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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 13h

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...

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 2d

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...

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 5d

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!

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 12d

Allen Dieterich-Ward, author of CRADLE OF CONSERVATION, presenting his book at Susquehanna University.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 16d

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.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 22d

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

www.meetup.com

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 26d

Ming-sho Ho, author of BE WATER, stops by Temple University Press' booth at the @apsa.bsky.social conference.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 27d

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.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · 28d

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.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

Check out John Shjarback recieving copies of his new book, CHASING CHANGE IN CAMDEN. Congratulations on holding your ideas in your hands!

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

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...

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Aug 18

Check out this excerpt from Virginia Adams O'Connell's new book, REMISSION QUEST, in Coping magazine! copingmag.com/remission-qu...

Remission Quest

A medical sociologist navigates cancer.

copingmag.com

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Aug 14

Allen Dieterich-Ward, author of CRADLE OF CONSERVATION, will present his book on a Chief Uncas Heritage Cruise, sponsored by the Susquehanna National Heritage Area, tonight at 7:00 pm. The cruises leave from the Zimmerman Center for Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road, in Wrightsville, PA.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Aug 14

A terrific review of Steven Davis' THE OTHER PUBLIC LANDS in The National Parks Traveler.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/08/fire...

Fireside Reads | The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States’ Natural Resource Lands.

As the Trump administration in 2025 enables those who for three quarters of a century (“Land Grab” of the 1940s, Sagebrush Rebellion, Wise Use Movement) have sought privatization and transfer of feder...

www.nationalparkstraveler.org

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Aug 11

Sarah Hoiland, author of RIGHTEOUS SISTERHOOD, and Temple University Press editor Ryan Mulligan, pose at the American Sociological Association meeting. Vist our display at Booth #542.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Aug 10

Temple University Press will be attending the American Sociological Association annual meeting, August 9-12 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL. Our display, Booth #542, will feature books by authors giving papers or participating in panels at the conference.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Aug 5

Jane McManus, author of THE FAST TRACK, will present her book as part of a Women in Sports and Business night with the Staten Island Ferryhawks tonight at 6:30 pm at the team's game at the Staten Island University Hospital Community Park, 75 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island, NY.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Aug 1

New Book Announcement! COUTERFEITED IN CHINA: THE OPERATIONS OF ILLICIT BUSINESSES, by Ko-lin Chin, dispels the many myths of an illegal industry through face-to-face interviews with luxury good counterfeiters in Guangzhou, China.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Jul 31

New Book Annoucement! AMERICAN CORRUPTION TALK: A POLITICAL ETYMOLOGY, by Robert G. Boatright and Molly Brigid McGrath, explores differences in how Americans have deployed corruption talk throughout the nation’s history.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Jul 29

ON GANGS, by Scott Decker, David Pyrooz, and James Densley, was featured on @lastweektonight.com with John Oliver on July 27. The book is quoted from at the 5:56 minute mark.

Gang Databases: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Jul 28

New Book Announcement! THE HIDDEN FACE OF LOCAL POWER: APPOINTED BOARDS AND THE LIMITS OF DEMOCRACY by Mirya R. Holman, develops a framework for understanding how cities use appointed boards and commissions, and what this means for local democracy.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Jul 25

New Book Announcement! A SPORTS ODYSSEY: MY ITHACA JOURNAL, by Grant Farred, investigates the strange ways in which sport evokes love.

Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Jul 18

New Book Announcement! THEATRES OF THE BODY: Dance and Discourse in Antebellum Philadelphia, by Lynn Matluck Brooks, provides an expansive study of Philadelphia’s significant contributions to dance during the nation’s political, social, and intellectual development.

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Temple University Press @templeunivpress.bsky.social · Jul 13

Today is the 40th Anniversary of Live Aid! MY SOUL'S BEEN PSYCHEDELICIZED recalls the epic event. tupress.temple.edu/books/my-sou...

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