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National Poetry Month is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, teachers, librarians, booksellers, publishers, and poets marketing poetry’s important place in our lives.

MQUP is proud to be the publisher of the Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series, with four new poetry titles added this month:

unfinishing, the latest book … Read More >

The world is focused on the mounting crisis in Ukraine. McGill-Queen’s has compiled a reading list to help better understand Ukraine and its history.

Making Ukraine
Negotiating, Contesting, and Drawing the Borders in the Twentieth Century

Edited by Olena Palko and Constantin Ardeleanu

This timely edited collection aims to investigate the various processes of negotiation, delineation, … Read More >

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’ve compiled a reading list of recently published and forthcoming books.  These titles, all written or edited by women, showcase the diversity of women’s experiences in Canada and Internationally.

Wendat Women’s Arts

By Annette W. de Stecher

Breaking new ground in Indigenous art histories, Wendat Women’s Arts is the first … Read More >

In University Women: A History of Women and Higher Education in Canada, Sara Z. MacDonald describes women’s entrance into universities and colleges in Canada, beginning in 1870. From the beginning women fought for coeducation, which would give them access to the same universities, degrees, and classrooms as men – and the campaigns were successful. … Read More >

An exploration of Russia’s foreign policy goals, its rivalry with the West, and its presence in the Middle East.

The first in-depth history of the technological and cultural impact of the photo-finish in sports.

30 September 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. To honour this day of reflection and action we have compiled a by no means exhaustive list of titles reflecting the unique experiences of Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit Peoples in Canada. The books below include several memoirs from … Read More >

This post was previously published on October 7, 2020.

For the first time in the long history of the Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed until summer 2021 due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, this was not the only sporting event affected by this year’s pandemic—various leagues, tournaments, and … Read More >

“In thinking about queer bodies and community sports spaces, there is an explicit commitment to doing sports differently.” Who’s Coming Out to Play

In light of the upcoming (and previously postponed) 2020 Summer Olympic games, this week’s blog post encourages us to reconsider our perceptions and beliefs surrounding sports, athletic spaces, and societal … Read More >

In this week’s blog post, MQUP author Jennifer Grubbs looks back to the tragic murder of 32-year-old Heather Heyer, shedding light on the troubled and hostile nature of the current American political climate. Through her contextualization of recent civil unrest in America, Grubbs explores the consequences of white nationalism and the … Read More >