Our 2026 IndePENNdence Day Sale is here! Browse our collection of titles spanning 250+ years of Philadelphia history & culture, and save 50% on hardcover and ebook formats with code PENN250 at checkout plus get paperbacks for $17.76 (discount applied automatically in cart)! https://bit.ly/4p312vl

The Franklin's Faves section of our website offers a rotating slate of Penn Press books available for *75% off*, and we've just updated the selection! Browse these 20 great titles and use code FRANKLINSFAVES at checkout to save! https://www.pennpress.org/franklins-faves/

John Craig Hammond recently appeared on the podcast Our Missouri to discuss his new book THE CENTRALITY OF SLAVERY, which examines how French and American colonizers created systems of enslavement in the Middle Mississippi Valley. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4aoTg94

LISTEN: Mary T. Freeman discusses her book ABOLITIONISTS AND THE POLITICS OF CORRESPONDENCE, about how abolitionists harnessed the power of letter-writing to further their political aims, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's podcast https://bit.ly/3R3k7kr

ICYMI: Sari Altschuler discussed her new book BEFORE DISABILITY—a literary, legal, and cultural history of disability, race, and citizenship between the Revolution and the Civil War—in a Q&A with Mother Jones https://bit.ly/3SgBHSj

In A FLOOD OF PICTURES, Michael Leja "has assembled a wide-ranging and visually rich account of a transformative period in American culture," writes David S. Reynolds in his review for @nybooks.com. https://bit.ly/4oW85Gc

Congratulations to OSU Prof Joe Parrott! @pennpress.bsky.social @shafrhistorians.bsky.social

ICYMI: Patrick Chung discussed his book STANDARDIZING EMPIRE—which explores how the US military origins of global capitalism facilitated both South Korea’s “economic miracle” and the decline of US industrial might—on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's podcast https://bit.ly/4eHHE2l

LISTEN: Jordan B. Smith, author of THE INVENTION OF RUM, breaks down the connections between the early rum industry and the politics of the Declaration of Independence on the podcast Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness https://bit.ly/4vY4A45

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Don't miss Rachel B. Herrmann & Jessica Choppin Roney discussing their book CLAIMING LAND CLAIMING WATER—which explores how & why people manipulated borders in the early modern Atlantic world—in a virtual event hosted by the Library Company of Philadelphia tomorrow at noon ET https://bit.ly/4eDMxcs

Congratulations to author Paul Kahan, whose book PHILADELPHIA: A NARRATIVE HISTORY has been selected as a 2026 Award of Excellence winner in the Large Press Publication category f the AASLH Leadership in History Awards! https://bit.ly/4xJnGwz

TODAY: Author Jordan B. Smith discusses his book THE INVENTION OF RUM at a hybrid virtual and in-person event hosted by the Fraunces Tavern Museum at 6:30 p.m. ET! Register now to reserve your spot https://bit.ly/4enkcIH

Congratulations to Michael Leja, whose book A FLOOD OF PICTURES has won the 2026 Ewell L. Newman Book Award from the American Historical Print Collectors Society! https://bit.ly/4l3Noo1

Happy Juneteenth! Browse Penn Press's curated collection of recent titles that explore historical context & themes related to today's holiday. https://www.pennpress.org/a-juneteenth-collection/

"Things could have happened differently in the past and can be different, again, in the future." Don't miss author @sarialtschuler.bsky.social discussing her insightful and exciting new book BEFORE DISABILITY (out this week!) in this new interview with @motherjones.com! https://bit.ly/3SgBHSj

For Before Disability’s publication day (yesterday! I missed it on here!) @motherjones.com published this interview! @pennpress.bsky.social

Our 2026 Summer Reading Sale ENDS TODAY! Order by midnight in your time zone for your last chance to save 40% on books or 25% on individual journal subscriptions! https://www.pennpress.org/2026-summer-reading-sale/

Our Summer Reading Sale ends tomorrow! It's your last chance to save 40% on books and 25% on journals! https://www.pennpress.org/2026-summer-reading-sale/

Congratulations to author Casey Schmitt, whose book THE PREDATORY SEA has won the John Lyman Book Award in World Maritime History from the North American Society for Oceanic History! https://bit.ly/3QIXP7n

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SALE EXTENDED! Our 2026 Summer Reading Sale now runs through Monday, June 15! Head to pennpress.org now to save 40% on all available books with code PENN-SUMMER26 plus 25% on individual journal subscriptions when you use code SUMMERJOURNAL26 in our journals shopping cart! https://bit.ly/4v63ymr

Slavery was an American problem, and Brazil was the last slave society in the Americas to end the institution. Isadora Moura Mota and I discuss her fascinating book "Freedom's Horizon" @pennpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1z9S... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Our Jewish Culture and Contexts series is 40% off today and tomorrow with the code PENN-SUMMER26 Click below to check the sale @pennpress.bsky.social! www.pennpress.org/search-resul...

