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Founded in 1969, Temple University Press chose as its inspiration Russell Conwell's vision of the university as a place of educational opportunity for the urban working class.
Temple University Press' Annual Holiday Book Sale will take place in the Charles Library Atrium, 1900 N. 13th Street in Philadelphia, on December 5 from 11am - 3pm. Great books make great gifts!
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Share your work with @ucsbkalfou.bsky.social special issue on ethnic studies+student activism! Deadline December 14! View the call for papers here: tupjournals.temple.edu/index.php/ka...
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Temple University Press was thrilled to see three of our books were named CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles! This year's honorees are:

Reel Freedom, by Alyssa Lopez, 
The Fast Track, by Jane McManus
Canaries in the Code Mine, by Max Papadantonakis
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Tomorrow in the Charles Library event space, Edward Epstein will present his book, RACE, REAL ESTATE, AND EDUCATION. There's still time to sign up to attend in person or online. Register here:
library.temple.edu/events/2063
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Two opportunities to get beloved sportswriter Ray Didinger to sign copies of THE EAGLES ENCYCLOPEDIA: CHAMPIONS II

Carl's Cards, 22 West Eagle Road in Havertown, PA on November 15 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm.

Huxley & Hiro, 601 North Market Street in Wilmington, DE on November 16 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It's UP Week! And the blog tour is back. Here's today's entry: templepress.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/c...
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New Book Announcement! Today is the publication date for A CENTURY OF MUSIC UNDER THE STARS: A HISTORY OF THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ROBIN HOOD DELL, by Jack McCarthy, with Forewords by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Catherine M. Cahill and Christopher L. Bruner.
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Handmade E-A-G-L-E-S bookmarks at the Barnes and Noble EXTON this weekend for Ray Didinger's EAGLES ENCYCLOPEDIA: CHAMPIONS II.

1:00 pm at the B&N 301 Main St, in Exton, PA.
Get there early MUST end at 3:00 pm!
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New Book Announcement! Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land: At Home in Santa Monica's Rent-Controlled Housing, by Lauren E. M. Everett, provides an in-depth look—from the tenants’ perspective—at the most controversial housing policy in America.
October 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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...
October 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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...
October 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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!
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Allen Dieterich-Ward, author of CRADLE OF CONSERVATION, presenting his book at Susquehanna University.
September 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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.
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ming-sho Ho, author of BE WATER, stops by Temple University Press' booth at the @apsa.bsky.social conference.
September 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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.
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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.
September 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Check out John Shjarback recieving copies of his new book, CHASING CHANGE IN CAMDEN. Congratulations on holding your ideas in your hands!
September 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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...
September 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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.
August 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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.
August 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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.
August 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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.
August 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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.
August 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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.
July 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM