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12/19/2025

New on our blog: Don't miss the story of a Philadelphia public high school opening a new library—and the small but important role that Penn Press and our new three-volume GREATER PHILADELPHIA set played!

Today's post comes from Penn Press's Senior Editor Bob Lockhart, who recently attended the opening of the new library at a local public school here in

12/17/2025

"Offers an indispensable, cautionary tale for our modern moment."

Don't miss Katherine J. Parkin's revealing investigation into the business of buying & selling abortion access before Roe. Order THE ABORTION MARKET now & save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout: https://www.pennpress.org/9781512828207/the-abortion-market/

12/16/2025

It was so much fun to catch up with some of our authors at the Association for Jewish Studies's 2025 annual conference ( )! Including:
- Roni Henig (ON REVIVAL)
- Marc Herman (AFTER REVELATION)
- Hannah Pollin-Galay (OCCUPIED WORDS)
- Beth S. Wenger (co-editor, THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN JEWISH PASTS)

12/16/2025

"Beautifully written and wonderfully insightful," BLACK EXCELLENCE by Danielle Wiggins offers a provocative new history of modern black liberalism.

Order today and save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 during our Holiday Sale! https://bit.ly/4rXzDfn

12/15/2025

With in full swing, one of The Jewish Quarterly Review most-read pieces—“The Origins of Ashkenazi Jews: Can Genetics Help Resolve an Enduring Historical Mystery?”—is now freely available: https://bit.ly/3YqXXsq

As the JQR transitions to in 2026, its full archive becomes even more valuable to scholars!

12/15/2025

New on the blog: learn more about how Penn Press, the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia, and Penn GSE are collaborating to bring knowledge from the new 3-volume GREATER PHILADELPHIA project into Philadelphia's public school classrooms!

Today's post comes from Edward Epstein, who is the Alan J. Lee Director of the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) at the University of Pennsylvania.

12/14/2025

We're all set up at the Association for Jewish Studies's 2025 annual conference in Washington, DC! Visit us in the book exhibit if you're attending, or head to our virtual exhibit store to save 40% on books with code AJS25 (valid through January 16)! https://site.pennpress.org/ajs-2025/

12/12/2025

Did you know that for the first time this year, our Holiday Sale includes 25% off individual journal subscriptions? Head to pennpress.org/journals to browse and use code HOLIDAYJOURNAL25 in the journals shopping cart to save!

12/11/2025

Michael Leja's book A FLOOD OF PICTURES, featuring 140+ color illustrations, explores how the new and widespread circulation of pictures reshaped a 19th-century US culture that was accustomed to printed and spoken words.

During our holiday sale, save 40% when you order your copy and use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout! https://bit.ly/4l3Noo1

12/10/2025

Our GREATER PHILADELPHIA titles would make a perfect gift for anyone on your list who loves the culture and history of the Philadelphia area!

Order now with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 for 40% off the individual volume or GREATERPHILLY15 for 15% off the three-volume set!

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... READ MORE

12/09/2025

"Cass Sunstein, the nation’s leading regulatory theorist, has written a masterpiece about the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence."

IMPERFECT ORACLE is available now from the American Philosophical Society Press, and you can save 40% with discount code PENN-HOLIDAY25 on pennpress.org!

https://bit.ly/3XGAvap

12/09/2025

LISTEN: discusses his new book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS, which reveals how debt financing "left midcentury suburbs unstable, unequal, and racially segregated," in an interview on the podcast! https://apple.co/48Rv7qa

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