2023 Holiday Gift Guide

2023 Holiday Sale

Penn Press’s 2023 holiday sale is on! Through December 31, all books on pennpress.org are 40% off when you use discount code PENN-HOLIDAY23 at checkout, plus you’ll receive free shipping on orders over $40! For all your holiday shopping needs, we’ve put together a gift guide featuring special curated collections sure to include something for everyone on your list. Browse the books below—and happy holidays!

Hot Off the Press

Why People Smoke

Why People Smoke

Frank T. Leone, Sarah Evers-Casey

The Paradox of Debt

The Paradox of Debt

Richard Vague

Speculation Nation

Speculation Nation

Michael A. Blaakman

American Burial Ground

American Burial Ground

Sarah Keyes

Ilona Regulski

Americana Insights 2023

Americana Insights 2023

Robert Shaw

Tara Kaufman

Two Hundred Years

Two Hundred Years

David R. Brigham

On the Doorstep of Europe

On the Doorstep of Europe

Heath Cabot

Becoming Foucault

Becoming Foucault

Michael C. Behrent

Paul J. Polgar, Marc H. Lerner, Jesse Cromwell

Jennifer M. Black

The Enslaved and Their Enslavers

The Enslaved and Their Enslavers

Edward Pearson

Joseph Gamble

Laura K. Muñoz

Christoph Schulte, Corey Twitchell

The Violence of Recognition

The Violence of Recognition

Pinky Hota

Master Plans and Encroachments

Master Plans and Encroachments

Faiza Moatasim

Knowledge True and Useful

Knowledge True and Useful

Frank Rexroth, John Burden

New Year, New You

The Academic Job Search Handbook

The Academic Job Search Handbook

Julia Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong, Rosanne Lurie

The Business of Sports Agents

The Business of Sports Agents

Kenneth L. Shropshire, Timothy Davis, N. Jeremi Duru

Crack the C-Suite Code

Crack the C-Suite Code

Cassandra Frangos

For the Win, Revised and Updated Edition

For the Win, Revised and Updated Edition

Kevin Werbach, Dan Hunter

The Leader’s Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition

The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition

Michael Useem

Major Decisions

Major Decisions

Laurie Grobman, E. Michele Ramsey

The Prepared Leader

The Prepared Leader

Erika H. James, Lynn Perry Wooten

The Social Entrepreneur’s Playbook, Expanded Edition

The Social Entrepreneur's Playbook, Expanded Edition

Ian C. MacMillan, James D. Thompson

The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap, Revised and Updated Edition

