Hobbins Talk on “Publishing Before Print” Tonight
10/04/2010
Today at 5:15 p.m., Daniel Hobbins will be offering a talk on "Publishing Before Print: How Jean Gerson Reached a Massive Market of Readers Before Gutenberg" in the Martin and… READ MORE
Category: PA & Philadelphia Region
Pigeon Trouble–Now Available
07/21/2010
Pigeon Trouble: Bestiary Biopolitics in a Deindustrialized America Hoon Song 272 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4242-3 | $49.95 | £32.50 "I know of no other… READ MORE
Robert McNeil, Jr.
05/24/2010
The Press was saddened to learn of the passing last Thursday of Robert McNeil, Jr., whose philanthropic activities made such a positive contribution to the cultural institutions of Philadelphia. A… READ MORE
Beat Cop to Top Cop on the Brian Lehrer Show and Radio Times
05/14/2010
Here's a follow up from the earlier post about Beat Cop to Top Cop author John Timoney's media appearances. Now you can listen archival audio of the former police chief… READ MORE
See Timoney, Hear Timoney: This Week’s Beat Cop to Top Cop Author Appearances
05/11/2010
If you can't see Beat Cop to Top Cop author John F. Timoney in person at the Free Library of Philadelphia tonight at 7:30 p.m. or at the Penn Press… 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
A Town In-Between–Now Available
05/05/2010
A Town In-Between: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and the Early Mid-Atlantic Interior Judith Ridner 320 pages | 6 x 9 | 17 illus. Cloth 2010 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4236-2 | $49.95 | £32.50… READ MORE
Top Cop Timoney is the Top Story on Philly.com’s Daily News
04/23/2010
"'Tough, straight-talking' Timoney," reads the headline in today's Philadelphia Daily News. Frankly, it's not often that the local "people paper" shows interest in a Penn Press book, but when one… READ MORE
Penn Press at the Free Library Festival 4/17 and 4/18
04/14/2010
National Library Week promises to end with a bang here in Philadelphia. In a change of pace from our usual presence at academic meetings and conferences, Penn Press will be… READ MORE
Bonaparte’s Retreat Returns to Public TV
04/07/2010
The documentary Bonaparte’s Retreat will air again this spring on several public television stations across the United States. This program, based on Patricia Stroud’s The Man Who Had Been King:… READ MORE
