Hot Off Penn Press: May’s New Books
06/03/2015
The Press's presses slowed just a touch in May, with only six new titles released, but the reduction was in volume alone. The quality remains as high as ever! Did… READ MORE
Category: Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Viejo, puto y judío: Gender and conversion in late-medieval Castile
05/19/2015
Today we have a guest post from Thomas Devaney, author of Enemies in the Plaza: Urban Spectacle and the End of Spanish Frontier Culture, 1460–1492. Toward the end of the… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: April’s New Books
05/06/2015
Spring, long-awaited, is here. And April, as well as showers, brought books! Read on for all the new books released by Penn Press last month. Jump to: Medieval Studies |… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: March’s New Books
04/08/2015
Spring in Philadelphia is tentative, to say the least, but there's nothing tentative about the books we published last month! Read on to see new offerings in American History, Political… READ MORE
Author Q&A: Philippe Buc, Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror
04/07/2015
Today's Q&A is with Philippe Buc, author of Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror: Christianity, Violence, and the West, which examines the ways that Christian theology has shaped centuries of conflict… READ MORE
Author Q&A: Douglas Biow, On the Importance of Being an Individual in Renaissance Italy
03/24/2015
Today sees the return of the Penn Press Author Q&A, with Douglas Biow, whose book, On the Importance of Being an Individual in Renaissance Italy, explores the individual in light… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: February’s New Books
03/04/2015
While hibernating animals sleep snug in their burrows, the rest of us wait with bated breath for winter to end. We here at Penn Press occupy our minds by publishing… READ MORE
Women & sex in Christian–Muslim relations: The medieval perspective
02/05/2015
Today we have a guest post from Simon Barton, author of Conquerors, Brides, and Concubines: Interfaith Relations and Social Power in Medieval Iberia. This post originally appeared on the blog… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: January’s New Books
02/04/2015
While the groundhog may have seen its shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter, we can keep our minds off the weather with the most recent books from Penn Press!… READ MORE
Download the Spring 2015 catalog now
01/09/2015
Penn Press is pleased to announce the release of our Spring 2015 catalog. This season, read about the rise and fall of the American department store in Vicki Howard's From… READ MORE
