Princeton University Press and RBmedia announce exclusive audiobook publishing partnership October 23, 2019 Princeton University Press and RBmedia are delighted to announce an exclusive licensing agreement to publish over 120 audiobooks in the next three years. Read More
Walter Scheidel on Escape from Rome October 22, 2019 The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome’s dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe’s economic rise and the creation of the modern age. Read More
First time author spotlight: James Lindley Wilson on Democratic Equality October 22, 2019 Democracy establishes relationships of political equality, ones in which citizens equally share authority over what they do together and respect one another as equals. Read More
Kate Bowler on The Preacher’s Wife October 19, 2019 Since the 1970s, an important new figure has appeared on the center stage of American evangelicalism—the celebrity preacher’s wife. Read More
Robert Shiller on the power of viral stories and economic change October 17, 2019 In a world in which internet troll farms attempt to influence foreign elections, can we afford to ignore the power of viral stories to affect economies? Read More
A Website Story About Story October 16, 2019 In every book there is a story. For Princeton University Press, those stories might be about the magic of mushrooms, or the global struggle for human rights, or a narrative about narrative economics. Read More
Congratulations to Michael Kremer, joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics October 15, 2019 Upon the announcement that Dr. Michael Kremer is the joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2019, along with Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, Princeton University Press would like to extend our congratulations. Read More
In Dialogue with Susan Mattern and Richard Bribiescas: Reframing how we think about aging October 09, 2019 Are we looking at male/female aging all wrong? Susan Mattern and Richard Bribiescas discuss. Read More
Congratulations to James Peebles, Joint Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics October 08, 2019 Upon today’s announcement that Dr. James Peebles is the joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2019, Princeton University Press would like to extend warmest congratulations. Read More
Ryan Patrick Hanley on Adam Smith October 08, 2019 Adam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher who was especially interested in the perennial question of how to live a good life. Read More
Princeton University Press acquires Wild Nature Press October 04, 2019 Princeton University Press is very pleased to announce the acquisition of the list of Wild Nature Press, a UK-based natural history publisher. Read More
Philipp Ther on The Outsiders October 03, 2019 Philipp Ther provides needed perspective on today’s “refugee crisis,” demonstrating how Europe has taken in far greater numbers of refugees in earlier periods of its history, in wartime as well as peacetime. Read More
Michael Schmidt on Gilgamesh October 02, 2019 Poetry Day in the UK is October 3, the perfect time to revisit a lost poem—and its rediscovery by contemporary poets. Gilgamesh is the most ancient long poem known to exist. Read More
Susan Mattern on The Slow Moon Climbs October 01, 2019 Are the ways we look at menopause all wrong? Historian Susan Mattern says yes, and The Slow Moon Climbs reveals just how wrong we have been. Read More
Jennifer C. Lena on Entitled September 30, 2019 Two centuries ago, wealthy entrepreneurs founded the American cathedrals of culture—museums, theater companies, and symphony orchestras—to mirror European art. But today’s American arts scene has widened to embrace multitudes. Read More
