Princeton University Press Series Collections
Zone Books
Founded in 1985, Zone Books is an independent nonprofit publisher in the humanities and social sciences, with a special focus on interdisciplinary projects. Zone publishes original works by international scholars of philosophy, history, art history, cultural and sound studies, as well as political and social theory that have changed conversations across disciplines.
Lives of Great Religious Books
Lives of Great Religious Books is a series of short volumes that recount the complex and fascinating histories of important religious texts from around the world. Written for general readers by leading authors and experts, these books examine the historical origins of texts from the great religious traditions, and trace how their reception, interpretation, and influence have changed—often radically—over time.
Princeton Science Library
Ever since the publication of Albert Einstein’s The Meaning of Relativity in 1922, Princeton University Press has been committed to bringing the writings of leading scientists to a broad professional and general audience. The Princeton Science Library makes such works available in inexpensive paperback editions for a new generation of scientists and teachers, students, and lay readers.
Princeton Pocket Guides
Highly portable, inexpensive guides designed for the eco-traveler and naturalist, with an inviting blend of photographs, color illustrations, and succinct text, covering a range of destinations and animal groups.
Skills for Scholars
Skills for Scholars is a series of books dedicated to promoting the best academic practices and ways of reflecting on the efficacy and influence of these practices. The series includes books in four areas: academic research; teaching and learning in diverse settings; communications, including reading, writing, speaking, translation, and visual and data communication; and professional development and leadership.
Princeton’s Art-isms Series
The ISMs series distills the voices of an exciting range of visual artists and designers into captivating, beautifully-made books of quotations for a new generation of readers. In turn passionate, inspiring, humorous, witty, and challenging, these collections offer powerful statements on topics from contemporary culture, politics, and race, to creativity, humanity, and the role of art in the world.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. A nonprofit membership organization, the Cornell Lab partners with Princeton University Press to advance the understanding of nature and inspire people of all ages to learn about birds and the importance of protecting the planet.
Princeton Classics
Princeton Classics paperbacks include some of the most important and influential books ever published by Princeton University Press—works by leading scholars and writers that have made a lasting impact on intellectual life around the world. With handsome new cover designs and in many cases new features, these elegant and affordable editions bring classic works to a new generation of readers.
Princeton Field Guides
Princeton’s guides to animals and plants are the authority for professional scientists and amateur naturalists alike. These books present this information in a compact format designed for easy use in the field. The guides illustrate every species in color and provide detailed information on identification, distribution, and biology. They feature succinct text for field identification, and range maps.
Illustrated Library of Chinese Classics
This series brings together a series of immensely appealing and popular graphic narratives about traditional Asian philosophy and literature, all written and illustrated by C. C. Tsai, one of East Asia’s most beloved cartoonists. Playful and humorous yet genuinely illuminating, these unique adaptations offer ideal introductions to the most influential writers, works, and schools of ancient Chinese thought.
Princeton’s -Pedia Series
Encyclopedic in nature and miniature in form, books in this series explore the wonders of the natural world, from A to Z. These brief compendiums cover wide ground in thoughtful, witty, and endlessly fascinating entries on the science, natural history, and culture of their subjects.
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers presents the timeless and timely ideas of classical thinkers in lively new translations. Enlightening and entertaining, these books make the practical wisdom of the ancient world accessible for modern life.
Oddly Modern Fairy Tales
This series is dedicated to publishing unusual literary fairy tales produced mainly during the first half of the twentieth century. International in scope, the series includes new translations, surprising and unexpected tales by well-known writers and artists, and uncanny stories by neglected authors. Postmodern before their time, the tales in Oddly Modern Fairy Tales transformed the genre and still strike a chord.
Writers on Writers Series
Writers on Writers is a series of brief, personal, and creative books in which leading contemporary writers take the measure of other important writers (past or present) who have inspired, influenced, fascinated, or troubled them in significant ways. These books illuminate the complex and sometimes fraught relationships between writers, while also revealing the close ties between creative and critical writing.
Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets
Starting in 1975, this series quickly distinguished itself as one of the most important publishing projects of its kind, winning praise from critics and poets alike and bringing out landmark books by figures such as Robert Pinsky, Ann Lauterbach, Jorie Graham. Edited since 2013 by the poet and MacArthur fellow Susan Stewart, the series continues to publish the best work of today’s emerging and established poets.
