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Check out Rhonda Roorda’s reveal of her new book, TORN FROM THE ROOT.

Torn from the Root by Rhonda Roorda- Book Reveal. Order your copy today from Temple University Press or through @rhondamroorda.com.

This is what freedom looked like.

Temple University Press honors and celebrates Juneteenth with ENVISIONING EMANCIPATION by Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer.

Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Non-Fiction, 2014, and one of the Top 25 Outstanding Academic Titles, Choice, 2013

A terrific piece in Smithsonian on Tom Keel's SESQUI! about the failed sesquicentennial.

America's 150th Birthday Celebration Was Deemed the Nation's 'Greatest Flop.' What Went Wrong With the Sesquicentennial? Philadelphia politicians hoped to replicate the success of the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Instead, the 1926 world's fair lost millions of dollars, essentially bankrupting the city on the eve of the Great Depression

David Young, author of THE BATTLES OF GERMANTOWN, will present his book at the Falls of Schuylkill Library, 3501 Midvale Avenue in Philadelphia, PA on June 16 at 5:30 pm.

Events: Author Talk: The Battles of Germantown with David Young Join local author David Young as he talks about The Battles of Germantown. Known as Americas most historic neighborhood, the Germantown section of Philadelphia (established in 1683) has distinguished itself by using public history initiatives to forge community. Progressive programs about ethnic his...

Look at all these wonderful new books!

Temple University Press NEWS OF THE WEEK 6.3.26

Temple University Press NEWS OF THE WEEK 6.23.26 Temple University Press was saddened to hear of the passing of Richard Scotch, coeditor of Family and Disability Activism, coauthor of Allies and Obstacles, and author of From Good Will to Civil Rights. A Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Public Health at the University of Texas at Dallas, he aut...

Now available: YOU OWN WILL LEAVE YOU by Manash Bhattacharjee

Happy Pride Month! Here are some books celebrating LGBTQ lives!
https://templepress.wordpress.com/2026/05/27/celebrating-pride-in-our-books/

Two upcoming opportunities to see Anndee Hochman, author of PARENT TRIP!

Anndee will sign copies of her book at the Barnes and Noble, 1708 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, PA, on May 30 at 1:00 pm.

Hochman will also present her book at the Falls of Schuylkill Library, 3501 Midvale Avenue in Philadelphia, PA on June 1 at 5:30 pm.

Happy Publication Day to Asian Ameritopias: Asian American Speculative Fictions, by Stephen Hong Sohn, which analyzes themes of social justice for Asian Americans in a literary supergenre. https://tupress.temple.edu/books/asian-ameritopias