“...the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 had created a new breed of slave catchers.... There could be no clearer symbol of state support for slavery.” Read “Freedom from Heaven” from JOURNAL OF AFRICANA RELIGIONS through 8/31. https://ow.ly/F49550ZC3Tz
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“Superstitious Memory: Ghost-Sighting and Nation-Making in Washington Irving's “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” from STUDIES IN THE AMERICAN SHORT STORY is free to read through 8/31 as part of PSU Press’s ongoing America 250 celebration. https://ow.ly/rEgV50ZC3Rm
Reading GATSBY in the context of THE ILIAD and THE ODYSSEY reveals a number of thematically significant parallels and contrasts. Read the THE F. SCOTT FITZGERALD REVIEW article for free through 9/15. https://ow.ly/59N550ZC3P0
Free reads for fans of THE ODYSSEY! Check out a collection of Odyssey-themed journal articles, free to read until 9/15. https://www.psupress.org/emailassets/odyssey_journal_reads.html
New in paperback! Take 30% off REINVENTING WORLD WAR II with promo code 036NR. https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-09782-4.html
Tomorrow is Ag Lit Day at Ag Progress Days! Join us at 10:30am in the Pasto Agricultural Museum for author talks, book signings, and refreshments.
We're at Ag Progress Days this week! Find us in the Pasto Agricultural Museum 8/11-13 from 10am-4pm with discounted books. And don't miss Ag Lit Day on Thursday at 10:30am! agsci.psu.edu/apd
We're keeping the America 250 celebration going! Explore a collection of unexpected and little-known stories of American people, places, and phenomena. Through 8/31, save 50% with promo code 036USA250. https://bit.ly/4i0NrD4
Congratulations to Marjorie Maddox and Jerry Wemple, whose book KEYSTONE POETRY was named the winner of the 2026 American Fiction Awards Anthology Category!
Now published! INTERSECTIONALITY AS EPISTEMIC RESISTANCE is the first collection of scholarly essays devoted to the work of Patricia Hill Collins, one of the most influential Black feminist thinkers of her generation. Take 30% off with promo code 036NR. https://ow.ly/aoTY50YZxEI
We’re celebrating America 250 with free reads. This week is your last chance to check out Revolution-themed articles from PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY, LIBRARIES, JOURNAL OF MORAVIAN HISTORY, and STUDIES IN AMERICAN HUMOR, free through 7/31. https://www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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From history and religion to literature and social sciences, you can explore it all with 50% OFF individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. Offer expires 12/31/26. https://www.psupress.org/journalsreads.htm
"The finished object still bears traces of these encounters, even when the maker’s name and life have disappeared from view." Read more from QUEER MAKING author Karl Whittington's piece on Politics and Rights Review. https://politicsrights.com/queer-making-make-a-work-of-art/
Queer Making: What Does It Feel Like to Make a Work of Art?
Karl Whittington's Queer Making explores touch, desire, and the embodied labor of medieval sculpture.
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Penn State University Press@psupress.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur Fall/Winter 2026 catalog is here! Browse the catalog and see what we're publishing next season: https://www.psupress.org/catalogs/PDFs/FW2026.pdf
In “American Humor and Matters of Empire: A Proposal and Invitation,” Judith Yaross Lee outlines how imperialism can serve as a key concept for the cultural analysis of American humor. Read the article from STUDIES IN AMERICAN HUMOR, free through 7/31. https://ow.ly/KVqv50ZkP6G
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Free read for America 250: “Patriots and Neighbors: Pennsylvania Moravians in the American Revolution” from JOURNAL OF MORAVIAN HISTORY. This article is free to read through 7/31 as part of PSU Press’ America 250 article collection. https://www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with 50% off individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. Offer expires 12/31/26. https://www.psupress.org/journalsreads.htm
Free read: “A Great Variety of Books”: The Confiscation and Redistribution of the Libraries of Boston’s Loyalists, 1776 to 1779” from LIBRARIES 8:2. The article is free to read through 7/31. https://ow.ly/wfxf50ZkP3L
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Free read for America 250: “Property Rights, Citizenship, Corruption, and Inequality: Confiscating Loyalist Estates during the American Revolution" from PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY. The article will be free to read through 7/31. https://www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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Learn about Confederate feminism, tradwives, and aspirational white womanhood in this Q&A. ECUMENICA Editor Hank Willenbrink speaks to Rebecca Jackson about her essay from the November 2025 issue. Read the interview, and read the journal article for free through 7/15. https://ow.ly/94Tk50ZkP1z
Q&A: Confederate Feminism, Tradwives, and Aspirational White Womanhood
“In the essay, I show that Confederate nostalgia is not just remembered; it is continually reenacted. And in the present, contemporary Tradwife culture, far-right femininity continues to frame racial...
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In honor of the United States Semiquincentennial, we asked some of our authors to revisit the Revolutionary era through their scholarship. In this piece, THE DECLARATION IN SCRIPT AND PRINT author John Bidwell discusses America's founding document itself: https://ow.ly/MF0r50ZkPr2
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with 50% off individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. Offer expires 12/31/26. https://www.psupress.org/journalsreads.htm
In honor of the United States Semiquincentennial, we asked some of our authors to revisit the Revolutionary era through their scholarship. In this piece, QUAKER, WHALER, TRAITOR, SPY! author Sarah Crabtree discusses the roles of the Rotch brothers during the Revolution: https://ow.ly/KIyx50ZkPqp
Read “Revolution: Right or Responsibility? The Mid-Atlantic Discourse on Faith, Duty, and Authority in the Early American Revolution” from PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY for free through 7/31. https://ow.ly/iOax50ZkOO3
In honor of the United States Semiquincentennial, we asked some of our authors to revisit the Revolutionary era through their scholarship. In this piece, PRISONERS OF CONGRESS author Norman E. Donoghue II examines instances of irony in American history: https://ow.ly/JThJ50ZkPoX
Q&A on Confederate feminism, tradwives, and white womanhood: ECUMENICA Editor Hank Willenbrink speaks to Rebecca Jackson about her essay from the November 2025 issue of the journal. Check out the interview, and read the journal article for free through 7/15. https://ow.ly/GALP50ZkON4
Q&A: Confederate Feminism, Tradwives, and Aspirational White Womanhood
“In the essay, I show that Confederate nostalgia is not just remembered; it is continually reenacted. And in the present, contemporary Tradwife culture, far-right femininity continues to frame racial...
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In honor of the United States Semiquincentennial, we asked some of our authors to revisit the Revolutionary era through their scholarship. In this piece, ICONOCLASM IN NEW YORK author Wendy Bellion considers the role of art in American history: https://ow.ly/IHl550ZkPn9
New in paperback! Take 30% off PRISONERS OF CONGRESS with promo code 036NR. www.psupress.org/books/titles...
Every month from July through December 2026, PSU Press will pick a theme related to American history, politics, arts, or culture, and make a few related articles free-to-read for the entire month. July’s theme is “Revolution.” Read the July selections for free until 7/31. https://ow.ly/Ncze50ZjPTJ
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Last chance to read the free article collection from THE CHAUCER REVIEW! The new editors hand -picked each of the articles. The articles will be free through tomorrow, 6/30. https://www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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