University of Pennsylvania Press

08/05/2026

Our colleagues at the American Philosophical Society Press are having a Midsummer Sale featuring 50% off select titles! Don't miss out—browse the selection and use code APS-SUMMER26 to save today

The perfect match for the long days of summer is a book in hand. From biographies of Alexander the Great to one of the first collectors of modernist art; from... READ MORE

08/03/2026

Don't miss this op-ed from The Irish Times examining questions on civil disobedience and legitimate protest, drawing on William E. Scheuerman's book PROPERTY DISOBEDIENCE AS PROTEST

There is evidence of shifting attitudes on what constitutes legitimate protest

07/28/2026

LISTEN: Author Matthew Ritger discusses his new book HOUSES OF CORRECTION on the New Books Network podcast! https://bit.ly/4c7QZjb

07/27/2026

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07/23/2026

Our Fall 2026 catalog is here! Browse our new releases in medieval and early modern studies, Atlantic history, American history, political science, human rights, Jewish studies, and more! https://bit.ly/4fxGuXm

07/22/2026

Guess what just came in the mail? A collection of back issues of our journal Hispanic Review, dating from 1963 to 1985! Sent to us by someone whose professor parents collected the issues, these will be a boost to our retrodigitization efforts! (Plus, aren't the designs cool?)

07/22/2026

LISTEN: Author R. Joseph Parrott discusses his award-winning book DREAM THE SIZE OF FREEDOM—which looks at how anti-colonial movements in Angola, Mozambique, & Guinea-Bissau reshaped US activist engagement with the Global South in the 60s & 70s—on New Books Network's podcast https://bit.ly/4pwvNZI

07/21/2026

Explore the connections between a series of popes, unsustainable meat consumption, and rumors of cannibalism in 17th-century Rome with Bradford A. Bouley's conversation about his new book THE BARBERINI BUTCHERS on New Books Network's podcast!

Listen now: https://bit.ly/4ftushW

07/20/2026

Tonight is the last chance for our IndePENNdence Day Sale, featuring titles exploring Philadelphia's social, cultural, & political impact on the nation's history—$17.76 for paperbacks (discount applied in cart) and 50% off hardcovers and ebooks with code PENN250 at checkout!

What do you get for the 250-year-old who has everything? Celebrate America’s big birthday with a sale on Philadelphia-themed titles, now through July 20th. As the site of the signing... READ MORE

07/19/2026

Our IndePENNdence Day Sale ends tomorrow! Browse our collection of titles spanning 250+ years of Philadelphia history and culture, and save 50% on hardcovers and ebooks with code PENN250 plus get paperbacks (when available) for $17.76 (discout applied automatically in cart).

What do you get for the 250-year-old who has everything? Celebrate America’s big birthday with a sale on Philadelphia-themed titles, now through July 20th. As the site of the signing... READ MORE