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Founded in 1969, Temple University Press chose as its inspiration Russell Conwell's vision of the university as a place of educational opportunity for the urban working class.
Temple University Press' Annual Holiday Book Sale will take place in the Charles Library Atrium, 1900 N. 13th Street in Philadelphia, on December 5 from 11am - 3pm. Great books make great gifts!
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Share your work with @ucsbkalfou.bsky.social special issue on ethnic studies+student activism! Deadline December 14! View the call for papers here: tupjournals.temple.edu/index.php/ka...
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Temple University Press was thrilled to see three of our books were named CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles! This year's honorees are:

Reel Freedom, by Alyssa Lopez, 
The Fast Track, by Jane McManus
Canaries in the Code Mine, by Max Papadantonakis
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Talk @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social with Ray Didinger @barnesandnoble.com Broomall, 1991 Sproul Road, December 6 at 12:00 pm stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
Author Signing: Ray Didinger
Join us for an in-store event, Author Signing: Ray Didinger, on Saturday, December 06, 2025.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
New time for Ray Didinger's upcoming appearance with THE EAGLES ENCYCLOPEDIA: CHAMPIONS II at the B&N in Devon this Saturday--now starting at 6:00 pm.
stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
Ray Didinger Book Signing
Join us for an in-store event, Ray Didinger Book Signing, on Saturday, November 22, 2025.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Tomorrow in the Charles Library event space, Edward Epstein will present his book, RACE, REAL ESTATE, AND EDUCATION. There's still time to sign up to attend in person or online. Register here:
library.temple.edu/events/2063
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Two opportunities to get beloved sportswriter Ray Didinger to sign copies of THE EAGLES ENCYCLOPEDIA: CHAMPIONS II

Carl's Cards, 22 West Eagle Road in Havertown, PA on November 15 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm.

Huxley & Hiro, 601 North Market Street in Wilmington, DE on November 16 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It's UP Week! And the blog tour is back. Here's today's entry: templepress.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/c...
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New Book Announcement! Today is the publication date for A CENTURY OF MUSIC UNDER THE STARS: A HISTORY OF THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ROBIN HOOD DELL, by Jack McCarthy, with Forewords by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Catherine M. Cahill and Christopher L. Bruner.
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Handmade E-A-G-L-E-S bookmarks at the Barnes and Noble EXTON this weekend for Ray Didinger's EAGLES ENCYCLOPEDIA: CHAMPIONS II.

1:00 pm at the B&N 301 Main St, in Exton, PA.
Get there early MUST end at 3:00 pm!
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New Book Announcement! Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land: At Home in Santa Monica's Rent-Controlled Housing, by Lauren E. M. Everett, provides an in-depth look—from the tenants’ perspective—at the most controversial housing policy in America.
October 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We are excited to announce the forthcoming publication of A Century of Music Under the Stars, by Jack McCarthy, celebrating the remarkable legacy of the @manncenter.

🗓️ Coming November 7, 2025

Pre-order your copy today!
tupress.temple.edu/books/a-cent...
October 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sad to see the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social lose yesterday. You can recall better times and games with Ray Didinger's THE EAGLES ENCYCLOPEDIA: CHAMPIONS II out October 15!

tupress.temple.edu/books/the-ea...
October 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Shipping books out to the @urbanhistorya.bsky.social meeting October 8-11 at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. Visit us in the Book Exhibit Room!
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Allen Dieterich-Ward, author of CRADLE OF CONSERVATION, presenting his book at Susquehanna University.
September 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Andrew Ross, author of PUBLIC CITY/PUBLIC SEX, will present his book at Profs and Pints Baltimore: The Victorians' Sexual Underground on September 24 at 6:00 pm at Guilford Hall Brewery, 1611 Guilford Avenue in Baltimore, MD.
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Marianne Novy, author of ADOPTION MEMOIRS, will present her book at Books & Mortar, 966 Cherry Street SE, in Grand Rapids, MI, at 6:30pm. More information on the event can be found here. www.meetup.com/west-michiga...
Adoption Memoirs Author Event with Marianne Novy, Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Join us at **Books and Mortar** in Grand Rapids for a powerful evening with adoptee author **Marianne Novy**, as she discusses her latest work, ***Adoption Memoirs: Inside
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September 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ming-sho Ho, author of BE WATER, stops by Temple University Press' booth at the @apsa.bsky.social conference.
September 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Aaron Javsicas, Editor-in-Chief at Temple University Press, poses at the @apsa.bsky.social A converence with Tim Weaver (right), author of INEQUALITY, CRIME, AND RESISTENCE IN NEW YORK CITY.

Weaver will participate in an author meets critics panel on September 13 at 8:00 am PDT at the conference.
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Come visit Temple University Press' Booth #108, located in the East Convention Level, Exhibit Hall A, at the @apsa.bsky.social annual conference through September 12, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
September 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Neil Kraus, author of THE FANTASY ECONOMY, penned an editorial on AI and education for Tone Madison. tonemadison.com/articles/eve...
Ever-expanding AI continues to invade higher education
Trump and Big Tech promise "human flourishing" in the UW System.
tonemadison.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out John Shjarback recieving copies of his new book, CHASING CHANGE IN CAMDEN. Congratulations on holding your ideas in your hands!
September 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Wishing the E-A-G-L-E-S well tonight!
Fans, you can pre-order Ray Didinger's CHAMPIONS II (out in October) now! tupress.temple.edu/books/the-ea...
September 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM