"The reason I think this matters is because it has the potential to make a society less afraid of itself."

Learn more about Rachel Wahl's research and her new book KEEPING OUR ENEMIES CLOSER (out this week) in this report from KOTA Territory News! https://bit.ly/4AZ3RmG

Congratulations to author Isadora Moura Mota, whose book FREEDOM'S HORIZON has won the Warren Dean Book Prize for Brazilian History from the Conference on Latin American History! https://bit.ly/4tqRJ98

Congratulations to Alec Zuercher Reichardt, whose book ROADS TO POWER, ROADS TO CRISIS has been named a finalist for the Revolutionary Legacies First Book Prize, granted by the Jack Miller Center! https://bit.ly/4xAGcHa

WATCH: Author Rachel Wahl (KEEPING OUR ENEMIES CLOSER, out today!) discusses how her work brings together people with sharply different political views for conversations that often prove surprising for all involved https://bit.ly/4i59b0d

WATCH: Author Sari Altschuler discusses her book BEFORE DISABILITY—a literary, legal, and cultural history of disability, race, and citizenship between the Revolution and the Civil War—on C-SPAN's Book TV https://bit.ly/4ANncHl

ICYMI: @m-r-glass.bsky.social's CRACKED FOUNDATIONS—which examines how debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities—is discussed in @newyorker.com's extended analysis of the history of the American landscape https://bit.ly/4hLo9rc

Congratulations to Frances Tanzer, whose book VANISHING VIENNA has won the Radomír Luža Prize, granted by the Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance! https://bit.ly/4yv1WER

"There’s real hope for city governments to address big problems and offer real solutions. There's a path forward."

Read more from Stephen J. McGovern's interview with @inquirer.com about his book on grassroots activism in Philly, MOBILIZATION POLITICS https://bit.ly/3Tw1ebd

Congratulations to Penn Press author Elizabeth N. Ellis (THE GREAT POWER OF SMALL NATIONS, 2022: https://bit.ly/4hWypxO), who has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship!

I am so happy to see The Predatory Sea among these amazing books written by scholars I respect and admire! 🗃️
@pennpress.bsky.social

What’s in a pepper pot? @inquirer.com highlights William Woys Weaver’s upcoming PEPPERPOT CITY as they follow Black chefs celebration and exploration of the legacy of Philadelphia’s signature soup.
www.inquirer.com/food/craig-l...

Looking for a Philly read? @inquirer.com has listed TRAVELS ON THE EDGE by Robert McCracken Peck from our partner press @amphilpress.bsky.social as one of "10 books with deep Philly connections for your fall reading lists."
www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...

...and received an honorable mention for the Joe Trotter Jr. Prize for Best First Book in Urban History, granted by the @urbanhistorya.bsky.social! bit.ly/3YdWa9W

Congratulations to @m-r-glass.bsky.social, whose book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS has won the Lewis Mumford Prize, granted by the Society for American City and Regional Planning History... https://bit.ly/3YdWa9W

“A great campus is never finished. . . . It is our responsibility to leave an even richer and more resilient landscape for those who come after us.”

Read more about Frederick Steiner and Ignacio Bunster-Ossa's richly illustrated PENN'S SYLVANIA in the Daily Pennsylvanian! https://bit.ly/3VvG9y3

Some news on our blog: The Middle Ages Series welcomes new co-editors Hussein Fancy and Julie Orlemanski! https://bit.ly/3TLOvRG

Today is the LAST DAY to save 50% on select paperbacks with our Back to School Sale! Browse our collection featuring popular course titles alongside new releases—including 25+ new titles not included in last year's sale—and use code PENNSCHOOL26 to receive your discount! https://bit.ly/4zMN4Tb

Our 2026 Back to School Sale ENDS TOMORROW! Browse our collection of half-off paperbacks and order now with code PENNSCHOOL26 to save! https://www.pennpress.org/back-to-school-sale/

Our 2026 Back to School Sale ends Tuesday! Browse our collection of paperbacks available for 50% off and use code PENNSCHOOL26 to save! https://www.pennpress.org/back-to-school-sale/

Our 2026 Back to School Sale ends Tuesday! Browse our collection of paperbacks available for 50% off and use code PENNSCHOOL26 to save! https://www.pennpress.org/back-to-school-sale/