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
Category: American History & Studies
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
Human Rights in the Era of Trump?
01/04/2017
Today, we have an exciting blog post from a scholar whose work connects the dots between politics and religion in fascinating ways. Jenna Reinbold is assistant professor of Religion at Colgate… READ MORE
Announcing Penn Press’s Spring 2017 catalog
12/22/2016
Penn Press is pleased to announce the release of our Spring 2017 catalog. Exciting new titles this season include Gregory Nobles' revelatory biography John James Audubon: The Nature of the… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Holiday reading
12/21/2016
Seasons's greetings! With the holidays rapidly approach, and with academic semesters winding down, you may find yourself with some downtime to enjoy a few of our new titles—or maybe one… READ MORE
Whose Lives Matter?
12/07/2016
Today we have a riveting and topical guest post from Michael W. Flamm, professor of history at Ohio Wesleyan University and author of In the Heat of the Summer: The… READ MORE
The Emperor’s Epistle: Haiti and Race in Jeffersonian America
11/15/2016
Today's post comes from James Alexander Dun, who teaches history at Princeton University and who is the author of Dangerous Neighbors. Through extensive use of manuscript sources, newspapers, and printed literature, Dangerous… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: November’s new books
11/11/2016
Don't miss your chance to stock up on our latest titles, which span from American History to Medieval Studies to Urban Studies. Take a look below! Jump to: Featured Titles… READ MORE
Black Republicans Then and Now
11/03/2016
Today, we have an exciting and timely guest blog post from Joshua D. Farrington, who teaches history and African American Studies at the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University. Farrington is… READ MORE
