STILL LIVES is a systematic study of the ways Jews used photographs to document their experiences in the face of National Socialism. Save 40% during our holiday sale (ends 12/31!) when you use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout. bit.ly/3Ybcmck

The final volume of Jonathan Sumption’s epic and prize-winning history of the Hundred Years War is here! Buy your copy TRIUMPH AND ILLUSION before December 31 and save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 bit.ly/3J4VgIC

WHY THE HINDENBURG HAD A SMOKING LOUNGE collects essays by bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity. Save 40% on your copy when you order with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout by December 31! bit.ly/3FxS0nX

AMERICANA INSIGHTS 2025 is a comprehensive study of Pennsylvania German redware and a celebration of this vibrant folk art tradition. Order by December 31 with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 to save 40%! (Plus, get free shipping on orders over $40!) bit.ly/4sbrm7J

Did you know that Noémie Ndiaye's SCRIPTS OF BLACKNESS & Urvashi Chakravarty's FICTIONS OF CONSENT—from our series RaceB4Race examining how race has been constructed from antiquity to the 18th century—are available in paperback? Save 40% w/ code PENN-HOLIDAY25 when you order by 12/31 bit.ly/4p94gM0

There's just over a week left in our 2025 Holiday Sale! Save 40% on available books with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 and save 25% on individual journal subscriptions when you use code HOLIDAYJOURNAL25 in the journals shopping cart. Learn more & shop today: bit.ly/44LdVkS

"Today's young people view health as something they can 'grow' and should already be working on." Read author Susanna Trnka's new piece for @us.theconversation.com about the fascinating research behind her new book HEALTHIZATION! bit.ly/49nWn0C

My book has a (preliminary) page @pennpress.bsky.social ! Contested Currents: Rivers and the Remaking of New England will be published in October 2026. www.pennpress.org/978151283015...

New on our blog: Don't miss the story of a Philadelphia public high school opening a new library—and the small but important role that Penn Press and our new three-volume GREATER PHILADELPHIA set played! bit.ly/44yRC1M

It’s feeling very real!!! Publication date: June 16, 2026. @pennpress.bsky.social

Personally, I would group this into the history of medicine as well as women's, social, and business history. It looks to be both a very interesting and a very timely book indeed.

"Offers an indispensable, cautionary tale for our modern moment." Don't miss Katherine J. Parkin's revealing investigation into the business of buying & selling abortion access before Roe. Order THE ABORTION MARKET now & save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 www.pennpress.org/978151282820...

Obviously the perfect gift for everyone on your list...

It was so much fun to catch up with some of our authors at #AJS2025! Including: - Roni Henig (ON REVIVAL) - Marc Herman (AFTER REVELATION) - Hannah Pollin-Galay (OCCUPIED WORDS) - Beth S. Wenger (co-editor, THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN JEWISH PASTS) @jewishstudies.bsky.social

"Beautifully written and wonderfully insightful," BLACK EXCELLENCE by @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social offers a provocative new history of modern black liberalism. Order today and save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 during our Holiday Sale! bit.ly/4rXzDfn

With @jewishstudies.bsky.social's annual conference in full swing, one of @thejqr.bsky.social's most-read pieces is now freely available: muse.jhu.edu/article/959927 As the JQR transitions to Open Access in 2026, its full archive becomes even more valuable to scholars! #AJS25 #JewishStudies

New on the blog: learn more about how Penn Press, the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia, and Penn GSE are collaborating to bring knowledge from the new 3-volume GREATER PHILADELPHIA project into Philadelphia's public school classrooms! bit.ly/4oWk9FI

We're all set up at the @jewishstudies.bsky.social's 2025 annual conference in Washington, DC! Visit us in the book exhibit if you're attending, or head to our #AJS25 virtual exhibit store to save 40% on books with code AJS25 (valid through January 16) site.pennpress.org/ajs-2025/

Did you know that for the first time this year, our Holiday Sale includes 25% off individual journal subscriptions? Head to pennpress.org/journals to browse and use code HOLIDAYJOURNAL25 in the journals shopping cart to save!

Michael Leja's book A FLOOD OF PICTURES, featuring 140+ color illustrations, explores how the new & widespread circulation of pictures reshaped a 19th-century US culture that was accustomed to printed & spoken words. Save 40% when you order your copy with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 bit.ly/4l3Noo1

Curious about publishing with a university press? Check out this video featuring insights from publishers @pennpress.bsky.social, @utexaspress.bsky.social, @uwiscpress.bsky.social & Wayne State University Press, hosted by Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions.

