Our 2026 Women's History Month sale is here! Browse our collection of women's history and studies books from the past five years, and use code PENN-WHM2026 to save 40% at checkout (plus orders over $40 ship for free). Now through March 31! https://bit.ly/4d2JVFT
Photo of Jessica Roney in a blue sweater holding a copy of our book. Pretzel, the cat, is in background right, with his white-gloved paw extended in an elegant pose.
Photo of Rachel Herrmann in a blue shell holding a copy of our book. Paz Purrmann stands at left, looking at Rachel/the book/his bag of food. Paz is white with seal pointing and his fluffy gray tail is elevated with interest
Table of contents featuring Rachel Herrmann and Jessica Choppin Roney, Edward Gray, Christian Koot, Alex Zukas, John Morton, and Paul Musselwhite
Second page of the table of contents featuring Kim Gruenwald, Karen Rann, Charles Prior, Chad McCutchen and Jennifer Monroe McCutchen, Rachel Herrmann, Harvey Amani Whitfield and Sarah Chute, and Samuel Truett
Claiming Land, Claiming Water: Borders and the People Who Crossed Them in the Early Modern Atlantic arrived at the houses of Pretzel and Paz Purrmann this week, and their humans (Jessica Roney, and me) were pretty jazzed @pennpress.bsky.social
In case you missed it, @m-r-glass.bsky.social answered questions about his book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS in an AMA on the @askhistorians.bsky.social subreddit yesterday! Read through the thread to learn more about how the suburban American Dream was unstable from the beginning https://bit.ly/4aNj2o0
Our 2026 Women's History Month sale is here! Browse our collection of women's history and studies books from the past five years, and use code PENN-WHM2026 to save 40% at checkout (plus orders over $40 ship for free). Now through March 31! https://bit.ly/4d2JVFT
Poster advertising a book event for Jessica Ann Levy at Politics and Prose on Conn Ave Wed March 11 7pm
DC - I’ll be @politicsprose.bsky.social (Conn. Ave) next Wed. March 11th at 7pm talking about Black Power Inc. w/ Marcia Chatelain. Come through! @pennpress.bsky.social
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After 6 years of hosting @whomakescents.bsky.social and may more as a fan, it was an honor to be interviewed by my wonderful and esteemed co-host @dygottlieb.bsky.social about Black Power, Inc.
This month, we've got a VERY special episode: co-host @jessicaannlevy.bsky.social comes on to talk about her remarkable new @pennpress.bsky.social book, Black Power Inc., with @dygottlieb.bsky.social.
Double the hosts, double the fun!
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In an op-ed for @financialtimes.com, author Peter Kurie (IN CHOCOLATE WE TRUST) explores the parallels between OpenAI and the Hershey company (yes, as in the chocolate!) https://on.ft.com/4rTte4u
A fantastic new #AMA is happening RIGHT NOW #Skystorians! @m-r-glass.bsky.social , author of Cracked Foundations: Debt and Inequality in Suburban America, is here to answer all questions about the suburbs, housing policy, redlining or the history of the American Dream!
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Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have @m-r-glass.bsky.social joining us to talk about his new book Cracked Foundations: Debt and Inequality in Suburban America @pennpress.bsky.social
Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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Read our #Winter2026 #EAS journal issue, now on
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Today is the LAST DAY of our Black History Month sale! Use code PENN-BHM2026 for 40% off African American history and studies books from the last five years (including 20 new books and 7 new paperbacks added since last year's sale!). Browse the collection & save today! https://bit.ly/4sdkO7w
When did pictures begin to permeate everyday lives in the US? And what happened to those lives when they did?
