Intern Reflections: Samantha Friskey
08/24/2017
Each summer, Penn Press welcomes interns to introduce them to the world of academic publishing, asking them to participate in and contribute to the ongoing work of academic publishing in… READ MORE
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Announcing the C. Dallett Hemphill Publication Fund
04/06/2016
C. Dallett Hemphill Dallett Hemphill made a profound impression on many people, especially in her field of early American history. First, as a professor at Ursinus College, Dallett taught history,… READ MORE
Intern Reflections: A First Take on Scholarly Publishing
08/13/2015
Our final Intern Reflection for this summer comes from Liz Hallgren. Before my internship with Penn Press, I was never quite sure how to respond to skeptics’ questions regarding my… READ MORE
Spotted: Penn Press Books at the National Building Museum
11/11/2013
In this post, Marketing Assistant Alex Beaton reveals that she can't stay away from Penn Press books, even when she goes out of town for the weekend. Last weekend, I… READ MORE
This Week’s New Books: Blind Impressions, The Breakthrough, and Toronto
09/27/2013
Blind Impressions: Methods and Mythologies in Book History Joseph A. Dane 232 pages | 6 x 9 | 9 illus. Cloth 2013 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4549-3 | $65.00 | £42.50 A… READ MORE
Damon Linker on Progressives and the Pope
08/19/2013
Penn Press Consulting Editor Damon Linker has sobering words for progressive Catholics. According to "Pope Francis Versus the Vatican: the Battle to Remake the Church," Linker's article for the New… READ MORE
Sister Carrie, the Pennsylvania Edition Publishing Anniversary
04/18/2013
"On this day in 1981 the University of Pennsylvania Press issued their edition of Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie, in which some 40,000 words are restored to the text and various… READ MORE
Around the World with Penn Press
11/12/2012
You may not need a map to see that scholarly publishers like Penn Press contribute to the world's knowledge and understanding, but it does provide an interesting perspective. As part… READ MORE
This Week’s New Books: Matching Organs with Donors, Divine Art, Infernal Machine, Not in This Family, Sweet Liberty
09/21/2012
Matching Organs with Donors: Legality and Kinship in Transplants Marie-Andrée Jacob 248 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth | ISBN 978-0-8122-4432-8 | $65.00 | £42.50 Ebook | ISBN 978-0-8122-0650-0 |… READ MORE
I’d Like to Thank the Academy—and the Copyeditor
09/17/2012
There’s something very satisfyingly voyeuristic about seeing to whom—and how—an author offers her thanks