"The subjects of Siân Echard’s thorough new account are engravings, drawings and photographs of medieval manuscriptsmade from the early eighteenth century to the First World War." Read more about FACSIMILE in Daniel Wakelin's excellent review for @thetls.bsky.social! https://bit.ly/43Wmd8v

Today's featured book: Spencer Strub, "Scorn, Shame, and the Simple Reader: Lay Piety and Literature in Late Medieval England," University of Pennsylvania Press, 2026 @pennpress.bsky.social @spencerstrub.bsky.social www.pennpress.org/978151282938...

My book “Before World Literature” about the Maqamat of al-Hariri is on sale. Hardcover book for about $30 until June 12 w the promo code. Also all Penn press books 📚 🤓

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Providence, RI followers: Don't miss author Jordan B. Smith discussing his book THE INVENTION OF RUM at the Rhode Island Historical Society this Thursday June 11 at 5:30 p.m. ET! Register now to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/49ONb5p

TUNE IN: Author Sarah Keyes (AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND) will be featured in the CNN documentary series This Land in the episode "The Golden Trail" airing tomorrow, Sunday June 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT! Learn more: https://www.cnn.com/this-land

Podcast on "The Centrality of Slavery," and 30% of from Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social @richardscenter.bsky.social www.pennpress.org/978151282842... open.spotify.com/episode/3dfG...

My book -- and all the other wonderful titles from @pennpress.bsky.social -- are 40% off for the next couple weeks. A screaming deal!! Just use the promo code PENN-SUMMER26. 📚😎💸

It's the @pennpress.bsky.social summer sale, which means nearly 6.5 free pages per sheet in quarto (otherwise known as 40% off) if you'd like a copy of Paper and the Making of Early Modern Literature! Use code PENN-SUMMER26 at checkout

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Penn has a 40% sale going on. If you want to know more about how Cold War Cuban refugee policy changed South Florida and influenced American politics and about the decades-long push for U.S. military intervention in Cuba, my book is not a bad place to start. www.pennpress.org/978151282572...

🎉 Very happy to see Beyond Checks and Balances available on the @pennpress.bsky.social website! Even better: they're currently running a 40% sale with code PENN-SUMMER26. www.pennpress.org/978151282958...

Have you checked out our 2026 Summer Reading Sale yet? Save 40% on books and 25% on journal subscriptions from now through June 12! https://www.pennpress.org/2026-summer-reading-sale/

Dive deep into the concept of zimzum, a concept of God and creation drawn from Kabbalah, with Tracy Kellmer's latest blog post highlighting one of our Franklin's Faves titles (available for 75% off now with code FRANKLINSFAVES) https://bit.ly/4fdVafQ

Our 2026 Summer Reading Sale doesn't just include 40% off books with code PENN-SUMMER26 on pennpress.org—it also includes 25% off individual journal subscriptions with code SUMMERJOURNAL26 in our journals shopping cart! https://www.pennpress.org/2026-summer-reading-sale/

Congratulations to author Lior Libman, whose book STATE OF SHOCK has won the Korenblat Book Award for the Best Book in Israel Studies, granted by the Cherrick Center for the Study of Zionism, the Yishuv, and the State of Israel! https://bit.ly/3PJ0wFo

Don't forget to check out our 2026 Summer Reading Sale! Head to our website to save 40% on books and 25% on individual journal subscriptions from now through June 12! https://bit.ly/4v63ymr

IT'S HERE! Our 2026 Summer Reading Sale begins today and runs through June 12. Save 40% on available books from pennpress.org with code PENN-SUMMER26 and save 25% on individual journal subscriptions with code SUMMERJOURNAL26 in our journals cart! https://www.pennpress.org/2026-summer-reading-sale/

Manuscript Studies Vol. 11, No. 1 (2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56871 @projectmuse.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social #openaccess @sims-mss.bsky.social @marshslibrary.bsky.social

@alicebieberstein.bsky.social and I talked about her wonderful book, Temptations in Ruin: Sovereign Accumulation and the Making of Post-Genocide Turkey (@pennpress.bsky.social) for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social . Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/temptations-...

IT'S HERE! Our 2026 Summer Reading Sale begins today and runs through June 12. Save 40% on available books from pennpress.org with code PENN-SUMMER26 and save 25% on individual journal subscriptions with code SUMMERJOURNAL26 in our journals cart! https://www.pennpress.org/2026-summer-reading-sale/