American Philosophical Society Press
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The oldest scholarly press in America, publishing useful knowledge across disciplines since 1771.
We are sad to note the passing of David Dwight Burr. In 1976, we published Burr’s Persecution of Peter Olivi, on the 13th century French Franciscan theologian.
Buy a hardcover at www.pennpress.org/978142237521... 30% off with code APS30. Or read online at JSTOR.
#MedievalFrance #MedievalHistory
Buy a hardcover at www.pennpress.org/978142237521... 30% off with code APS30. Or read online at JSTOR.
#MedievalFrance #MedievalHistory
January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
We are sad to note the passing of David Dwight Burr. In 1976, we published Burr’s Persecution of Peter Olivi, on the 13th century French Franciscan theologian.
Buy a hardcover at www.pennpress.org/978142237521... 30% off with code APS30. Or read online at JSTOR.
#MedievalFrance #MedievalHistory
Buy a hardcover at www.pennpress.org/978142237521... 30% off with code APS30. Or read online at JSTOR.
#MedievalFrance #MedievalHistory
Hello to the latest issue of Proceedings, which begins with a brief history of us! Don't miss our former fellow Jon Repetti's dive into the back pages of the oldest scholarly publisher in North America. Read the issue online with a subscription at Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56057
January 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Hello to the latest issue of Proceedings, which begins with a brief history of us! Don't miss our former fellow Jon Repetti's dive into the back pages of the oldest scholarly publisher in North America. Read the issue online with a subscription at Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56057
Browse the latest issue of Transactions! Guest editors Serenity Sutherland and Adrianna Link hope "the act of publishing this series of essays and preserving knowledge about funding opportunities and their benefits to women and girls will serve as a small act of resistance." muse.jhu.edu/issue/56069
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Browse the latest issue of Transactions! Guest editors Serenity Sutherland and Adrianna Link hope "the act of publishing this series of essays and preserving knowledge about funding opportunities and their benefits to women and girls will serve as a small act of resistance." muse.jhu.edu/issue/56069
It's no surprise that an organization dedicated to promoting useful knowledge is staffed by zealous and discerning readers. We asked folks from all departments of the Society what they read and loved in 2025.
Take a look and add a book or two to your to-be-read list!
bookshop.org/lists/2025-a...
Take a look and add a book or two to your to-be-read list!
bookshop.org/lists/2025-a...
December 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's no surprise that an organization dedicated to promoting useful knowledge is staffed by zealous and discerning readers. We asked folks from all departments of the Society what they read and loved in 2025.
Take a look and add a book or two to your to-be-read list!
bookshop.org/lists/2025-a...
Take a look and add a book or two to your to-be-read list!
bookshop.org/lists/2025-a...
We're in beautiful La Jolla, CA this week for the fall APS Member Meeting, ready to talk books and journals!
You don't have to be an elected Member to watch talks on space, longevity, poetry, cancer, democracy, and more. See the program and livestream link here: www.amphilsoc.org/members/meet...
You don't have to be an elected Member to watch talks on space, longevity, poetry, cancer, democracy, and more. See the program and livestream link here: www.amphilsoc.org/members/meet...
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We're in beautiful La Jolla, CA this week for the fall APS Member Meeting, ready to talk books and journals!
You don't have to be an elected Member to watch talks on space, longevity, poetry, cancer, democracy, and more. See the program and livestream link here: www.amphilsoc.org/members/meet...
You don't have to be an elected Member to watch talks on space, longevity, poetry, cancer, democracy, and more. See the program and livestream link here: www.amphilsoc.org/members/meet...
Read now with your Project MUSE subscription! Proceedings Vol 166 # 3 includes a 1998 essay by Roland Frye on Macbeth and totalitarianism that is recontextualized by editor and scholar Annalisa Zox-Weaver.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55675
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55675
October 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Read now with your Project MUSE subscription! Proceedings Vol 166 # 3 includes a 1998 essay by Roland Frye on Macbeth and totalitarianism that is recontextualized by editor and scholar Annalisa Zox-Weaver.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55675
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55675
Out now! Imperfect Oracle by @casssunstein.bsky.social.
