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If you are heading to the Classics meeting in New Orleans from January 8 to 11, be sure to visit booth #201 to browse JHU Press books and journals. Press authors will be stopping by, and we’ll offer a 30% discount throughout the meeting. We’ll also be...

If you are heading to the Modern Language Association meeting in Vancouver, BC, from January 8 to 11, be sure to browse JHU Press books and journals at booth #117. Press authors will be stopping by, and we'll offer 30% discount throughout the meeting—and free...

If you are heading to the American Historical Association meeting in New York City from January 3 to 5, be sure to browse JHU Press books and journals at booth #225. Press authors will be stopping by, and we'll offer a 30% discount throughout the meeting. Read...

Guest post by Susan J. Noonan The transition to a new year often brings mixed emotions. For example, some past years are just not worth celebrating or hanging onto. These are the ones with unpleasant, sour experiences that override the good stuff in our lives...

Guest post by Christopher Darnton The United States and Cuba have reached a historic agreement, putting an end to a half-century of frozen relations. Reciprocal speeches by Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro, and gestures like the exchange of high-profile...

By Janet Gilbert, JHUP Staff “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” – Henry James Frankly, I wondered how I could possibly write this post about civility without coming off as...

Guest post by Jerry Griswold "'Twas the night before Christmas" begins Clement Moore’s "A Visit from St. Nicholas," that immortal poem generally credited with popularizing Dutch customs (Santa and gift-giving) and shaping the American holiday as we know it...

The JHU Press publishes beautiful, influential, award-wining books on a variety of subjects. From a history of the Folger Shakespeare Library to a full-color celebration of Amish quilts to an insider’s look at the Large Hadron Collider, books from JHUP make...

The JHU Press has an award-wining list in history, with acclaimed books on Lincoln and the Civil War, a fascinating account of the linothorax (the linen armor of the ancient world), and a new family-friendly guide to historic travel in the Mid-Atlantic. Read...

An expert’s perspective: James R. Spotila In recent weeks, sea turtles have been stranding in historic numbers along the beaches of Cape Cod. A recent article in the New York Times tells the story of heroic volunteer efforts to rescue the stranded turtles, and...