Road-Tripping Along the World’s Longest Cemetery
06/20/2024
We’re thrilled to share a guest post from Sarah Keyes, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno and author of American Burial Ground: A New History of… READ MORE
Category: American History & Studies
Tracy Picks a Franklin’s Fave: Asylum Ways of Seeing
05/14/2024
Today’s post comes from Penn Press’s Marketing Operations Manager, Tracy Kellmer, continuing a blog series in which Tracy will explore one of the books currently for 75% off in the Franklin’s Faves section of… READ MORE
Reflections in Honor of Eudora Welty’s Birthday
04/12/2024
Eudora Welty was born on April 13, 1909, and in honor of her birthday this weekend, the Editors and Associate Editors of the Eudora Welty Review took some time to… READ MORE
“Have You Been to the Attic?”: Digitizing the 250 Years of APS Press Books
04/01/2024
Today’s post comes from Jon Repetti, a Visiting Fellow at the APS Press (with whom Penn Press has a recently launched partnership) and a PhD Candidate in English at Princeton… READ MORE
Five Great Baseball Books for Opening Day!
03/28/2024
Hey, baseball fans! To celebrate Opening Day, we’ve pulled together five of Penn Press’s greatest baseball books from over the years. Whether you’re interested in the players, the places, or… READ MORE
Why Evangelical Trumpism Will Transcend Trump
03/05/2024
On the occasion of Super Tuesday, during which Donald Trump is expected to win many if not all of the states holding primaries and caucuses, today’s post examines Trump’s relationship… READ MORE
A Selection of Titles for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
05/11/2023
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, which pays tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success. In… READ MORE
Highlights from Our Women’s History Month Collection!
03/15/2023
March is Women’s History Month, and Penn Press is marking the occasion by offering 40% off all books in our collection of books in women’s history and studies that we have… READ MORE
An Excerpt From The Silver Women in Honor of Women’s History Month
03/09/2023
March is Women’s History Month, and to mark the occasion, we’re sharing an excerpt from the new book The Silver Women: How Black Women’s Labor Made the Panama Canal by… READ MORE
An Excerpt From the New Edition of The Philadelphia Negro in Honor of Black History Month
02/07/2023
February is Black History Month, and in commemoration, we’re sharing an excerpt from the Introduction to the newly updated 2023 edition of The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study by W…. READ MORE