Buy the book Richard Revesz calls "a must read for anyone who wants to develop an intelligent and informed perspective on this critically important topic—which should be everyone."
www.pennpress.org/978160618137...
#artificialintelligence
Buy the book Richard Revesz calls "a must read for anyone who wants to develop an intelligent and informed perspective on this critically important topic—which should be everyone."
www.pennpress.org/978160618137...
#artificialintelligence
October 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Out now! Imperfect Oracle by @casssunstein.bsky.social.
Buy the book Richard Revesz calls "a must read for anyone who wants to develop an intelligent and informed perspective on this critically important topic—which should be everyone."
www.pennpress.org/978160618137...
#artificialintelligence
Buy the book Richard Revesz calls "a must read for anyone who wants to develop an intelligent and informed perspective on this critically important topic—which should be everyone."
www.pennpress.org/978160618137...
#artificialintelligence
Register to attend a free evening of refreshments, networking, and a panel discussion on developmental editing with four knowledgeable editors from the Philly area. This event is in person in Philadelphia. Register here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/publi...
October 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Register to attend a free evening of refreshments, networking, and a panel discussion on developmental editing with four knowledgeable editors from the Philly area. This event is in person in Philadelphia. Register here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/publi...
Out now! Proceedings of the APS Vol. 166 No. 2. Read on Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55607
October 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Out now! Proceedings of the APS Vol. 166 No. 2. Read on Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55607
TONIGHT! At 6 p.m. ET, livestreaming and in person in Philadelphia, APS Press author Thomas E. Chávez is part of a roundtable on Spain and the War for American Independence.
Register online at www.amphilsoc.org/events/spain... and purchase your copy of the book at www.pennpress.org/978160618897...
Register online at www.amphilsoc.org/events/spain... and purchase your copy of the book at www.pennpress.org/978160618897...
September 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
TONIGHT! At 6 p.m. ET, livestreaming and in person in Philadelphia, APS Press author Thomas E. Chávez is part of a roundtable on Spain and the War for American Independence.
Register online at www.amphilsoc.org/events/spain... and purchase your copy of the book at www.pennpress.org/978160618897...
Register online at www.amphilsoc.org/events/spain... and purchase your copy of the book at www.pennpress.org/978160618897...
Out now! A new edition of The Social Philosophers: Community and Conflict in Western Thought by Robert Nisbet, with a new foreword by Luke Sheahan.
Buy the book Daniel J. Mahoney calls "a feast for the mind and a joy to read" at the link: www.pennpress.org/978160618038...
Buy the book Daniel J. Mahoney calls "a feast for the mind and a joy to read" at the link: www.pennpress.org/978160618038...
September 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Out now! A new edition of The Social Philosophers: Community and Conflict in Western Thought by Robert Nisbet, with a new foreword by Luke Sheahan.
Buy the book Daniel J. Mahoney calls "a feast for the mind and a joy to read" at the link: www.pennpress.org/978160618038...
Buy the book Daniel J. Mahoney calls "a feast for the mind and a joy to read" at the link: www.pennpress.org/978160618038...
Thanks to everyone who joined us last week at our fourth APS Press publishing salon! The insightful panelists got us thinking, talking, and laughing about book reviewing.
Ben Yagoda
Paula Marantz Cohen
Damon Linker
Ann de Forest
Autumn Konopka
Kristen Brida
Our next salon will be in October!
Ben Yagoda
Paula Marantz Cohen
Damon Linker
Ann de Forest
Autumn Konopka
Kristen Brida
Our next salon will be in October!
August 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us last week at our fourth APS Press publishing salon! The insightful panelists got us thinking, talking, and laughing about book reviewing.
