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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 8h
CRACKED FOUNDATIONS by @m-r-glass.bsky.social (out this week!) examines how debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities. Listen to Glass's conversation with Jenna Pittman on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to learn more! newbooksnetwork.com/cracked-foun...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h
Just got my copy of this brilliant new book by my former student @m-r-glass.bsky.social, an amazing new study of postwar suburbia on Long Island.

Check it out!
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 10h
Philly followers: Tomorrow, Thursday October 9, author Katherine J. Parkin will discuss her new book THE ABORTION MARKET, which explores the buying & selling of abortion access between 1962 and 1972, at one of our favorite local bookstores, Head House Books!

Buy your tickets now! bit.ly/48miIvG
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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 1d
And as this interview is conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher you can be sure it will be both interesting and well done.
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 1d
LISTEN: Author Katherine J. Parkin discusses her new book THE ABORTION MARKET, a compelling and revealing look at how the buying and selling of abortion access impacted millions of women between 1962 and 1972, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's podcast!

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 1d
LISTEN: Author Katherine J. Parkin discusses her new book THE ABORTION MARKET, a compelling and revealing look at how the buying and selling of abortion access impacted millions of women between 1962 and 1972, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's podcast!

bit.ly/46EHaai
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melanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 1d
new on @carceralhistory.bsky.social: an author's pitch from @pennpress.bsky.social author @caitlinrwiesner.bsky.social! carceral-history.ghost.io/authors-pitc...
author's pitch: Black Women’s Anti-Rape Activism during the War on Crime
"...community-based care was a necessary alternative to law enforcement’s coercive attempts to control rape"
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I'm all couped out. @historian-kparkin.bsky.social · 2d
Check out my podcast debut for The Abortion Market, a wonderful conversation with Miranda Melcher at New Books Network.

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The Abortion Market – Penn Press
A revealing investigation into how businesses and businessmen selling abortion access shaped the experience of buying abortions for millions of women between...
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CLAH @clahistorians.bsky.social · 2d
Congratulations to Kristie Flannery (@thehistoriann.bsky.social) for winning the Bolton-Johnson Prize for her book, Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World (@pennpress.bsky.social).
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Rachel Herrmann @raherrmann.bsky.social · 1d
Yesterday I submitted the proofs for Claiming Land, Claiming Water: Borders and the People Who Crossed Them in the Early Modern Atlantic. This volume I’m editing with Jessica Roney is out next spring with @pennpress.bsky.social, but here’s a peek now at our table of contents!
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 2d
"But to truly understand how remote work has evolved ... we need to start by telling a story of profound disruption and eventual reinvention."

Via Knowledge at Wharton, don't miss this excerpt from Peter Cappelli and Ranya Nehmeh's IN PRAISE OF THE OFFICE!

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The Limits to Hybrid and Remote Work
Wharton’s Peter Cappelli and co-author Ranya Nehmeh look at the evolution of hybrid work at Silicon Valley companies, particularly Google.
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 3d
This Tuesday October 7 at 12 p.m. ET, join Penn Press and Penn Alumni for a virtual talk with Cam Grey, Professor of Classical Studies at Penn and author of LIVING WITH RISK IN THE LATE ROMAN WORLD.

Register now to reserve your spot! bit.ly/4gSOcf0
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 3d
This landmark new three-volume project celebrates Philadelphia’s role as the beating heart of the nation’s story, unearthing hidden histories, people, places, & communities in the city we all love. Pre-order GREATER PHILADELPHIA today! #PhillyIsGreater

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 4d
We've just rotated the selection in the Franklin's Faves section of our website, which spotlights 20 great titles old & new, spanning a wide range of topics, available for *75% OFF*! Browse the list now & use code FRANKLINSFAVES at checkout to save.

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Franklin's Faves: 75% Off Select Titles! - University of Pennsylvania Press
Welcome to Franklin’s Faves—a special section of the Penn Press website where you’ll always find 20 of our favorite titles for 75% off the listed price! Below, you can shop... READ MORE
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 5d
A big congratulations is in order for author Randy M. Browne—his book THE DRIVER'S STORY has just won the Slavery Archive Book Prize, granted by the #Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative (@slaveryarchive.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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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 6d
Congratulations to Gloria McCahon Whiting, whose book BELONGING—which explores how Black New Englanders maintained a sense of belonging among their kin in the face of slavery—has been named a finalist for the Frederick Douglass Prize, granted by @yaleglc.bsky.social! bit.ly/46ww2w8
Belonging – Penn Press
Explores how Black New Englanders maintained a sense of belonging among their kin in the face of slaveryAs winter turned to spring in the year 1699, Sebastia...
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 7d
IT'S HERE! Issue 1.2 of Global Black Thought, the new journal from @aaihs23 and Penn Press, is now available! Access the new issue via Project MUSE, including two great articles that are free to read
Project MUSE - Global Black Thought-Volume 1, Issue 2, Fall 2025
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 8d
Today is the LAST DAY for our Back to School Sale! Shop our collection of select paperbacks & save 50% with code PENNSCHOOL25 at checkout!

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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2025 Back to School Sale! From September 17 through September 30, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse.....
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 9d
Happy #NationalCoffeeDay! We're celebrating by spotlighting Michelle McDonald's meticulously researched, must-read new book COFFEE NATION, which explores how coffee tied the economic future of the early United States to the wider Atlantic world.

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 9d
Our Back to School Sale ends TOMORROW. This is your last chance to save 50% on select paperbacks! Browse the collection & use code PENNSCHOOL25 at checkout to receive your discount.

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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2025 Back to School Sale! From September 17 through September 30, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse.....
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 13d
Our Back to School Sale features more than 200 paperbacks, from popular course titles to new releases, available for 50% off—including nearly 40 new titles not included in last year's sale! Browse the collection and use code PENNSCHOOL25 to save.

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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2025 Back to School Sale! From September 17 through September 30, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse.....
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 14d
Coming October 21, a landmark book project celebrates Philadelphia’s role as the beating heart of the nation’s story, unearthing hidden histories, points of pride, people, places, & communities in the city & region we all love. Pre-order GREATER PHILADELPHIA today! www.pennpress.org/greater-phil...
Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century - University of Pennsylvania Press
Coming October 21, 2025 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,......
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 14d
Coming October 21, a landmark book project celebrates Philadelphia’s role as the beating heart of the nation’s story, unearthing hidden histories, points of pride, people, places, & communities in the city & region we all love. Pre-order GREATER PHILADELPHIA today! www.pennpress.org/greater-phil...
Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century - University of Pennsylvania Press
Coming October 21, 2025 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,......
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 15d
Just one week left in our Back to School Sale! Browse the sale collection featuring select paperbacks, including course-friendly classics and recent highlights, and use code PENNSCHOOL25 at checkout for half off!
Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2025 Back to School Sale! From September 17 through September 30, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below,…
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 15d
Congratulations to author Katherine J. Parkin on a great launch event for her new book THE ABORTION MARKET, which reveals how businesses & businessmen selling abortion access shaped the experiences of millions of women from 1962-72.

Order your copy now! bit.ly/46kfF5N
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