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Penn State University Press is disseminating knowledge and publishing books and journals of the highest quality with an emphasis on the humanities and social sciences.

07/24/2024

ICYMI, the July edition of our newsletter, PSU Press News, is here! Read on for new titles, reviews, journals news, and more: https://www.psupress.org/emailassets/psupressnews-July_2024.html

07/22/2024

ICYMI, July's Unlocked Book of the Month is TERRITORIES OF HISTORY. Read more and access the book here:

Each month we’re highlighting a book available through PSU Press Unlocked, an open access initiative featuring scholarly digital books and journals in the humanities and social sciences. About our J…

07/19/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Kenvi Phillips, an associate editor of LIBRARIES: CULTURE, HISTORY, AND SOCIETY, who has been named Director of the Obama Presidential Library:

Dr. Kenvi Phillips Appointed Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library May 22, 2024 WASHINGTON, DC Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced today that Dr. Kenvi Phillips will serve as the inaugural Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, effective June 16, 2024....

07/19/2024

Sunday! Join Heather Swan, author of WHERE THE GRASS STILL SINGS, for a conversation with Jane Hirshfield at 2pm. Register here:

A Thinking Like a Mountain event Heather Swan and Jane Hirshfield join us on Zoom for a wide-ranging conversation about the interrelationship of poetry and science, in celebration of the release of Where the Grass Still Sings: Stories of Insects and Interconnection (Penn State University Press). “...

07/18/2024

Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher, author of ON EXPERTISE, on the impact of AI on climate:

Extreme weather events, floods, droughts and wildfires have become more common, with devastating consequences, including in Canada.

07/15/2024

Don't forget to find your perfect summer read with our Summer Reads Sale! Save up to 60% when you use discount code SMR24 at checkout. Sale ends 7/31: https://bit.ly/3VMyyry

Publisher of academic and general interest works in the humanities and social sciences, including art history, religious studies, magic, history, and rhetoric

07/11/2024

"Art was my life long before I had children, and it would remain so forever."

Read more about the late Audrey Flack in this piece from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/arts/audrey-flack-dead.html

07/11/2024

Congratulations to Cécile Fromont, author of IMAGES ON A MISSION IN EARLY MODERN KONGO AND ANGOLA, who was named a winner of the Dan David Prize:

Cécile Fromont is an art historian specializing in the visual, material, and religious cultures of Africa, Latin America, and Europe in the early modern period (1500-1800). Her scholarship sheds light…

07/10/2024

The July edition of our newsletter, PSU Press News, is here! Read on for new titles, reviews, journals news, and more: https://www.psupress.org/emailassets/psupressnews-July_2024.html

07/09/2024

Denva Gallant, author of ILLUMINATING THE VITAE PATRUM, chats with New Books Network about desert saints and how images made their lives and work accessible to fourteenth-century city dwellers:

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07/05/2024

Book Riot calls MENOPAUSE by MK Czerwiec one of the best books about menopause:

From navigating the change to learning more about hormones, the best menopause books are your guide to these changes.

07/04/2024

John Bidwell, author of the new book THE DECLARATION IN SCRIPT AND PRINT, answers some questions about Independence Day and America's founding document over on our blog:

Dedicated to disseminating knowledge and publishing books and journals of the highest quality with...

07/04/2024

July's Unlocked Book of the Month is TERRITORIES OF HISTORY. Read more and access the book here:

07/03/2024

Some of our Graphic Medicine authors are quotes in this The Irish Times article on the Graphic Medicine Conference: https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2024/06/25/where-comic-books-meet-healthcare-a-graphic-approach-to-medicine/

A conference in Athlone will highlight how comics can be a powerful way to explain and understand illness and cure

07/03/2024

Read an excerpt of A BLACK PHILADELPHIA READER on our Tumblr:

The common date given for the settlement of Philadelphia is 1682, when William Penn established a Quaker colony, providing it with a name that means “one who loves his brother.” Penn intended an idyl…

07/02/2024

Thomas J. Baldino and Paula A. Duda Holoviak, the authors of PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, discuss the divided Pennsylvania government, counting votes, and more on our Tumblr:

Thomas J. Baldino and Paula A. Duda Holoviak, the authors of Pennsylvania Government and Politics, discuss the divided Pennsylvania government, counting votes, and more. As we were completing our bo…

07/02/2024

We at the Press as deeply saddened by the death of Audrey Flack, whose memoir WITH DARKNESS CAME STARS we were privileged to publish this March. At 93, Flack was still a force to be reckoned with, and leaves an inspiring legacy of art and feminism in her wake.

Feminist painter and sculptor Audrey Flack, one of the founders of Photorealism, died in Southampton, New York, on June 28, 2024.

07/01/2024

Discover your perfect summer read with our Summer Reads Sale! Save up to 60% when you use discount code SMR24 at checkout. Sale ends 7/31: https://bit.ly/3VMyyry

06/27/2024

The article "Thornton Wilder: Why Here? Why Now?" in Thornton Wilder Journal is free to read for six months: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/thornton-wilder/article/4/2/137/385726/Thornton-Wilder-Why-Here-Why-Now

Abstract. This article explores the relevance and vitality of Wilder’s works to contemporary audiences of 2011. It establishes four criteria—breadth, depth, heat, and light—by which to judge serious literature and states that we should “be impressed by how many points [Wilder] scores.” Wil...

