The Work of Writing Women’s Work
07/08/2025
Today’s post comes to us from Jennifer Moore, the Regents’ Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico and author of the new book Women’s Work: Building Peace in… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
University Press Week: How does your press StepUP?
11/15/2024
Today’s post is a part of University Press Week 2024’s blog tour. This year, the members of the Association of University Presses (AUPresses)—an organization of 160 mission-driven publishers in the… READ MORE
University Press Week: Where does your press StepUP?
11/14/2024
Today’s post is a part of University Press Week 2024’s blog tour. This year, the members of the Association of University Presses (AUPresses)—an organization of 160 mission-driven publishers in the… READ MORE
Feeling Notes
08/22/2024
Today’s post comes from Omer Aijazi, who is a Lecturer in Disasters and Climate Crisis at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester and author of Atmospheric Violence:… READ MORE
Tracy Picks a Franklin’s Fave: Fighting Machines
08/02/2024
Today’s post comes from Penn Press’s Marketing Operations Manager, Tracy Kellmer, continuing a blog series in which Tracy explores one of the books currently for 75% off in the Franklin’s Faves section of our… READ MORE
Getting Our House in Order
07/31/2024
Today’s post comes from Marty Cohen, Professor of Political Science at James Madison University and author of Moral Victories in the Battle for Congress: Cultural Conservatism and the House GOP,… 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
Penn Press Announces a New Series in Urban Studies, Disrupting Urban Policy
03/18/2024
The University of Pennsylvania Press is starting a new series to support cutting-edge research on and approaches to some of the most intractable challenges in the realm of urban policy…. 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
An Excerpt from Why People Smoke in Honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month
11/21/2023
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and to mark the occasion, we are sharing an excerpt from the introduction of the new book Why People Smoke: An Innovative Approach to… READ MORE