Our GREATER PHILADELPHIA titles would make a perfect gift for anyone on your list who loves the culture and history of the Philadelphia area! Order now with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 for 40% off the individual volume or GREATERPHILLY15 for 15% off the three-volume set! www.pennpress.org/greater-phil...

"Cass Sunstein, the nation’s leading regulatory theorist, has written a masterpiece about the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence." IMPERFECT ORACLE is available now from @amphilpress.bsky.social, and you can save 40% with discount code PENN-HOLIDAY25 on pennpress.org! bit.ly/3XGAvap

LISTEN: @m-r-glass.bsky.social discusses his new book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS, which reveals how debt financing "left midcentury suburbs unstable, unequal, and racially segregated," in an interview on the Who Makes Cents podcast! apple.co/48Rv7qa

Mike’s book, as that interview shows, will change a lot of what you think you know about postwar suburbs. www.pennpress.org/978151282822...

This is fantastic — one former student of mine on the podcast of another former student of mine. Check out @m-r-glass.bsky.social chatting with Dylan Gottlieb on Who Makes Sense?

Really enjoyed doing this interview with highlights from my @pennpress.bsky.social book. Come for the frailties of the postwar "suburban dream," stay for my critique of "abundance." 😉

Philly followers: Don't miss a book talk featuring Carolyn T. Adams, one of the co-editors of GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, discussing the project at Chestnut Hill Library this Saturday 12/13! More info: bit.ly/3KQgwDb

Congratulations to author Yoram Meital, whose book SACRED PLACES TELL TALES has been selected by @choicereviews.bsky.social as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2025! bit.ly/4ppHq3V

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Congratulations to author @hpollingalay.bsky.social, whose book OCCUPIED WORDS has been selected by @choicereviews.bsky.social as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2025! bit.ly/4oFY9zt

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CRACKED FOUNDATIONS by @m-r-glass.bsky.social "breaks new ground with a surprising history about the suburban boom in the United States after World War II." Save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 when you order from pennpress.org during our Holiday Sale: bit.ly/3YdWa9W

Congratulations to author @randybrowne.bsky.social, whose book THE DRIVER'S STORY has been selected by @choicereviews.bsky.social as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2025! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs

The discovery of counterfeit coins in Veracruz ignited tensions between Mexico and the United States. This article, by Andrew Konove, examines how currency became a focal point for diplomacy, nationalism, and sovereignty in the nineteenth century. doi.org/10.1353/eam.... @pennpress.bsky.social

Jordan Smith's THE INVENTION OF RUM is one of the ten best alcohol-related books to buy this holiday season, according to @vinepair.com! (And you can get it for 40% off from pennpress.org right now with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout!) bit.ly/4pPBGQP

EAS Miscellany interviews John Ryan Fischer about his #Fall2025 article on Sauk & Meskwaki survival strategies after the Fox Wars. Dive into the conversation here: https://bit.ly/3Y5zetr#Fall2025@mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Did you miss out on our Cyber Monday sale? No worries—our Holiday Sale offering 40% off books and 25% off individual journal subscriptions runs through December 31!

Join us in celebrating GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY at a launch event hosted by Penn Libraries this Thursday, December 4th, at 5:30 p.m. ET! bit.ly/4rA4GNZ

I'm very grateful to the Paul E. Lovejoy Prize jury and @journalslavery.bsky.social for this recognition! Congrats to the winner, Magdalena Moorthy Kloss, and other finalists. brill.com/view/journal...

Congratulations to @randybrowne.bsky.social, whose book THE DRIVER'S STORY is a finalist for the Paul E. Lovejoy Prize, granted by @journalslavery.bsky.social! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs

Just a few more hours in our Cyber Monday sale! Order by midnight in your time zone & use code PENN-CYBERMONDAY25 to save 50% on available books on pennpress.org.

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50% off @pennpress.bsky.social books. Go get that copy of "The Centrality of Slavery." www.pennpress.org/978151282842...

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EVENT: Author P. C. Saidalavi will discuss his new book SEEKING ALLAH'S HIERARCHY at the University of Calicut this Thursday, December 4, at 4 p.m. IST! More info: bit.ly/4pExgw0