Ben Yagoda
Paula Marantz Cohen
Damon Linker
Ann de Forest
Autumn Konopka
Kristen Brida
Our next salon will be in October!
Ben Yagoda
Paula Marantz Cohen
Damon Linker
Ann de Forest
Autumn Konopka
Kristen Brida
Our next salon will be in October!
Out now! Alexander von Humboldt: Writings in English, Parts I & II.
Presenting the 250 texts the “father of environmentalism” wrote in English, unabridged in their original form.
Buy the set of two and save! Individual volumes are $45 and the set is $75.
www.pennpress.org/978160618080...
Presenting the 250 texts the “father of environmentalism” wrote in English, unabridged in their original form.
Buy the set of two and save! Individual volumes are $45 and the set is $75.
www.pennpress.org/978160618080...
August 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Out now! Alexander von Humboldt: Writings in English, Parts I & II.
Presenting the 250 texts the “father of environmentalism” wrote in English, unabridged in their original form.
Buy the set of two and save! Individual volumes are $45 and the set is $75.
www.pennpress.org/978160618080...
Presenting the 250 texts the “father of environmentalism” wrote in English, unabridged in their original form.
Buy the set of two and save! Individual volumes are $45 and the set is $75.
www.pennpress.org/978160618080...
Talk book reviewing with us at our next publishing salon in Philadelphia!
We'll be discussing the review process with panelists who know it well.
Readers, writers, publishers, and anyone interested in book reviewing are invited to join us.
Register to attend (for free) at the link: bit.ly/40RR70P
We'll be discussing the review process with panelists who know it well.
Readers, writers, publishers, and anyone interested in book reviewing are invited to join us.
Register to attend (for free) at the link: bit.ly/40RR70P
August 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Talk book reviewing with us at our next publishing salon in Philadelphia!
We'll be discussing the review process with panelists who know it well.
Readers, writers, publishers, and anyone interested in book reviewing are invited to join us.
Register to attend (for free) at the link: bit.ly/40RR70P
We'll be discussing the review process with panelists who know it well.
Readers, writers, publishers, and anyone interested in book reviewing are invited to join us.
Register to attend (for free) at the link: bit.ly/40RR70P
📣 Call for Papers: Why Does the English Department Matter Today? 📣
Submission deadline: October 10, 2025
Details: www.amphilsoc.org/call-papers-...
#CFP #CallforPapers #EnglishDepartment #HigherEd
Submission deadline: October 10, 2025
Details: www.amphilsoc.org/call-papers-...
#CFP #CallforPapers #EnglishDepartment #HigherEd
July 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📣 Call for Papers: Why Does the English Department Matter Today? 📣
Submission deadline: October 10, 2025
Details: www.amphilsoc.org/call-papers-...
#CFP #CallforPapers #EnglishDepartment #HigherEd
Submission deadline: October 10, 2025
Details: www.amphilsoc.org/call-papers-...
#CFP #CallforPapers #EnglishDepartment #HigherEd
Out now online and in print! Proceedings Volume 166 Number 1 covers a breadth of content ranging from field reports and biographical memoirs to Richard Price and autobiographies.
Read and subscribe to the digital journal at Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55078
Read and subscribe to the digital journal at Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55078
July 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Out now online and in print! Proceedings Volume 166 Number 1 covers a breadth of content ranging from field reports and biographical memoirs to Richard Price and autobiographies.
Read and subscribe to the digital journal at Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55078
Read and subscribe to the digital journal at Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55078
We're excited to welcome librarians and friends to Philly next week for the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition! Find us at Booth 1562. We'd love to talk to you about the APS Press, APS Library, and Philadelphia! Stop by and say hello.
#ALAAC25
#ALAAC25
June 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We're excited to welcome librarians and friends to Philly next week for the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition! Find us at Booth 1562. We'd love to talk to you about the APS Press, APS Library, and Philadelphia! Stop by and say hello.
