Acquisitions Department

In the Acquisitions Department the acquiring editors are responsible for finding, evaluating, selecting, and developing book manuscripts for publication.

Peter Agree, Editor-in-Chief
agree@upenn.edu
Anthropology, human rights, political science, overall editorial program

Deborah Blake, Consulting Editor
dcblake.pennpress@virginmedia.com
Ancient history, ancient philosophy, archaeology

Bill Finan, Editor
wfinan@upenn.edu
Public policy, international relations

Robert Lockhart, Senior Editor
rlockhar@upenn.edu
American history, American studies, regional books

Jerome Singerman, Senior Editor
singerma@upenn.edu
Literary criticism and cultural studies, medieval and Renaissance studies, Jewish studies

Rachel Taube, Acquisitions Assistant
rtaube@upenn.edu
Assists the editor-in-chief and senior editor Lockhart

Caroline Winschel, Assistant Editor
winschel@upenn.edu
Imports, new editions; assists senior editor Singerman and consulting editor Blake