Thrilled to see a shout-out in Penn Today for the new three-volume project GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY!

Thrilled to see my former student @m-r-glass.bsky.social's brilliant first book reviewed in @theatlantic.com.

ICYMI: In a recent Q&A for @johnfea1.bsky.social's blog The Way of Improvement Leads Home, Michael Leja discussed how his book A FLOOD OF PICTURES "presents a narrative account of the operations by which pictures first became mass-produced & mass-marketed in the US." bit.ly/4nL2Vui

An excerpt of my @pennpress.bsky.social book -- on school bonds in Levittown -- was just published in FINANCIAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. 🤑 Freely available here: fhmagazine.org/tRDd/p18/p18.

The second issue of our journal @histsocialscience.bsky.social is here! Read now via Project MUSE: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55727

TOMOROW: Authors Jordan Smith (THE INVENTION OF RUM) and Michelle McDonald (COFFEE NATION) will discuss their books in a special event at The Library Company of Philadelphia, with rum & coffee-based refreshments! The event begins at 5:30 p.m. ET and is free. Register now: bit.ly/4qAwPEo

Philly-area followers: Don't miss a special free event celebrating the launch of GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY! Join us next Thursday 11/13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Independence Visitor Center. RSVP now: bit.ly/4nAW1aY #PhillyIsGreater

Next month (12/1) I'm doing an online book event with the Gotham Center, where I'll be in conversation with Susie Pak. Please join us for a discussion about "The Precarious Wealth of Postwar Long Island." Registration link here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cracked-fo...

Tehseen Thaver's book BEYOND SECTARIANISM offers a fundamental reevaluation of how one should think about the relationship between the Qur’an, Shi‘ism, and religious identity. Read an open-access symposium on the book in Religious Studies Review: bit.ly/3LGjt9m

"I hope that the book urges us to rethink value-laden concepts like 'solidarity'..." Read more of Chelise Yount discussing her book SELECTIVE SOLIDARITY, an ethnography of Senegalese households in Paris and Dakar, via her interview on ROROTOKO bit.ly/436qiqM

"What if, instead, we situate these seemingly conservative tendencies in a longer tradition of black liberalism?" Don't miss @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discussing her new book BLACK EXCELLENCE in a Q&A with @johnfea1.bsky.social on his blog The Way of Improvement Leads Home bit.ly/4oia3iM

Our Assoc. for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora exhibit is open! Stop by the Gateway B room to view our 3 tables of discounted books from presses such as @dukepress.bsky.social @iupress.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social & many more! #ASWAD2025 #africana

Congratulations to author Gloria McCahon Whiting, whose book BELONGING, which explores how Black New Englanders maintained a sense of belonging among their kin in the face of slavery, has recently won or been a finalist for three awards! bit.ly/46ww2w8

Philly-area followers: Don't miss the exhibition Whose Story? Narratives of Philadelphia's History at Rutgers-Camden's @paulrobesonlibrary.bsky.social, incorporating research from GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. Now through 11/16! #PhillyIsGreater bit.ly/3LxUzIW

Explore the people and places that define Greater Philadelphia—famous, forgotten, & everything in between. Our region’s past is still shaping its present and future. GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY tells the story. #PhillyIsGreater www.pennpress.org/greater-phil...

Don't miss a special event featuring the authors of THE INVENTION OF RUM and COFFEE NATION discussing the historical impact of two very different beverages in the early modern era—Weds, Nov. 5 at the Library Company of Philadelphia with rum & coffee-based refreshments! bit.ly/4qAwPEo

Philly-area followers: Don't miss our slate of upcoming events celebrating the release of GREATER PHILADELPHIA! Learn more about the project & get your copies at pennpress.org/greater-philadelphia #PhillyIsGreater

New on the blog: Sharing the results of Penn Press' participation in #SubscribeToOpen via @projectmuse.bsky.social. Happy International #OAWeek! #OpenAccess bit.ly/43rviX2 @easmisc.bsky.social @humanityj.bsky.social

Congratulations to author Tehseen Thaver, whose book BEYOND SECTARIANISM, which presents a thorough reevaluation of sectarian approaches to the Qur’an commentary tradition, has recently received honorable mentions or been a finalist for three different awards!

Happy #OAWeek 2025! Did you know that @thejqr.bsky.social will become fully Open Access beginning with the winter 2026 issue (coming in January)? In case you missed it, learn more from the official announcement on our blog: bit.ly/476IRh1

"an impor­tant book that puts for­ward a bold the­sis..." Click below to read the Jewish Book Council's review of After Revelation, part of the Jewish Culture and Contexts series. @pennpress.bsky.social www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book/after-r...

ICYMI: Last week, author Susanna Trnka discussed her new book HEALTHIZATION, which explores cultural shifts in ideas about what health and being healthy looks like, on Radio New Zealand. Listen now!

"A new book series tells the history of the Delaware Valley through a new lens... highlighting untold stories and unsung heroes." Read more about GREATER PHILADELPHIA in @phillyvoice.com! #PhillyIsGreater bit.ly/4hnupVp

IT'S HERE! Today marks the publication of GREATER PHILADELPHIA, a richly illustrated three-volume set (also sold individually) that celebrates Philadelphia’s role as the beating heart of the nation’s story. Order yours today! #PhillyIsGreater www.pennpress.org/greater-phil...

IT'S HERE! Today marks the publication of GREATER PHILADELPHIA, a richly illustrated three-volume set (also sold individually) that celebrates Philadelphia’s role as the beating heart of the nation’s story. Order yours today! #PhillyIsGreater www.pennpress.org/greater-phil...

