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01/09/2026

Attending the American Historical Association's annual meeting in Chicago? Make sure to visit us in the book exhibit, or head to our virtual exhibit store for 40% off our latest history titles plus special discounts on journals! https://site.pennpress.org/aha-2026/

01/09/2026

We're all set up at the Modern Language Association's annual meeting in Toronto! Stop by our booth in the book exhibit to browse our latest literature titles, or visit our virtual exhibit store to save 40% with code MLA26 & get special discounts on journals: https://site.pennpress.org/mla-2026/

01/08/2026

ICYMI: An excerpt from GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND THE WORLD on explores the history behind the Mummers parade

"Greater Philadelphia and the World (Vol.3)" includes a chapter on the Philadelphia New Year's Day tradition known as the Mummers Parade.

01/06/2026

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.

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

01/05/2026

Meirav Jones's new book ENGLAND’S ISRAEL AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT "explores how foundational ideas of modern politics that are usually considered secular were, in fact, born out of deep conversations and negotiations with religion."

Read more from the author's new Roro.toko interview:

Meirav Jones England’s Israel and the Foundations of Modern Political Thought University of Pennsylvania Press 248 pages, 6 x 9 inches, ISBN: 978-1512827804

01/05/2026

Learn how THE INVENTION OF RUM "connects the makers, movers, and drinkers of rum in the West Indies, North America, Britain, and West Africa over the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries" in Jordan B. Smith's interview with Roro.toko!

Jordan B. Smith The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity University of Pennsylvania Press 320 pages, 6 x 9 inches, ISBN 9781512828184‍‍

12/30/2025

Our 2025 Holiday Sale ends tomorrow! Act fast to save 40% on available books and 25% on individual journal subscriptions. More info: https://www.pennpress.org/2025-holiday-sale/

12/29/2025

"An example of cultural history at its very best."

Find out why COFFEE NATION by Michelle Craig McDonald is one of our most popular and celebrated titles of 2025! Order your copy today and save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout. https://bit.ly/448PrAZ

12/28/2025

"Kendra D. Boyd offers an innovative way to contextualize the Black Midwest and its centrality to US economic history ... A stellar accomplishment."

Order FREEDOM ENTERPRISE before our Holiday Sale ends on December 31 & save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 https://bit.ly/45Qp0lR

12/28/2025

STILL LIVES is a systematic study of the ways Jews used photographs to document their experiences in the face of National Socialism. Save 40% during our holiday sale (ends 12/31!) when you use code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout. https://bit.ly/3Ybcmck

12/27/2025

The final volume of Jonathan Sumption’s epic and prize-winning history of the Hundred Years War is here! Buy your copy TRIUMPH AND ILLUSION before December 31 and save 40% with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 https://bit.ly/3J4VgIC

12/27/2025

WHY THE HINDENBURG HAD A SMOKING LOUNGE collects essays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity. Save 40% on your copy when you order with code PENN-HOLIDAY25 at checkout by December 31! https://bit.ly/3FxS0nX