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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
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
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
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
#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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Read more of MRW here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/journ...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
#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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Read more of MRW here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/journ...
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#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
#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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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
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...
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Ah, @pennpress.bsky.social has just announced their holiday sale! 40% off means that the paperback of my book on philosophy's encounter with "the public intellectual," Thinking in Public, is about $20.
100% of the historical analysis for 60% of the price.
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100% of the historical analysis for 60% of the price.
www.pennpress.org/978081222434...
Thinking in Public – Penn Press
Long before we began to speak of "public intellectuals," the ideas of "the public" and "the intellectual" raised consternation among many European philosophe...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Ah, @pennpress.bsky.social has just announced their holiday sale! 40% off means that the paperback of my book on philosophy's encounter with "the public intellectual," Thinking in Public, is about $20.
100% of the historical analysis for 60% of the price.
www.pennpress.org/978081222434...
100% of the historical analysis for 60% of the price.
www.pennpress.org/978081222434...
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For this week's post, I've written about the maps, family trees, and diagrams that I made for Alan Stahl's recent book about Renaissance Venice, "The House of Condulmer." (published by @pennpress.bsky.social
Like most of my posts, it's free, so give it a read!
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Like most of my posts, it's free, so give it a read!
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Maps, Trees, and Labels: Three Kinds of Work for The House of Condulmer | Surprised Eel Maps
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November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
For this week's post, I've written about the maps, family trees, and diagrams that I made for Alan Stahl's recent book about Renaissance Venice, "The House of Condulmer." (published by @pennpress.bsky.social
Like most of my posts, it's free, so give it a read!
www.patreon.com/posts/maps-t...
Like most of my posts, it's free, so give it a read!
www.patreon.com/posts/maps-t...
Penn Press is excited to highlight our journals during @aarweb.bsky.social & @sblsite.bsky.social's joint meeting! Religious studies journals include:
Nova Religio
Jewish Quarterly Review
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Discover more at pennpress.org/journals #AARSBL25
Nova Religio
Jewish Quarterly Review
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Discover more at pennpress.org/journals #AARSBL25
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Penn Press is excited to highlight our journals during @aarweb.bsky.social & @sblsite.bsky.social's joint meeting! Religious studies journals include:
Nova Religio
Jewish Quarterly Review
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Discover more at pennpress.org/journals #AARSBL25
Nova Religio
Jewish Quarterly Review
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Discover more at pennpress.org/journals #AARSBL25
We are all set up at this year's @aarweb.bsky.social & @sblsite.bsky.social joint meeting! Stop by our booth in the book exhibit to browse our latest religious studies titles, or visit our #AARSBL25 virtual exhibit store to save 40% on books with code AARSBL25: site.pennpress.org/aarsbl-2025
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We are all set up at this year's @aarweb.bsky.social & @sblsite.bsky.social joint meeting! Stop by our booth in the book exhibit to browse our latest religious studies titles, or visit our #AARSBL25 virtual exhibit store to save 40% on books with code AARSBL25: site.pennpress.org/aarsbl-2025
Congratulations to author Bruce O'Neill, whose book UNDERGROUND—which details public and private efforts to gentrify and expand Bucharest’s subterranean Metro stations—has recently won two awards announced in conjunction with the #AAAAnthro annual meeting! bit.ly/3LZQ4Hn
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Congratulations to author Bruce O'Neill, whose book UNDERGROUND—which details public and private efforts to gentrify and expand Bucharest’s subterranean Metro stations—has recently won two awards announced in conjunction with the #AAAAnthro annual meeting! bit.ly/3LZQ4Hn
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Getting closer to this online book event with the Gotham Center on 12/1! Registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cracked-fo...
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Getting closer to this online book event with the Gotham Center on 12/1! Registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cracked-fo...
So awesome to see coverage of GREATER PHILADELPHIA from The Daily Pennsylvanian! Read their article to learn more about the origins of the project, what kinds of information you'll find in the book, and how you can join us on campus on Dec. 4th for the book launch!
Penn Press releases three-volume book project on Philadelphia history
The three volumes — titled “The Greater Philadelphia Region,” “Greater Philadelphia and the Nation,” and “Greater Philadelphia and the World" — cover subjects from the American Revolution and…
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November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
So awesome to see coverage of GREATER PHILADELPHIA from The Daily Pennsylvanian! Read their article to learn more about the origins of the project, what kinds of information you'll find in the book, and how you can join us on campus on Dec. 4th for the book launch!
We are all set up at @americananthro.bsky.social's annual meeting in New Orleans! Stop by our distributor Ingram Academic's booth in the exhibit to browse our latest anthropology titles, or visit our #AAA2025 virtual exhibit store to save 40% with code AAA25 at checkout: site.pennpress.org/aaa-2025/
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We are all set up at @americananthro.bsky.social's annual meeting in New Orleans! Stop by our distributor Ingram Academic's booth in the exhibit to browse our latest anthropology titles, or visit our #AAA2025 virtual exhibit store to save 40% with code AAA25 at checkout: site.pennpress.org/aaa-2025/
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Read our #Fall2025 #EAS journal issue on
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Link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Read our #Fall2025 #EAS journal issue on
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Link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
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Congratulations to author Jorge Flores, whose book EMPIRE OF CONTINGENCY has won the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Award in the History of Portugal's Presence in the World category, granted by the Portuguese Academy of History! bit.ly/44hEvl6
Empire of Contingency – Penn Press
Explores the information and communication practices of the Portuguese empire in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century IndiaEmpire of Contingency explores the i...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Congratulations to author Jorge Flores, whose book EMPIRE OF CONTINGENCY has won the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Award in the History of Portugal's Presence in the World category, granted by the Portuguese Academy of History! bit.ly/44hEvl6
We are thrilled to announce that the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES) is joining Penn Press! Learn more about this news and the journal's new editorial vision and design on our blog. bit.ly/3LPrEQU
The Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies joins Penn Press, announces new editorial vision, and launches a refreshed design - University of Pennsylvania Press
Penn Press is thrilled to announce that the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES) will be joining its journals program in 2026.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We are thrilled to announce that the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES) is joining Penn Press! Learn more about this news and the journal's new editorial vision and design on our blog. bit.ly/3LPrEQU
We are so happy to see GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY featured in the new holiday gift guide from @farfarraway.bsky.social at @inquirer.com that asks, "What in the world do you give someone who is obviously in love with Philly?" bit.ly/4o8EgAa
Our columnist’s picks for the most Philly gifts you can give
From Gritty ornaments to Wawa snow globes, columnist Stephanie Farr’s Philly gift guide is packed with over-the-top local finds for the city’s biggest fans.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are so happy to see GREATER PHILADELPHIA: A NEW HISTORY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY featured in the new holiday gift guide from @farfarraway.bsky.social at @inquirer.com that asks, "What in the world do you give someone who is obviously in love with Philly?" bit.ly/4o8EgAa
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Reach for your wallets, my friends. The holiday book sales are coming thick and fast.
This new one from @pennpress.bsky.social offers a great opportunity to add copies of both volumes of "Alexander von Humboldt: Writings in English" to your library.
www.pennpress.org/978160618017...
This new one from @pennpress.bsky.social offers a great opportunity to add copies of both volumes of "Alexander von Humboldt: Writings in English" to your library.
www.pennpress.org/978160618017...
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reach for your wallets, my friends. The holiday book sales are coming thick and fast.
This new one from @pennpress.bsky.social offers a great opportunity to add copies of both volumes of "Alexander von Humboldt: Writings in English" to your library.
www.pennpress.org/978160618017...
This new one from @pennpress.bsky.social offers a great opportunity to add copies of both volumes of "Alexander von Humboldt: Writings in English" to your library.
www.pennpress.org/978160618017...
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@csschmitt.bsky.social @randybrowne.bsky.social are among the splendid titles on offer here: no excuses accepted!
IT'S HERE! Our 2025 Holiday Sale starts today and runs through December 31!
Save 40% on available books on pennpress.org when you use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout.