06/27/2024

Last chance to shop our Music Sale! In addition to offering up to 60% off on select titles, you can also get free US shipping on orders of $50. Use discount code MUS24 at checkout through 6/30: https://bit.ly/3RezjYZ

06/27/2024

Tomorrow! From 6-9pm, join Mike Frankel, author of HURRICANES OF COLOR, for a book signing at Blast from the Past in Burbank, CA!

06/26/2024

We've launched some new social media profiles! In addition to Facebook and Instagram, you can also find us at the below accounts.

Threads: https://www.threads.net/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/psupress.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/penn-state-university-press?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name

Say more with Threads — Instagram's new text app.

06/25/2024

We are pleased to welcome David Aycock as our new executive director!

David Aycock, deputy director of Baylor University Press, has been named executive director of the Penn State University Press, effective Aug. 1.

06/24/2024

Celebrate Pride with 30% off recent books in LGBTQ studies! Use discount code PRIDE at checkout. Sale ends 6/30: https://bit.ly/3VTIvEQ

06/21/2024

Tomorrow! From 1-3pm, join Mike Frankel, author of HURRICANES OF COLOR, for a book signing at Barnes and Noble at the Flagstaff Mall in Arizona!

06/20/2024

Our Book of the Month is PENNSYLVANIA LION OR PANTHER & FELIS CATUS IN PENNSYLVANIA? Read more and access the book here: https://www.tumblr.com/pennstateuniversitypress/753004862158077952/unlocked-book-of-the-month-pennsylvania-lion-or?source=share

06/19/2024

Celebrate Juneteenth with a sale on some of our recent books in African American Studies! Use discount code JUNE19 at checkout for 30% off. Sale ends 6/30: https://bit.ly/3xoEXRu

06/18/2024

Our forthcoming journal, American Gothic Studies, is seeking submissions! Find more information here: https://www.psupress.org/Journals/jnls_AGS.html

06/17/2024

Don't miss our Music Sale! Save up to 60% on select titles when you use discount code MUS24 at checkout. Sale ends 6/30: https://bit.ly/3RezjYZ

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PSU Press Presents: Image, Object, and Meaning in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds

Join PSU Press and the authors of four exciting new books for a virtual panel on Friday, Oct. 8th @ 1pm ET! The authors will discuss their work and answer your questions. Guests: Andrew R. Casper author of An Artful Relic: The Shroud of Turin in Baroque Italy Theresa Earenfight author of Catherine of Aragon: Infanta of Spain, Queen of England Elina Gertsman author of The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books Benedek Láng author of The Rohonc Code: Tracing a Historical Riddle Moderated by Janice North, PSU Press Marketing and Sales Coordinator

PSU Press Presents: Perspectives on Sensory History

PSU Press Presents: Perspectives on Sensory History Thursday, Sept. 2nd @ 4pm Guests: Nicholas Hammond The Powers of Sound and Song in Early Modern Paris Ryan McCormack The Sculpted Ear: Aurality and Statuary in the West A. Joan Saab Objects of Vision: Making Sense of What We See Mark M. Smith A Sensory History Manifesto Moderated Kathryn Yahner, Acquisitions Editor

PSU Press Presents: Humor in America

Join PSU Press and the authors of the first two books in our new series, Humor in America, for a virtual panel on Friday, June 18th @ 4pm! The authors will discuss their work and answer your questions. Guests: James E. Caron Satire as the Comic Public Sphere: Postmodern “Truthiness” and Civic Engagement Christopher J. Gilbert Caricature and National Character: The United States at War Moderated by Ryan Peterson, Acquisitions Editor

PSU Press Presents: Comics in Scholarship

PSU Press Presents: Comics in Scholarship Ken Koltun-Fromm author of Drawing on Religion: Reading and the Moral Imagination in Comics and Graphic Novels Scott T. Smith and José Alaniz editors of Uncanny Bodies: Superhero Comics and Disability Susan Merrill Squier and Irmela Marei Krüger-Fürhoff editors of PathoGraphics: Narrative, Aesthetics, Contention, Community Moderated by Kendra Boileau, PSU Press Assistant Director and Editor-in-Chief

PSU Press Presents: Magic in History

Join PSU Press for a discussion with the authors of four recent and forthcoming books in the Magic in History and Magic in History Sourcebooks series! This virtual panel will take place on Friday, April 30th at 4pm EST. Panelists will discuss their books and answer your questions. Our guests are: Michael D. Bailey author of Origins of the Witches’ Sabbath Allegra Iafrate author of The Long Life of Magical Objects: A Study in the Solomonic Tradition Frank Klaassen and Sharon Hubbs Wright coauthors of The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England Marla Segol author of Kabbalah and Sex Magic: A Mythical-Ritual Genealogy This event will be moderated by Claire Fanger, author of Rewriting Magic: An Exegesis of the Visionary Autobiography of a Fourteenth-Century French Monk.