What is the philanthropic revolution?
06/18/2015
Today we have a guest post from Jeremy Beer, author of The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity. Few people, it seems, give much thought to the differences… READ MORE
Category: 20th-Century History and Culture
Julie Billaud interviewed on New Books in South Asian Studies
06/16/2015
Our author, Julie Billaud, was interviewed by Ian Cook on June 10 for New Books in South Asian Studies. From the post: Julie Billaud Kabul Carnival Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: May’s New Books
06/03/2015
The Press's presses slowed just a touch in May, with only six new titles released, but the reduction was in volume alone. The quality remains as high as ever! Did… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: April’s New Books
05/06/2015
Spring, long-awaited, is here. And April, as well as showers, brought books! Read on for all the new books released by Penn Press last month. Jump to: Medieval Studies |… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: March’s New Books
04/08/2015
Spring in Philadelphia is tentative, to say the least, but there's nothing tentative about the books we published last month! Read on to see new offerings in American History, Political… READ MORE
Author Q&A: Lakeyta M. Bonnette, Pulse of the People
03/26/2015
Today’s Q&A is with Lakeyta M. Bonnette, author of Pulse of the People: Political Rap Music and Black Politics, which lays a foundation for the study of political rap music… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: February’s New Books
03/04/2015
While hibernating animals sleep snug in their burrows, the rest of us wait with bated breath for winter to end. We here at Penn Press occupy our minds by publishing… READ MORE
The garden literature of The Artist’s Garden
02/13/2015
Today we have a guest post from Anna Marley, author of The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, sharing the story behind the catalog and its accompanying exhibition,… READ MORE
Interview with C. Peter Timmer, author of Food Security and Scarcity
02/03/2015
In the fall, Penn published a book by C. Peter Timmer, Food Security and Scarcity: Why Ending Hunger Is So Hard. Timmer's book, as the title suggests, examines the challenges… READ MORE
The Artist’s Garden and the Autochromes of Thomas Shields Clarke
01/28/2015
Today we have a guest post from Barbara Katus, Manager of Imaging Services at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She shares the story of rediscovering more than 100… READ MORE
