First Friday office closures in support of staff well‑being March 04, 2021 Beginning in March and continuing through July, Princeton University Press’s Princeton and Oxford offices will be closed on the first Friday of each month. Read More
Bookseller Jeff Deutsch joins the Princeton University Press Board of Trustees February 17, 2021 Jeff Deutsch, director of Chicago’s Seminary Co-op Bookstore, is the first bookseller to join Princeton University Press’ Board of Trustees. Read More
Supporting Diverse Voices: Book Proposal Development Grants February 11, 2021 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Supporting Diverse Voices: Book Proposal Development Grants that grow from the recognition that mentorship networks and other intellectual lineages have often been amplified to the exclusion of already-underrepresented authors. Read More
AUPresses response to insurrection at the US Capitol January 07, 2021 Princeton University Press stands in solidarity with the Association of University Presses and in support of the Association’s statement on the insurrection at the United States Capitol. We believe that: “facts matter, that words have power, and that demagoguery from any source when left unchallenged is harmful to the fabric of democratic institutions and societies.” Read More
Announcing the Unearthing the Past Series December 15, 2020 We’re excited to announce Unearthing the Past, a new series of books written by archaeologists and ancient historians who bring the most up to date findings from the field to scholarly and non-specialist readers alike. Read More
Announcing the Princeton University Press Diversify Publishing Fellowship December 08, 2020 We’re excited to announce the Princeton University Press Diversify Publishing Fellowship, a new initiative aimed at addressing a lack of diverse representation across the publishing industry. Read More
Giving back in 2020 December 01, 2020 Princeton University Press is a nonprofit publisher with the good fortune to be able to give back to communities of readers and learners. On this #GivingTuesday we are sharing a list of organizations to which PUP has donated in 2020. Read More
Gratitude for the bookselling community November 27, 2020 Princeton University Press reimburses staff purchases at independent bookstores. Read More
PUP acquires Robert D. Richardson’s Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives November 11, 2020 Executive Editor Anne Savarese has acquired World English rights, including Audio, to Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives by the late biographer Robert D. Richardson. Read More
PUP acquires Ruha Benjamin’s Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want November 09, 2020 Executive Editor Megan Levinson has acquired World English rights, including audio, to Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want by author, scholar, and activist Ruha Benjamin Read More
PUP acquires Vishaan Chakrabarti’s The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing Our Future for Pluralism and Planet October 16, 2020 Michelle Komie, publisher for art, architecture, and urban history, has acquired World rights to Vishaan Chakrabarti’s The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing Our Future for Pluralism and Planet, a manifesto for architectural design as an agent for positive change in the face of the most urgent global issues of our time, from ecological sustainability to social justice. Read More
Announcing the Princeton University Press Ideas Podcast October 15, 2020 We are thrilled to announce the launch of Princeton University Press’s Ideas Podcast, co-sponsored by the New Books Network and Literary Hub. Read More
In solidarity with the Association of University Presses against the Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping October 08, 2020 We stand in solidarity with the Association of University Presses in their condemnation of the Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping. Core to our values, our mission, and our resilience is a steadfast commitment to equity, inclusion, intellectual freedom, and continued growth. Read More
PUP acquires Ellen Wu’s Overrepresented: The Surprising Story of Asian Americans and Racial Justice October 07, 2020 Senior Editor Bridget Flannery-McCoy has acquired World rights, including audio, to Ellen Wu’s Overrepresented: The Surprising Story of Asian Americans and Racial Justice, a deep dive into the history of how “minority” rights have both strengthened and fractured ties between Asian Americans and other people of color—and divided the Asian American community itself. Read More
Author Forrest Stuart is awarded a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship October 06, 2020 Princeton University Press author Forrest Stuart has been honored with a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his work “challenging long-held assumptions about the forces that shape urban poverty and violence and bringing to light the lived reality of those who experience it.” Read More