In Memoriam: Mary Maples Dunn
03/21/2017
It is with great sadness that we share the news that historian and scholar Mary Maples Dunn has passed away. Dunn was the co-editor of the Penn Press books The… READ MORE
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Afternoon Coffee Break: Astounding Wonder by John Cheng
03/16/2017
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… READ MORE
Excavating in the Galleries
03/09/2017
Today we have an exciting guest post from Josef Wegner, Associate Curator in the Egyptian Section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Associate Professor of… READ MORE
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
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
