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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
December 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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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....
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December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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
The 10 Best Booze Books to Buy This Holiday Season (2025)
When the holiday season rolls around, choosing the perfect gift for the drinks lovers in our lives is no easy feat. There are endless amounts of amazing wine and spirits to choose from — not to mentio...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Thrilled to read in a circular email this afternoon that Jennifer Rushworth, the Reviews Editor of the Barthes Studies journal, is one of the winners of the 2025 Literary Encyclopedia Book Prize for her Proust’s Songbook: Songs and their Uses (@pennpress.bsky.social):
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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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
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December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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!
2025 Holiday Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Shopping for the readers, scholars, and students on your holiday gift list? Check out our wide range of books in topics from history, politics, and literature to religion, business, and... READ MORE
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December 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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
Penn Press Book Launch: "Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century"
Join us to celebrate the launch of this landmark, multi-volume project presenting an up-to-date, diverse history of Philadelphia across its many dimensions.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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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.

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December 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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
The Driver’s Story – Penn Press
The story of the driver is the story of Atlantic slavery. Starting in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, enslavers developed the driving system to solve thei...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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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The University of Pennsylvania Press publishes more than 100 new books a year and 22 journals. Find out more about us here.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Don't forget to take advantage of our Cyber Monday sale before it's too late! Today only, save 50% on available titles from pennpress.org when you enter discount code PENN-CYBERMONDAY25 during checkout.
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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This Is My Jail and many other fine titles are available at the best price of the year www.pennpress.org/978151282349...
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Today only, THE DRIVER'S STORY and many other great @pennpress.bsky.social books are on sale for 50% off. www.pennpress.org/978151282586...
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
CYBER MONDAY SALE! Today only, use code PENN-CYBERMONDAY25 to save 50% on available titles on pennpress.org!
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The University of Pennsylvania Press publishes more than 100 new books a year and 22 journals. Find out more about us here.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
On Monday, author Casey Schmitt will discuss her new book THE PREDATORY SEA in a virtual event hosted by @jcblibrary.bsky.social! Learn more & register:
JCB Reads: Casey Schmitt's The Predatory Sea. Human Trafficking and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean | John Carter Brown Library
Zoom link: https://brown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ERxVIYvZROWkIFcp8gH7Ag
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November 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Want to learn more about how debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities? Join author @m-r-glass.bsky.social for a virtual event hosted by @gothamcenter.bsky.social about his new book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS on Monday December 1!
Cracked Foundations: The Precarious Wealth of Postwar Long Island
A Book Talk with Michael R. Glass
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November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Author Cass Sunstein recently discussed his new book IMPERFECT ORACLE (out now from @amphilpress.bsky.social!) at Harvard Law School. Read the event recap to learn more about how he views the promise and limits of artificial intelligence bit.ly/4rkOiki
What AI’s good at — and what it’s not - Harvard Law School
Cass Sunstein’s new book, ‘Imperfect Oracle,’ explores the promising prospects and clear limits of AI.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
From cobblestone streets to the global stage, GREATER PHILADELPHIA brings 250+ years of history to life across three volumes (with nearly 300 images!), examining the cultural, political, and economic forces that forged today’s living city. #PhillyIsGreater bit.ly/47XNQzT
Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century - University of Pennsylvania Press
Now available from Penn Press, a landmark book project celebrates Philadelphia’s role as the beating heart of the nation’s story, unearthing the hidden histories, points of pride, people, places, and....
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November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#AARSBL25 scholars: Studying ritual, occultism, or esoteric traditions? Explore Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft, a leading journal on the history and theory of magic and ritual practice.

Read more of MRW here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/journ...

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November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#AARSBL25 attendees: interested in new and emerging religious movements? Check out one of Nova Religio’s most-read articles: “The Children of Noah: Has Messianic Zionism Created a New Religion?” muse.jhu.edu/article/737561

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November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Don't forget to check out our 2025 Holiday Sale! Save 40% on books and 25% on individual journal subscriptions, from now through December 31. www.pennpress.org/2025-holiday...
2025 Holiday Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Shopping for the readers, scholars, and students on your holiday gift list? Check out our wide range of books in topics from history, politics, and literature to religion, business, and... READ MORE
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November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM