of books in African American history and studies that we have released in recent years, and through the end of February we’re offering 40% off all titles in the collection, plus free shipping on orders over $40! Browse the collection page now, and use code PENN-BHM2024 at checkout to receive your discount.

Our Spring 2024 Catalog Is Here!

Penn Press is excited to share our catalog for the Spring 2024 season, featuring new releases in history, political science and political theory, Jewish studies, Islamic studies, literature, anthropology, and beyond—plus new paperbacks, journals news, and more! Click through to view the catalog PDF.

Announcing Our New Journals Website!

Penn Press is thrilled to announce that we have launched our brand-new journals website! The site provides a new, user-friendly online home for our journals program and each of our 26 journals, and it includes features such as improved functionality for subscribers to manage their accounts and access journal content online, seamless navigation between books and journals sections, and more!
Why People Smoke

Why People Smoke

People have been using tobacco in a variety of forms for centuries. Remarkably, it was originally seen as something that could promote vigor and health. Of course, now we all know that tobacco use causes...
Speculation Nation

Speculation Nation

During the first quarter-century after its founding, the United States was swept by a wave of land speculation so unprecedented in intensity and scale that contemporaries and historians alike have dubbed...

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