Penn Press at the AAUP Annual Meeting
06/21/2010
The 2010 annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has come and gone, but it has left the scholarly press community with much to think about. With… READ MORE
Category: Academic Life
Press Director Eric Halpern on eBook Developments
06/02/2010
Ebooks. Talk of them seems to fill the media these days. While prognosticators in the past have made many wild-eyed claims for ebooks that never became reality, ebook sales now constitute a rapidly growing share of books sold. In today’s more promising ebook environment, we are exploring opportunities to reach new readers in the digital realm.
Forthcoming Fall 2010 Books
06/01/2010
The Penn Press catalog of books for fall 2010 is now available in print and online. In the coming season Penn Press will continue to publish scholarly and general interest… READ MORE
European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean–Now Available
05/24/2010
European Modernity and the Arab Mediterranean: Toward a New Philology and a Counter-Orientalism Karla Mallette 328 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4241-6 | $65.00 | £42.50… READ MORE
Van Engen Wins 2010 Otto Gründler Book Prize
05/20/2010
Historian John Van Engen has received another prize for Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life: The Devotio Moderna and the World of the Later Middle Ages. Van Engen was… READ MORE
Miller and Chang on History, Religion, and American-ness
05/18/2010
Steven P. Miller, historian and author of Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South, recently commented on the work of historian Derek Chang for the blog Religion in… READ MORE
Penn Press Open House: Saturday May 15, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
05/06/2010
May is an exciting time at Penn Press for many reasons. We are preparing to announce the fall crop of books. Some of our favorite work study students graduate and… READ MORE
Martin Ostwald (1922-2010)
04/15/2010
The Penn Press staff was saddened by the news of the death of Martin Ostwald. Ostwald, who died on April 10, 2010, was William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of… READ MORE
Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History–Now Available
04/06/2010
Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History Akela Reason 232 pages | 7 x 10 | 74 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4198-3 | $55.00 | £36.00 The first book-length… READ MORE
Spring Overstock Sale–Save 70%
04/01/2010
It's a beautiful day (at least in Philadelphia) and the perfect time for the Penn Press Spring Overstock Sale to begin. Hundreds of titles have been marked down by 70… READ MORE