If you're attending the 2025 Pennsylvania Library Association annual conference, stop by our booth in the exhibit hall tomorrow, where we'll be giving away books from our display beginning at 1 p.m.! #PALA2025

We had a great time kicking off #OAWeek with a panel of Penn Press journal editors (including from Change Over Time, @easmisc.bsky.social, @thejqr.bsky.social, and @sims-mss.bsky.social's Manuscript Studies) discussing their experiences with and thoughts on Open Access publishing!

This Monday October 20 at 11:30 a.m. ET, celebrate #OAWeek with a hybrid event featuring a panel of Penn Press journal editors discussing their transitions to Open Access! RSVP now to secure your spot bit.ly/46WgiCP

"This is a project that grows from community engagement ... hundreds of people have contributed their time and talents to creating the content that you’ll find in these books." Learn more about GREATER PHILADELPHIA in Charlene Mires's interview with Billy Penn! #PhillyIsGreater bit.ly/48vL32E

TOMORROW: Author Jordan B. Smith will discuss his new book THE INVENTION OF RUM, which explores the history of rum from its origins in the Caribbean to its impact on the Atlantic world, in a virtual event hosted by @jcblibrary.bsky.social! bit.ly/43dxv8o

Evelyn Sterne's article "Immorality and Immortality"?: Salvation and Scandal at Michigan's House of David, from our journal Nova Religio, has been awarded the Outstanding Article Award by the Communal Studies Association! Read it for free via @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

Informed by current scholarship and richly illustrated with full-color photographs and maps, Greater Philadelphia offers a current, diverse, encyclopedic view of Philadelphia across its many dimensions. Pre-order yours today! #PhillyIsGreater

Book launch TOMORROW at @bplmaps.bsky.social!!! 🏠

Boston followers: Don't miss author @m-r-glass.bsky.social discussing his new book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS, about how debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities, tomorrow 10/15 at @bplmaps.bsky.social! Register now to reserve your spot. bit.ly/46Rhwzb

Spotted this @pennpress.bsky.social beauty in the wild in Los Angeles. Thank you to @urbanhistorya.bsky.social for a wonderful conference!!!

Register to join an engaging seminar with renowned legal scholar, behavioural economist & bestselling author, @casssunstein.bsky.social, as he delves into the thought-provoking themes of his latest book IMPERFECT ORACLE buff.ly/mRfd3NH @amphilpress.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

Evelyn Sterne's article "Immorality and Immortality"?: Salvation and Scandal at Michigan's House of David, from our journal Nova Religio, has been awarded the Outstanding Article Award by the Communal Studies Association! Read it for free via @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

If you're attending #UHA2025LA, come visit us in the book exhibit today, Saturday 10/11, where we'll be giving away our display copies to graduate students and contingent scholars between 9 a.m. and 5 a.m. (limit one book per person)!

It's time for the @urbanhistorya.bsky.social’s 2025 conference in Los Angeles! Penn Press is all set up in the book exhibit with our latest & greatest urban history titles, so pay us a visit if you're attending, or shop & save via the #UHA2025LA virtual exhibit store: site.pennpress.org/uha-2025/

We're all set up at the Pennsylvania Historical Association's 2025 meeting in York, PA! If you're attending, stop by our table in the book exhibit to browse & buy books, or you can head to our virtual exhibit store and save 40% with code PHA25 site.pennpress.org/pha-2025/

Our American Society for Ethnohistory exhibit is open in the beautiful Coates Chapel. We've got books from University of Arizona Press, @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social , @pennpress.bsky.social, @princetonupress.bsky.social, @tamupress.bsky.social and more! #ASE2025

Congratulations to @thehistoriann.bsky.social, whose book PIRACY AND THE MAKING OF THE SPANISH PACIFIC WORLD has won the Bolton-Johnson Prize for best book in English on Latin American history, granted by @clahistorians.bsky.social! bit.ly/3KGDV9M

New Book Review! Freedom’s Horizon: Black Abolitionism in Nineteenth-Century Brazil by Moura Mota Isadora, @pennpress.bsky.social Reviewed by Elizabeth Sotelo doi.org/10.1080/0361...

CRACKED FOUNDATIONS by @m-r-glass.bsky.social (out this week!) examines how debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities. Listen to Glass's conversation with Jenna Pittman on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to learn more! newbooksnetwork.com/cracked-foun...

Just got my copy of this brilliant new book by my former student @m-r-glass.bsky.social, an amazing new study of postwar suburbia on Long Island. Check it out!

Philly followers: Tomorrow, Thursday October 9, author Katherine J. Parkin will discuss her new book THE ABORTION MARKET, which explores the buying & selling of abortion access between 1962 and 1972, at one of our favorite local bookstores, Head House Books! Buy your tickets now! bit.ly/48miIvG

And as this interview is conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher you can be sure it will be both interesting and well done.

LISTEN: Author Katherine J. Parkin discusses her new book THE ABORTION MARKET, a compelling and revealing look at how the buying and selling of abortion access impacted millions of women between 1962 and 1972, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's podcast! bit.ly/46EHaai

new on @carceralhistory.bsky.social: an author's pitch from @pennpress.bsky.social author @caitlinrwiesner.bsky.social! carceral-history.ghost.io/authors-pitc...

Check out my podcast debut for The Abortion Market, a wonderful conversation with Miranda Melcher at New Books Network. newbooksnetwork.com/the-abortion... www.pennpress.org/978151282820... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social