Penguin Random House, author portrait placeholder image

Giles Gunn

Giles Gunn is a professor of global studies and of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has held several fellowships, including a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellowship. Professor Gunn is the author of seven books, including Ideas to Live For: Toward a Global Ethics and Beyond Solidarity: Pragmatism and Difference in a Globalized World. He’s edited 13 titles, including Early American Writing and Pragmatism and Other Writings by William James.

Get Inspired! Books for After-School Clubs & Activities

Coordinating after-school clubs and activities in your school community? Explore our collection of books that will help students discover their passion for new (and screen-free!) hobbies. Focusing on topics such as art, board games, crafting, cooking, nature, sports, and more—these books are bound to spark imagination and movement. Browse the middle school and high school

Read more