#ALAAC25
#ALAAC25
Out now! Philadelphia, the Revolutionary City, a catalog accompanying the museum exhibition of the same title (visit now through Dec. 28 during APS Museum hours!) Buy your copy at the link: www.pennpress.org/978160618122...
June 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Out now! Philadelphia, the Revolutionary City, a catalog accompanying the museum exhibition of the same title (visit now through Dec. 28 during APS Museum hours!) Buy your copy at the link: www.pennpress.org/978160618122...
10 Philly authors. 5 minutes each. Last night at the APS! We had so much fun getting to know accomplished local authors across genres. Thank you to everyone who joined us! If you would like to receive emails about upcoming publishing salons, send us a DM with your email address.
June 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
10 Philly authors. 5 minutes each. Last night at the APS! We had so much fun getting to know accomplished local authors across genres. Thank you to everyone who joined us! If you would like to receive emails about upcoming publishing salons, send us a DM with your email address.
New issue of Transactions out now! Vol. 114 No. 2 revisits a 1939 symposium hosted by the APS on the totalitarian state. The foreword, written by APS Member Rogers Smith, is free to read for the time being on Project MUSE--don't miss out!
Read & Subscribe: www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
Read & Subscribe: www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
June 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New issue of Transactions out now! Vol. 114 No. 2 revisits a 1939 symposium hosted by the APS on the totalitarian state. The foreword, written by APS Member Rogers Smith, is free to read for the time being on Project MUSE--don't miss out!
Read & Subscribe: www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
Read & Subscribe: www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
On 6/11 we're hosting Local Author Speed Dating! Join us in Philly for refreshments, networking, and a slew of local authors who will each have a few short minutes to share their exciting work. Books will be sold on site by Head House Books.
Register here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/publi...
Register here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/publi...
May 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
On 6/11 we're hosting Local Author Speed Dating! Join us in Philly for refreshments, networking, and a slew of local authors who will each have a few short minutes to share their exciting work. Books will be sold on site by Head House Books.
Register here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/publi...
Register here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/publi...
Out now! A packed double issue of Proceedings, with articles on the APS, bat extinction, David Rittenhouse, Renaissance Florence, Gilded-Age Buffalo, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, retroactive justice, higher education, and more. Read & subscribe here:
Vol. 165 Nos. 3&4 www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
Vol. 165 Nos. 3&4 www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
May 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Out now! A packed double issue of Proceedings, with articles on the APS, bat extinction, David Rittenhouse, Renaissance Florence, Gilded-Age Buffalo, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, retroactive justice, higher education, and more. Read & subscribe here:
Vol. 165 Nos. 3&4 www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
Vol. 165 Nos. 3&4 www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
Author Bob Frishman recently joined host Terri Kelley on Andover TV's Books! to discuss his book Edward Duffield. Watch the recorded conversation here: cloud.castus.tv/vod/andover/...
May 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Author Bob Frishman recently joined host Terri Kelley on Andover TV's Books! to discuss his book Edward Duffield. Watch the recorded conversation here: cloud.castus.tv/vod/andover/...
APS Press author Bob Frishman (and his book, Edward Duffield) recently appeared in Antiques and the Arts Weekly.
www.antiquesandthearts.com
www.antiquesandthearts.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
APS Press author Bob Frishman (and his book, Edward Duffield) recently appeared in Antiques and the Arts Weekly.
www.antiquesandthearts.com
www.antiquesandthearts.com
Frankie stopped by the office to admire the latest APS Press book: Thomas Sully's Philadelphians by Peter Conn. She would have liked to see more canine subjects, but still recommends the book to humans everywhere.
www.pennpress.org/978160618049...
#thomassully
www.pennpress.org/978160618049...
#thomassully
May 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Frankie stopped by the office to admire the latest APS Press book: Thomas Sully's Philadelphians by Peter Conn. She would have liked to see more canine subjects, but still recommends the book to humans everywhere.
www.pennpress.org/978160618049...
#thomassully
www.pennpress.org/978160618049...
#thomassully