UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Press has unveiled its Fall/Winter 2022 catalog, featuring new general interest and scholarly books in the fields of literature, politics and current events, art history, Jewish studies, philosophy, medieval and early modern studies, the medical humanities, and more.
Forthcoming books
Notable forthcoming books include "The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy" by Christopher Beem, managing director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State and associate research professor of political science; and "Jews of Iran: A Photographic Chronicle," a revealing look at the complicated and beautiful world of Iran’s Jewish communities by Hassan Sarbakhshian, Lior B. Sternfeld, and Parvaneh Vahidmanesh.
Graphic novels
Four new graphic novels will release this fall as part of the Press’ recently launched Graphic Mundi imprint, including the concluding volume of the critically-acclaimed "Hakim’s Odyssey" trilogy by Fabien Toulmé and "Queen of Snails," a graphic memoir about overcoming childhood trauma and displacement by Maureen Burdock.
Scholarly highlights
- "Fitzgerald and the War Between the Sexes: Essays" by the late Scott Donaldson, a prolific and admired scholar of the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- "The Kabbalistic Tree / האילן הקבלי," a groundbreaking and gorgeously illustrated survey of "ilanot" by J. H. Chajes.
- "Our Beloved Friend: The Life and Writings of Anne Emlen Mifflin," a comprehensive reclamation of a female Quaker, proto-feminist, and abolitionist’s life and writing by Gary B. Nash and Emily M. Teipe.
- The "Pursuit of Life: The Promise and Challenge of Palliative Care," an essential reflection on the origins, direction, and future of the palliative care movement, edited by Robert Fine and Jack Levison.
- "Creole: Portraits of France’s Foreign Relations During the Long Nineteenth Century," a richly illustrated exploration of Creole representations and identity in the art of the French Atlantic by Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby.