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06/19/2026

In observance of Juneteenth, "African American Abolitionists in Chester County: Finding New Stories" from PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY is free to read through 6/26.https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/pa-history/article-abstract/90/1/48/342781/African-American-Abolitionists-in-Chester-County

06/18/2026

New Q&A: ECUMENICA Editor Hank Willenbrink speaks to Rebecca Jackson about her essay, "White Power Brokers: Confederate Feminism, Tradwives, and Aspirational White Womanhood." Check out the interview, and read the journal article for free through 7/15. https://pennstateuniversitypress.tumblr.com/post/819773391367241728/qa-confederate-feminism-tradwives-and

06/17/2026

Calling all medieval literature scholars: Check out 7 free articles from THE CHAUCER REVIEW, hand-picked by the journal’s new editors! The collection will be free to read through 6/30.

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06/16/2026

The summer issue of our newsletter is here! Read on for reviews, upcoming events, journals news, and more. https://www.psupress.org/emailassets/psupressnews-summer_2026.html

06/15/2026

Free read for Pride Month: “Q***r Feelings/Feeling Q***r: A Conversation with Heather Love about Politics, Teaching, and the ‘Dark, Tender Thrills’ of Affect" from TRANSFORMATIONS. The article will be free to read through 6/22. https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transformations/article-abstract/22/2/124/288694/Q***r-Feelings-Feeling-Q***rA-Conversation-with

06/12/2026

We're hiring! Currently seeking a Production Manager: https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/job/Penn-State-University-Park/Production-Manager--Penn-State-University-Press_REQ_0000078812-2. This listing is expected to close on June 26.

06/10/2026

Free read for Pride Month: “Gay Rights from the Governor’s Desk: Milton Shapp and the Council for Sexual Minorities” from PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY. The article will be free to read through 6/15. https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/pa-history/article-abstract/92/4/621/403022/Gay-Rights-from-the-Governor-s-Desk-Milton-Shapp

06/09/2026

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER! Celebrate with a free read from THE MARK TWAIN ANNUAL. “Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher in the Cave: An Anti-Captivity Narrative?” will be free to read through 6/16. https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/mark-twain/article-abstract/7/1/118/304615/Tom-Sawyer-and-Becky-Thatcher-in-the-Cave-An-Anti

06/08/2026

“[George] Orwell thought writers had an obligation to report honestly on the human situation as it played out in front of their eyes (or, as he would have put it, in front of their noses), especially in politically divisive times…For Orwell, Dickens was the epitome of this kind of writer, someone ‘who is always fighting against something, but who fights in the open and is not frightened’…Dickens epitomized the idea of the writer as moral watchdog, the conscience of a society.” Read “Fellow Travelers: Wilson, Orwell, Trilling, Dickens” from DICKENS STUDIES ANNUAL for free through 7/3. https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/dickens/article/57/1/70/408424/Fellow-Travelers-Wilson-Orwell-Trilling-Dickens

06/05/2026

Looking for summer reading? Check out this article collection from THE CHAUCER REVIEW, curated by its new editors! The articles will be free to read through 6/30.

PSU Press Journals Reads.