Save 40% on available books on pennpress.org when you use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout.
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@csschmitt.bsky.social @randybrowne.bsky.social are among the splendid titles on offer here: no excuses accepted!
"If, like me, you’re a fan of new facts and surprising insights, this is the book for you."
The Enlightened Economist reviews Edward Tenner's WHY THE HINDENBURG HAD A SMOKING LOUNGE! bit.ly/4a1Ofnf
The Enlightened Economist reviews Edward Tenner's WHY THE HINDENBURG HAD A SMOKING LOUNGE! bit.ly/4a1Ofnf
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"If, like me, you’re a fan of new facts and surprising insights, this is the book for you."
The Enlightened Economist reviews Edward Tenner's WHY THE HINDENBURG HAD A SMOKING LOUNGE! bit.ly/4a1Ofnf
The Enlightened Economist reviews Edward Tenner's WHY THE HINDENBURG HAD A SMOKING LOUNGE! bit.ly/4a1Ofnf
THE RISING GENERATION by Sarah L. H. Gronningsater, which chronicles the history of emancipation through the experiences of black northerners, has received an honorable mention for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians (@berksconference.bsky.social) Book Prize! Congrats, Sarah! bit.ly/4i7OFdL
Book Prize Winners - Berkshire Conference of Women Historians
Explore winners of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Annual Book Prizes that both focus and do not focus on the history of women.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
THE RISING GENERATION by Sarah L. H. Gronningsater, which chronicles the history of emancipation through the experiences of black northerners, has received an honorable mention for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians (@berksconference.bsky.social) Book Prize! Congrats, Sarah! bit.ly/4i7OFdL
IT'S HERE! Our 2025 Holiday Sale starts today and runs through December 31!
Save 40% on available books on pennpress.org when you use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout.
Save 40% on available books on pennpress.org when you use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout.
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
IT'S HERE! Our 2025 Holiday Sale starts today and runs through December 31!
Save 40% on available books on pennpress.org when you use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout.
Save 40% on available books on pennpress.org when you use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout.
LISTEN: Author Jordan B. Smith discusses his new book THE INVENTION OF RUM, which offers a history of rum from its origins in the Caribbean to its impact on the Atlantic world, on the Unsung History podcast with @feministkelly.bsky.social!
The History of Rum
Global rum sales are expected to reach nearly $28 billion USD by the year 2033, making it one of the ten most popular alcoholic beverages in the world. In this epis…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
LISTEN: Author Jordan B. Smith discusses his new book THE INVENTION OF RUM, which offers a history of rum from its origins in the Caribbean to its impact on the Atlantic world, on the Unsung History podcast with @feministkelly.bsky.social!
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Copyedits are done and my book has a webpage and a pub. date.
NECESSARY INVENTIONS: Roger Bacon, the Middle Ages, and the Making of Modern Science will be out next September!
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NECESSARY INVENTIONS: Roger Bacon, the Middle Ages, and the Making of Modern Science will be out next September!
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Necessary Inventions – Penn Press
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November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Copyedits are done and my book has a webpage and a pub. date.
NECESSARY INVENTIONS: Roger Bacon, the Middle Ages, and the Making of Modern Science will be out next September!
@pennpress.bsky.social @byjennytan.bsky.social
www.pennpress.org/978151282988...
NECESSARY INVENTIONS: Roger Bacon, the Middle Ages, and the Making of Modern Science will be out next September!
@pennpress.bsky.social @byjennytan.bsky.social
www.pennpress.org/978151282988...
Don't miss author Fuad Masallam discussing his new book A BREAK IN THE FUTURE in a hybrid event hosted by the University of Birmingham this Wednesday November 19 at 1 p.m. GMT (8 a.m. EST).
More info: bit.ly/4paLqod
More info: bit.ly/4paLqod
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Don't miss author Fuad Masallam discussing his new book A BREAK IN THE FUTURE in a hybrid event hosted by the University of Birmingham this Wednesday November 19 at 1 p.m. GMT (8 a.m. EST).
More info: bit.ly/4paLqod
More info: bit.ly/4paLqod