Happy birthday, F. Scott Fitzgerald! 🎂 In case you missed any of our #SummerOfGatsby free articles, don't worry! You can still read them through the end of October, and they're all linked below. buff.ly/VBhPSMv buff.ly/4M0I62e buff.ly/ExxoDH9 buff.ly/53gBWJD

Congratulations to José G. Izaguirre III, whose book BECOMING LA RAZA was named the winner of the NCA Latino/a Communication Studies Division and La Raza Caucus Outstanding Book Award!

“We live in a very complex country with a very complex history,’’ Baskind said, “and we should know about it.” Read more from MOSES JACOB EZEKIEL author Samantha Baskind's interview with Ideastream:

Friday! One of our Acquisitions Editors, Archna Patel, is part of a virtual panel on publishing your book with a university press! The panel is at 2 p.m. EDT. Register here:

Congratulations to THE WOUND AND THE STITCH author Loretta Victoria Ramirez, whose book was named a finalist for the 2025 International Latino Book Awards Best Academic Themed Book, College Level! The book also received honorable mentions in several categories.

The article "Poetics of Humility: Animal Ethics in Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell" in BISHOP–LOWELL STUDIES is free to read through 12/31:

The very first issue of American Gothic Studies has published, and the article "Carrie at 50" is free to read through the end of the year!

The entirety of Volumes 1 and 2 of Journal of Development Perspectives are free to access through October 12! Volume 1: buff.ly/4Sz7O9E Volume 2: buff.ly/QSJveXm

This month, we're giving you 40% books in German Studies! Save when you use discount code GSA25 at checkout. Sale ends 9/30: bit.ly/3HEycAk

Stacy Peebles, editor of THE CORMAC MCCARTHY JOURNAL, is featured in this article about Cormac McCarthy's personal library:

This week, PSU-ARC is holding a symposium on Frances E. W. Harper. Find the full schedule in the image. You can learn more about Frances E. W. Harper in Carole Lynn Stewart's TEMPERANCE AND COSMOPOLITANISM:

The article "'Questionable Justice': The Case of the Blue Hood in Pittsburgh’s South Hills" in PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY is free to read for the next three months!

This Friday, join the editors of KEYSTONE POETRY for a celebration at the PSU Libraries! We've teamed up w/ the PA Center for the Book & the PSU English Dept. for a poetry workshop (1:30-3:00pm) in the Dewey Room, and a reading/Q&A (4:00-5:00pm) and book signing (5:00-5:30pm) in Foster Auditorium!

“We touch Africa all the time in this city,” Bassi said, “And don’t even notice it.” The Washington Post joined Shaul Bassi, co-author of AFRICAN VENICE, for a trip through one of the book's proposed itineraries! Read the full article here:

"A vivid portrait of the inner worlds of surrogates, in the process challenging assumptions and offering a nuanced take on autonomy, kinship and the meaning of motherhood." Read more from A TALE OF TWO SURROGATES coauthor Elly Teman's interview w/ Hadassah Magazine:

This month, we're giving you 40% books in German Studies! Save when you use discount code GSA25 at checkout. Sale ends 9/30: bit.ly/3HEycAk

The entirety of Volume 1 of Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture is free to access until the end of October! Issue 1: buff.ly/ObLDvej Issue 2: buff.ly/b4A9x0g

Polina Dimova, author of AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE SENSES, gave the keynote speech at the Uncommon Senses V Conference! Watch the full speech here: buff.ly/bfN9D7b

To celebrate 100 years since the publication of "The Great Gatsby," we're opening several journal articles! "Tom's Investigation: The Development of the Surveillance Theme in the Composition of The Great Gatsby" is free to read now through September 30: buff.ly/a2DkCRO #SummerofGatsby

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Justin Eckstein, author of SOUND TACTICS, was featured on Fox 13 Seattle to talk about the power of sound in political protests. Watch the full segment here: buff.ly/8FF21Ph

The entirety of Volumes 1 and 2 of Journal of Development Perspectives are free to access through October 12! Volume 1: buff.ly/0rNw57b Volume 2: buff.ly/80LTxN0

Looking forward to the @litsciarts.org conference later this week at @oregonstateuniv.bsky.social. Stop by the PRAx building lobby for discounted books & journals from 16 publishers such as @uchicagopress.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social @psupress.bsky.social #slsa2025

The very first issue of American Gothic Studies has published, and the article "Carrie at 50" is free to read through the end of the year!

