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Our Fall 2026 catalog is here!

Explore our Fall 2026 catalog to learn more about our lead titles for this season and browse our full line-up of new releases in medieval and early modern studies, Atlantic history, American history, political science, human rights, Jewish studies, and more—and don’t forget to check out our new paperback releases and our journals! Click through to read the PDF.

2027 Journals Program Updates: new acquisitions and pricing

The University of Pennsylvania Press journals program will welcome two new titles in 2027, the International Bulletin of Mission Research and New Labor Forum. Read our blog announcement for more information about these new journals as well as other exciting updates!

Greater Philadelphia:
A New History for the Twenty-First Century

Now available from Penn Press, a landmark book project celebrates Philadelphia’s role as the beating heart of the nation’s story, unearthing the hidden histories, points of pride, people, places, and communities in the city and region we all love. Informed by current scholarship and richly illustrated with full-color photographs and maps, Greater Philadelphia brings to the public an up-to-date, diverse history of Philadelphia across its many dimensions.

Sold separately and as a three-volume set—order yours today!

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Global Black Thought

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Journal of Ecumenical Studies

The Journal of Ecumenical Studies (JES) was founded by Arlene and Leonard Swidler in 1964 as the first peer-reviewed journal…

Journal of the History of Ideas

Since its inception in 1940, the Journal of the History of Ideas has served as a medium for the publication…

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