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Lucas Bessire’s Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains nominated for a 2021 National Book Award
September 16, 2021
Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains by anthropologist Lucas Bessire has been longlisted for a 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
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PUP to publish Jhumpa Lahiri’s Translating Myself and Others, essays on literary translation
September 13, 2021
Executive Editor Anne Savarese at Princeton University Press has acquired North American, UK, and Commonwealth rights, including audio, to Jhumpa Lahiri’s Translating Myself and Others, a collection of essays on translation, self-translation, and writing across languages.
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PUP author Peter Singer awarded the 2021 Berggruen Prize
September 08, 2021
Moral philosopher and Princeton University Press author Peter Singer has won the 2021 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture, awarded annually to a thinker “whose ideas have profoundly shaped human self-understanding and advancement in a rapidly changing world.”
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Three PUP books longlisted for the 2021 Cundill History Prize
September 07, 2021
Three Princeton University Press books are among fourteen titles longlisted for the 2021 Cundill History Prize: Judith Herrin’s Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe; Emma Rothschild’s An Infinite History: The Story of a Family in France Over Three Centuries; and Tyler Stovall’s White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea.
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Series editor changes: Politics and Society in Modern America
September 07, 2021
We are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Hinton and Margaret O’Mara as series editors for Politics and Society in Modern America. Dr. Hinton and Dr. O’Mara join current series editors Gary Gerstle and Julian E. Zelizer.
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Antiracism Toolkit for Organizations
August 25, 2021
The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing (C4DISC) has released an Antiracism Toolkit for Organizations. As a member of C4DISC, Princeton University Press enthusiastically supports the mission of this community resource and as an organization is committed to its contents.
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Staff wellness weeks and autumn plans for our global offices
August 24, 2021
Princeton University Press offices in the US and UK will be closed from August 30 – September 6, and the office in China will be closed the week of September 26, so that staff have a time to unplug and reinvigorate.
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What We Owe Each Other longlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
August 16, 2021
Minouche Shafik’s What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract by has been longlisted for the 2021 Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year Award.
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Announcing the second annual Summer Sale
July 12, 2021
From July 14–July 21, nearly every PUP book purchased through our website will be discounted 50% when the code PUP21 is used at checkout.
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Announcing cycle two, Supporting Diverse Voices: Book Proposal Development Grants
July 07, 2021
The second cycle of PUP’s Supporting Diverse Voices: Book Proposal Development Grants will invite applications from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) scholars working in fields across the social sciences: economics, sociology, politics, international relations, anthropology, and urban studies. Applications open August 2, 2021.
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Steadfast Democrats wins the 2021 APSA Best Book Award
June 29, 2021
Steadfast Democrats: How Social Forces Shape Black Political Behavior by Chryl N. Laird and Ismail K. White has won the 2021 American Political Science Association Best Book Award, honoring the best work in government, politics, and international affairs.
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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 16
June 22, 2021
We are pleased to announce the publication of The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 16.
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Obama Portraits national tour and book donations
June 17, 2021
This week marks the start of The Obama Portraits Tour, a five-city US event that will bring the iconic paintings to millions who might not otherwise have the opportunity to see them in person. To coincide with the tour, Princeton University Press will be donating copies of The Obama Portraits to schools and school libraries in underserved communities neighboring the tour stops.
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Announcing ART/WORK, a new series
June 10, 2021
We’re delighted to announce a new Princeton University Press series, ART/WORK. Books in the ART/WORK series will respond to the latest trends in art history, pairing art history with conservation science in order to engage questions about manufacture and materials on a global scale and provide innovative narratives that aim to change how art history as a discipline is imagined.
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Announcing the Fall 2021 Princeton Audio lineup
June 08, 2021
In celebration of Audiobook Month, we’re thrilled to share our Fall 2021 Princeton Audio list.
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