Penn Press Log

Could Medieval Readers Shut Up?

04/25/2018

Today, we have a guest post from Daniel Donoghue, John P. Marquand Professor of English at Harvard University and author of the new book How the Anglo-Saxons Read Their Poems. The book pursues… READ MORE

Romes, Past and Present

04/17/2018

Today, we have a guest post from Maya Maskarinec, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern California and author of City of Saints: Rebuilding Rome in the Early Middle Ages. Where… READ MORE

In Memoriam: Jonathan Hess

04/12/2018

It is with great sadness that Penn Press shares the news of the recent and sudden passing of Jonathan Hess, author of the recent book Deborah and Her Sisters. Chair of the… READ MORE

Hot Off Penn Press: March madness

03/01/2018

Here at Penn Press, we've had a slew of new books publish in just the last month, spanning from the history of black nationalist women to the written record of… READ MORE

Amalasuintha: Woman Ruler of a Divided People

02/20/2018

Today, we have a guest post from Massimiliano Vitiello, Associate Professor of Ancient History and Late Antiquity at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and author of Amalasuintha: The Transformation of Queenship in the… READ MORE