History as Selfie?
03/06/2017
Today we have a fascinating, wide-ranging, and personally insightful guest post from historian Michael Guasco. Guasco is is Professor of History at Davidson College and author of Slaves and Englishmen: Human… READ MORE
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The Joy of Aging
03/01/2017
Today we have an exciting guest post from the author of the just-published new book Aging in America: A Cultural History. Lawrence R. Samuel is founder of Boomers 3.0, a… READ MORE
In Memoriam: Nina Auerbach
02/21/2017
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Nina Auerbach’s passing. Auerbach was the John Welsh Centennial Professor of English until her 2010 retirement, and was a noted… READ MORE
Business Politics
02/16/2017
Today, we have a guest post from Kim Phillips-Fein, Associate Professor in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University and co-editor with Richard R. John of the… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: New year, new books
02/13/2017
Welcome to 2017! With the new year in full swing, we've begun releasing our Spring 2017 books (with a few late arrivals from Fall 2016 in the mix as well). Take a look below… READ MORE
AAUP Statement on President Trump’s Immigration Order
01/31/2017
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP), a professional association of which Penn Press is a member, has released a joint statement with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) opposing… READ MORE
The End of the American Shopping Mall?
01/25/2017
Today, we have a guest post from Vicki Howard, Visiting Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Essex and author of From Main Street to Mall, co-winner… READ MORE
In Memoriam: David Jaffee
01/23/2017
It is with great sadness that we share the news that David Jaffee, Penn Press author and noted scholar, has passed away following a struggle with pancreatic cancer. Jaffee was author of A… READ MORE
Afternoon Coffee Break: Identity by Gerald Izenberg
01/20/2017
This blog post comes from Penn Press's Direct Mail and Advertising Manager, Tracy Kellmer, and continues a series, the Afternoon Coffee Break, in which Tracy shares her reflections and observations about a different… READ MORE
Redefining the American Frontier
01/17/2017
Today, we have an exciting blog post from Patrick Spero, Librarian and Director of the American Philosophical Society Library and author of Frontier Country (and coeditor of The American Revolution… READ MORE