Join Penn Press & Penn Alumni for a virtual conversation with Michael Leja about his book A FLOOD OF PICTURES on March 4 at 12 p.m. Register now to reserve your spot! https://bit.ly/404v5Hl
Don't forget: Our Black History Month sale ends this weekend! Save 40% on books in our collection (featuring 20 new releases and 7 new paperbacks added this year) when you use code PENN-BHM2026 at checkout https://www.pennpress.org/black-history-month/
Don't miss @jessicaannlevy.bsky.social discussing her new book BLACK POWER, INC., which traces the rise of Black empowerment politics in the United States and Africa, in a hybrid event hosted by Charis Books & More tomorrow, Weds Feb 25. Register now to reserve your spot! https://bit.ly/4tVjhoi
Today at 6pm ET, join @americanancestors.bsky.social and author Gloria McCahon Whiting for a virtual discussion of BELONGING, an award-winning book exploring how Black New Englanders maintained family relationships in the face of slavery during the early colonial period https://bit.ly/4kSanUB
It's time for @rsaorg.bsky.social's 2026 annual meeting! Check out our #RenSA26 virtual exhibit to browse relevant titles and save 40% with code RSA26—and if you're attending, visit us in the book exhibit and say hi to our editor Jenny Tan. https://bit.ly/4aDcdnC
"I admit it: I picked this book because of the cover."
Learn more about Thomas F. Hedin's THE FOUNTAIN OF LATONA and what drew Tracy Kellmer to it in her new post on our blog—plus, save 75% when you buy the book with code FRANKLINSFAVES at checkout. https://bit.ly/3OrkQu2
On Mon Feb. 23, Fuad Musallam will discuss his new book A BREAK IN THE FUTURE, about how Lebanese activists work through failure to keep the possibility of political change alive, in a hybrid event at the Central European University in Vienna. RSVP today! https://bit.ly/4arKmYQ
In case you missed it: Lindsay Van Horn, who recently completed a fellowship with the Penn Press marketing department, reflected on her time with us and her roots in the Philadelphia area in a post for our blog https://bit.ly/4aq59dP
Don't forget to check out our Black History Month sale! The collection features 20 new titles and 7 new paperback releases added since last year. Use code PENN-BHM2026 to save 40% from now through Feb. 28 https://www.pennpress.org/black-history-month/
ICYMI: Global Black Thought, the official journal of the African American Intellectual History Society, has issued a call for papers on transnational Black feminist thought, deadline Jan. 1, 2027! https://bit.ly/4rPW454
Does Jordan B. Smith's new book THE INVENTION OF RUM pass the Page 99 Test? Find out what a single page reveals about Smith's research and analysis: https://page99test.blogspot.com/2026/02/jordan-b-smiths-invention-of-rum.html
Happy Valentine's Day! If you've got love for the city of Brother Love, today is the perfect day to check out our new three-volume history of our beloved home city, GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY! Visit pennpress.org/greater-philadelphia for more info.
Some exciting news: three of our journals will be participating in the @ojcollective.bsky.social in 2026! Learn more on our blog https://bit.ly/403rkBU
If you've ever been curious about the history of rum, don't miss author Jordan B. Smith discussing his new book THE INVENTION OF RUM in a hybrid event hosted by George Washington's Mount Vernon tomorrow, Thurs 2/12, at 7 p.m. ET.
Register now to reserve your spot! https://bit.ly/4qzWhsr
"My time at Penn Press felt like a real homecoming of sorts, and I will be forever grateful for the experience."
New on the blog: don't miss Lindsay Van Horn's reflections on her fellowship with the Penn Press marketing department! https://bit.ly/4aq59dP
Philly-area followers: Join us at Rutgers-Camden tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11, for a discussion of GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, the new three-volume publication that redefines the story of our region.
RSVP now: https://bit.ly/GreaterPhillyRutgers2026
Don't miss tomorrow's event at King's College London featuring a talk from Fuad Masallam about his new book A BREAK IN THE FUTURE, which explores how Lebanese activists work through failure to keep the possibility of political change alive.
Register: https://bit.ly/4toZbmt
PUBLICATION DAY! Today my book has officially been re-released by @pennpress.bsky.social. With new preface that examines the 2020 protest that led to the removal of the Rizzo statue, recent Philly politics, and the rise of Trump, I hope you'll check it out and help spread the word! 🗃️
