Join us in congratulation Jordan B. Smith, whose complex, rigorously researched THE INVENTION OF RUM has won the William J. Rorabaugh Book Prize, granted by the Alcohol and Drugs History Society! https://bit.ly/4e7csuJ

"My book explores how these acoustic figures of speech shaped the way writers thought about public discussion and their own relationship to it." Learn more about Ellen R. Welch's PUBLIC ACOUSTICS on ROROTOKO! https://bit.ly/3TfMGf5

John Craig Hammond recently appeared on the podcast Our Missouri to discuss his new book THE CENTRALITY OF SLAVERY, which examines how French and American colonizers created systems of enslavement in the Middle Mississippi Valley. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4aoTg94

LISTEN: Mary T. Freeman discusses her book ABOLITIONISTS AND THE POLITICS OF CORRESPONDENCE, about how abolitionists harnessed the power of letter-writing to further their political aims, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's podcast https://bit.ly/3R3k7kr

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Don't miss Rachel B. Herrmann & Jessica Choppin Roney discussing their book CLAIMING LAND CLAIMING WATER—which explores how & why people manipulated borders in the early modern Atlantic world—in a virtual event hosted by the Library Company of Philadelphia tomorrow at noon ET https://bit.ly/4eDMxcs

Congratulations to author Paul Kahan, whose book PHILADELPHIA: A NARRATIVE HISTORY has been selected as a 2026 Award of Excellence winner in the Large Press Publication category f the AASLH Leadership in History Awards! https://bit.ly/4xJnGwz

Congratulations to Michael Leja, whose book A FLOOD OF PICTURES has won the 2026 Ewell L. Newman Book Award from the American Historical Print Collectors Society! https://bit.ly/4l3Noo1

Congratulations to author Casey Schmitt, whose book THE PREDATORY SEA has won the John Lyman Book Award in World Maritime History from the North American Society for Oceanic History! https://bit.ly/3QIXP7n

Providence, RI followers: Don't miss author Jordan B. Smith discussing his book THE INVENTION OF RUM at the Rhode Island Historical Society this Thursday June 11 at 5:30 p.m. ET! Register now to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/49ONb5p

TUNE IN: Author Sarah Keyes (AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND) will be featured in the CNN documentary series This Land in the episode "The Golden Trail" airing tomorrow, Sunday June 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT! Learn more: https://www.cnn.com/this-land

Dive deep into the concept of zimzum, a concept of God and creation drawn from Kabbalah, with Tracy Kellmer's latest blog post highlighting one of our Franklin's Faves titles (available for 75% off now with code FRANKLINSFAVES) https://bit.ly/4fdVafQ

Congratulations to author Lior Libman, whose book STATE OF SHOCK has won the Korenblat Book Award for the Best Book in Israel Studies, granted by the Cherrick Center for the Study of Zionism, the Yishuv, and the State of Israel! https://bit.ly/3PJ0wFo

We're all set up at the 2026 International Congress on Medieval Studies! Pay us a visit in the book exhibit if you're attending, or head to our virtual exhibit store to save 40% on books with code ICMS26 (expires June 16!). https://bit.ly/3PIwSjE #kzooicms #icms #medievalstudies #medievalsky

Congratulations to John Craig Hammond, whose book THE CENTRALITY OF SLAVERY received an honorable mention for the Jon Gjerde Prize from @midwesternhistory.bsky.social! https://bit.ly/4thFr2B

We are so thrilled to share the news that Isadora Moura Mota's book FREEDOM'S HORIZON has won the Roberto Reis Book Award, granted by the Brazilian Studies Association! Congratulations, Isadora! More about the book here: https://bit.ly/4tqRJ98

Congratulations to author Alice von Bieberstein, whose book Congratulations to author Alice von Bieberstein, whose book TEMPTATIONS IN RUIN has received an honorable mention for the MSA First Book Award, granted by @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social! Learn more about the book: https://bit.ly/4wfWgxJ

Congratulations to Jordan B. Smith, whose book THE INVENTION OF RUM has been shortlisted for the Kenshur Prize, honoring the year's best book in eighteenth-century studies, granted by the Center for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Indiana University! Learn more about the book: https://bit.ly/4e7csuJ

Boston-area followers: Don't miss author Bob Frishman discussing his book EDWARD DUFFIELD, the first comprehensive study of the life and times of the titular colonial Philadelphia clockmaker, TODAY at the Boston Athenaeum at 6 p.m. ET! More info & tickets: https://bit.ly/4dnQTFb

Don't miss the new special issue of Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft on "Digital Magic, Digitized Magic"! Read the introduction (https://bit.ly/3QZbO8M) and an article on musician & artist Genesis P-Orridge (https://bit.ly/4ertF2b) for free now through July 22!

We're thrilled to announce that the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies has published its first issue with Penn Press! Read it for free here: https://bit.ly/4cTkrJE

Congratulations to Jordan B. Smith, whose book THE INVENTION OF RUM has been shortlisted for the Nach Waxman Prize for Food and Beverage Scholarship, granted by Kitchen Arts and Letters! https://bit.ly/4e7csuJ

If you're attending #OAH26, come visit us at booth 408 in the the book exhibit tomorrow, Saturday April 18, where we'll be giving away our display copies to graduate students and contingent scholars between noon and 5 p.m. (limit one book per person)!

Don't miss @jessicaannlevy.bsky.social discussing BLACK POWER, INC., her new book tracing the rise of Black empowerment politics in the United States and Africa, in conversation with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor at Wooden Shoe Books tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15, at 7 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3OoFNpQ

Congratulations to Laura K. Muñoz, whose book DESERT DREAMS has received an Honorable Mention for the Best Book Award, granted by the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies (@naccsorg.bsky.social)! https://bit.ly/3D2zWAQ

NYC-area followers: Don't miss Jordan B. Smith discussing THE INVENTION OF RUM at @theitps.bsky.social on Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. ET! Learn more & register here: https://bit.ly/41h6K1B

EVENT: Babak Rahimi will discuss his new book SENSE OF MOURNING at the University of Michigan Global Islamic Studies Center on Thursday April 9! Register now to reserve your spot https://bit.ly/3Q4cGZn

Congratulations to author Caitlin Reed Wiesner, whose book BETWEEN THE STREET AND THE STATE has won the Liberty Legacy Foundation Award, granted by @oah.org! https://bit.ly/4clsqzL

We're all set up at @saaupdates.bsky.social's annual meeting! Come visit us in the book exhibit if you're attending, or head to our #Shax2026 virtual exhibit store to save 40% on books with code SHAKESPEARE26 (expires May 4) https://www.pennpress.org/conferences/shakespeare/

Congratulations to author Katherine J. Parkin, whose book THE ABORTION MARKET has won the Ralph Gomory Prize and been named a finalist for the Hagley Prize in Business History, both granted by @businesshistoryc.bsky.social! https://bit.ly/46kfF5N