The Strategic Leader's Roadmap, Revised and Updated Edition

Harbir Singh, Michael Useem

Exploring Sacred Texts and Spiritual People Through the Ages

"Sefer Hasidim" and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe

"Sefer Hasidim" and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe

Ivan G. Marcus

The Bible, the Talmud, and the New Testament

The Bible, the Talmud, and the New Testament

Elijah Zvi Soloveitchik, Shaul Magid, Jordan Gayle Levy, Peter Salovey

Cistercian Stories for Nuns and Monks

Cistercian Stories for Nuns and Monks

Martha G. Newman

Clare of Assisi and the Thirteenth-Century Church

Clare of Assisi and the Thirteenth-Century Church

Catherine M. Mooney

The Crucified Book

The Crucified Book

Anne Starr Kreps

Embodying the Soul

Embodying the Soul

Meg Leja

A Female Apostle in Medieval Italy

A Female Apostle in Medieval Italy

Jacques Dalarun, Sean L. Field, Valerio Cappozzo

Rabbi Leo Baeck

Rabbi Leo Baeck

Michael A. Meyer

Reading the Qur’ān in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560

Reading the Qur'ān in Latin Christendom, 1140-1560

Thomas E. Burman

A Remembrance of His Wonders

A Remembrance of His Wonders

David I. Shyovitz

A Traveling Homeland

A Traveling Homeland

Daniel Boyarin

Building a Religious Empire

Building a Religious Empire

Brenton Sullivan

The United States From the Beginning

The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1790

The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1790

Thomas Jefferson, Paul Leicester Ford, Michael Zuckerman

Captives of Liberty

Captives of Liberty

T. Cole Jones

Cultivating Empire

Cultivating Empire

Lori J. Daggar

The Disaffected

The Disaffected

Aaron Sullivan

The Great Power of Small Nations

The Great Power of Small Nations

Elizabeth N. Ellis

I’ve Been Here All the While

I've Been Here All the While

Alaina E. Roberts

The Kingdom and the Republic

The Kingdom and the Republic

Noelani Arista

The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1

The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1

J. A. Leo Lemay

The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 2

The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 2

J. A. Leo Lemay

The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

J. A. Leo Lemay

Occupied America

Occupied America

Donald F. Johnson

Philadelphia Stories

Philadelphia Stories

C. Dallett Hemphill, Rodney Hessinger, Daniel K. Richter

Mairin Odle

Undercurrents of Power

Undercurrents of Power

Kevin Dawson

Undoing Slavery

Undoing Slavery

Kathleen M. Brown

Susan H. Brandt

More Pictures, Please!

An Illustrated Business History of the United States

An Illustrated Business History of the United States

Richard Vague

Maya Maskarinec

Historic Landmarks of Philadelphia

Historic Landmarks of Philadelphia

Roger W. Moss, Tom Crane

Islamic Gardens and Landscapes

Islamic Gardens and Landscapes

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Gadi Sagiv

Medieval Badges

Medieval Badges

Ann Marie Rasmussen

Japanese Gardens and Landscapes, 1650-1950

Japanese Gardens and Landscapes, 1650-1950

Wybe Kuitert

Nature and Culture in the Early Modern Atlantic

Nature and Culture in the Early Modern Atlantic

Peter C. Mancall

Philadelphia Trees

Philadelphia Trees

Paul Meyer, Edward Barnard, Catriona Bull Briger, William Cullina

Photography and Jewish History

Photography and Jewish History

Amos Morris-Reich

The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times

The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times

Christopher A. Faraone

Tara Kaufman

Lara Yeager-Crasselt, Shira Brisman, Eric Jorink

David Bindman, Jonathan Bober, Eileen Neff, Sid Sachs, Ruth Fine

Lynn Marsden-Atlass, André Dombrowski

David McKnight

Americana Insights 2023

Americana Insights 2023

Robert Shaw

The Fallen Veil

The Fallen Veil

Raisa Adah Rexer

Ilona Regulski

Two Hundred Years

Two Hundred Years

David R. Brigham

New Perspectives on the Medieval and Early Modern

Black Metaphors

Black Metaphors

Cord J. Whitaker

Botanical Poetics

Botanical Poetics

Jessica Rosenberg

The Clerical Proletariat and the Resurgence of Medieval English Poetry

The Clerical Proletariat and the Resurgence of Medieval English Poetry

Kathryn Kerby-Fulton

Elf Queens and Holy Friars

Elf Queens and Holy Friars

Richard Firth Green

Embodying the Soul

Embodying the Soul

Meg Leja

Fictions of Consent

Fictions of Consent

Urvashi Chakravarty

From Eden to Eternity

From Eden to Eternity

Alastair Minnis

The Hundred Years War, Volume 1

The Hundred Years War, Volume 1

Jonathan Sumption

The Hundred Years War, Volume 2

The Hundred Years War, Volume 2

Jonathan Sumption

The Hundred Years War, Volume 3

The Hundred Years War, Volume 3

Jonathan Sumption

The Hundred Years War, Volume 4

The Hundred Years War, Volume 4

Jonathan Sumption

In the Manner of the Franks

In the Manner of the Franks

Eric J. Goldberg

Jennifer L. Palmer

Inventing William of Norwich

Inventing William of Norwich

Heather Blurton

The Invention of Shakespeare, and Other Essays

The Invention of Shakespeare, and Other Essays

Stephen Orgel

Jamaica in the Age of Revolution

Jamaica in the Age of Revolution

Trevor Burnard

The Marvels of the World

The Marvels of the World

Rebecca Bushnell

Medieval Robots

Medieval Robots

E. R. Truitt

Nature and Culture in the Early Modern Atlantic

Nature and Culture in the Early Modern Atlantic

Peter C. Mancall

Practicing Piety in Medieval Ashkenaz

Practicing Piety in Medieval Ashkenaz

Elisheva Baumgarten

Scripts of Blackness

Scripts of Blackness

Noémie Ndiaye

That Most Precious Merchandise

That Most Precious Merchandise

Hannah Barker