Tom Nichols on Bill O’Reilly (and Colbert)
10/01/2014
Bill O'Reilly, pundit on Fox News, believes that the terrorist threat posed by ISIS should be met with a hired mercenary army, rather than risking American lives. Penn author Tom… READ MORE
Category: Popular Culture
Hot Off Penn Press: September’s New Books
09/30/2014
With the turn toward fall, the Press's presses have been printing overtime, with better than a baker's dozen of titles being released this month. The topics range widely, from the… READ MORE
Author Q&A: Ann Marie Plane, Dreams and the Invisible World in Colonial New England
09/23/2014
Today we have Ann Marie Plane, author of Dreams and the Invisible World in Colonial New England: Indians, Colonists, and the Seventeenth Century. From angels to demonic specters, astonishing visions… READ MORE
The Neverendum Story: Scotland could vote in another referendum soon
09/19/2014
This is a guest post from Dr. Matt Qvortrup, author of Referendums and Ethnic Conflict, in response to yesterday's historic independence vote in Scotland. The Scots chose to stay a… READ MORE
Economic inequality, philanthropy, and the New (and old) Gilded Age
09/11/2014
Today we have a guest post from Francesca Sawaya, author of The Difficult Art of Giving: Patronage, Philanthropy, and the American Literary Market. Called "A fresh, original, and important revisionist… READ MORE
America’s First Interracial Marriage
08/04/2014
Over on History News Network, Penn author Jeffrey Glover has a blog post titled "The Lesson from America’s First Interracial Marriage." Glover is the author of Paper Sovereigns: Anglo-Native Treaties… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: July’s New Books
07/30/2014
The temperatures may have broken a bit over the past couple of days here in Philadelphia, but we are truly in the dog days of summer. While most of the… READ MORE
In the media: Heywood Sanders, author of Convention Center Follies
07/09/2014
Penn Press authors are often in the news, making appearances, doing interviews, writing articles and essays, and being tapped as expert commentators. This sort of attention is often tied to… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: June’s New Books
06/25/2014
As summer arrives, much slows down, but not the flow of new books from Penn Press. This month, we saw titles in American History, Landscape Design, Politics and Human Rights,… READ MORE
Announcing our Fall 2014 catalog
06/04/2014
Penn Press is pleased to announce the release of our Fall 2014 catalog. This season’s offerings include a beautifully illustrated volume exploring the rich history of the Brandywine Valley, home… READ MORE