The Big Ten Open Books project has launched its ‘Indigenous North Americans’ Collection, and six of our books are included! Read the full press release and access the collection here:

Moses Jacob Ezekiel’s sculpture is set for reinstallation in Arlington Cemetery: buff.ly/97SDQ4w You can learn about the artist behind this controversial statue in Samantha Baskind's upcoming book, MOSES JACOB EZEKIEL. Sign up to be notified about the book's publication here: buff.ly/wnYTzi0

Monday! Librarian Jameson Rohrer's August book club will be discussing A TALE OF TWO SURROGATES. Anyone is welcome to sign up and join! You can register here: buff.ly/UyRyOKW

Effective August 18, Penn State University Press will begin self-distribution of its Graphic Mundi imprint. Read the full press release here: buff.ly/YxrAIFh

New issue of The Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures-Vol. 51, No. 2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/55300 @projectmuse.bsky.social @psupress.bsky.social

To celebrate 100 years since the publication of "The Great Gatsby," we're opening journal articles over the course of the summer! "Responding to The Great Gatsby: Can the Reading Process Itself Reinforce Racist Assumptions?" is free to read now through August 31: buff.ly/BCNofnD #SummerofGatsby

Some great photos of some of our Keystone Poets after their event in Pittsburgh! Find the full Keystone Poetry events and readings calendar here: buff.ly/Zs9knfe

Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes, Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies at Harvard Divinity School, has been named managing editor of the Journal of Africana Religion! Read the full press release here:

Last chance to shop this month's sale! Save 40% on select books on American politics when you use discount code AMP25 at checkout. Sale ends 7/31: buff.ly/vliWRFi

Virtual book club alert! Librarian Jameson Rohrer's August book club will be discussing A TALE OF TWO SURROGATES. Anyone is welcome to sign up and join! You can register here: buff.ly/UyRyOKW

“Let’s really talk about what’s going on in higher ed and what changes we can make to better serve our students and produce knowledge that’s going to be useful to the community and the nation.” Read more from this interview with THE BATTLES OF TEXAS coauthor Mark Garrett Longaker:

Tomorrow at 9am ET! Join the authors of A TALE OF TWO SURROGATES, Elly Teman and Zsuzsa Berend, for a reading as part of the SAW/Graphic Medicine Summit. Find more info here:

Tomorrow at 5pm ET! Join one of the authors of A TALE OF TWO SURROGATES, Elly Teman, for a panel on "The Craft and Aesthetics of Graphic Medicine" as part of the SAW/Graphic Medicine Summit. Find more information here: buff.ly/OlYecAI

Tomorrow at 11am ET! Join the authors of A TALE OF TWO SURROGATES, Elly Teman and Zsuzsa Berend, for a panel on "The Significance of Evidence" as part of the SAW/Graphic Medicine Summit. Find more information here:

Don't forget about this month's sale! Save 40% on select books on American politics when you use discount code AMP25 at checkout. Sale ends 7/31: buff.ly/vliWRFi

The very first issue of American Gothic Studies has just published, and the article "Carrie at 50" is free to read through the end of the year! buff.ly/aUtHxQQ

The entirety of Volumes 1 and 2 of Journal of Development Perspectives are free to access through October 12! Volume 1: buff.ly/iwSxKOw Volume 2: buff.ly/vmNHGZ9

Now available in paperback! Take 30% off ETHICS FOR APOCALYPTIC TIMES w/ discount code NR25:

Thursday! Join John Bidwell, author of THE DECLARATION IN SCRIPT AND PRINT, for a lecture at the Library of Congress. More information here:

Now available in paperback! Take 30% off CULTURES AT THE SUSQUEHANNA CONFLUENCE w/ discount code NR25:

Sunday at 1pm! Join Mark Kelley, author of AN UNCOMMON WOMAN, for a book talk at the Rokeby Museum. More info here:

@aupresses.bsky.social has put together a list of essential reading on immigration. Find the full list here, including two of our books: buff.ly/nSs8dOv

@psupress.bsky.social *is* at the #IMC2025 Bookfair. Come by and say hello! @imc-leeds.bsky.social

It’s coffee time at @imc-leeds.bsky.social! Do come and visit the @psupress.bsky.social bookstall in Parkinson to browse the latest and best in #medieval studies! Conference discount of 30% on all purchases!

Penn State University Press is pleased to welcome Paul Harrington as our Sales Manager! buff.ly/V8AdUTH

PIER GROUPS by Jonathan Weinberg got a nod from @hyperallergic.com! Read the full article here: