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Join Michael A. Peterman for the Eastern tour of his new book, Delicious Mirth: The Life and Times of James McCarroll. Between February and April, the author will appear at six separate events including a talk at the cemetary where James McCarroll is buried. Click on any of the links below to learn … Read More >

McGill-Queen’s University Press (MQUP) and University of Toronto Press (UTP) announce that MQUP will be distributed in Canada by UTP’s Distribution division, effective February 1, 2019.

Last shipments of MQUP from Georgetown Terminal Warehouse is Friday, January 18, 2019. UTP will accept returns from January 21, 2019 and will commence shipments February 1, 2019.

Distribution of MQUP’S publishing … Read More >

As the long-overdue translation of Ernő Munkácsi’s How It Happened: Documenting the Tragedy of Hungarian Jewry arrives in bookstores, Nina Munk and Ferenc Laczó discuss the author’s controversial role as a member of the Jewish Council, Hungary’s lingering denials of complicity in the Holocaust, and why this powerful memoir is more relevant than ever.

Portrait of Ernő … Read More >

Remembrance Day 2018 marks the 100th year anniversay of the First World War, as well as “Canada’s Hundred Days.” In honour, we have put together an extensive reading list to honour this year’s commemoration.

NEW TITLES
Safe Haven
The Wartime Letters of Ben Barman and Margaret Penrose, 1940-1943

Edited by Roderick J. Barman

The … Read More >

October 16th, 2018 – For Immediate Release.

On the eve of federal cannabis legalization, many are questioning what this all means for Canada and Canadians. In May 2018 the Institute for Health and Social Policy and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada held a major international conference on the policy challenges surrounding marijuana legalization in … Read More >

McGill-Queen’s University Press is very pleased to announce that Erin Rolfs will join MQUP as Marketing Director this Fall. In announcing the decision Philip Cercone said, “I am delighted that Erin has accepted the position to be our Marketing Director at a crucial time in the Press’s history. She has the vision, knowhow, and energy … Read More >

John Stewart, director of policy and research at the Canadian Nuclear Association, spent twenty years as an economist and manager inside the US embassy in Ottawa. His latest book, Strangers with Memories: The United States and Canada from Free Trade to Baghdad, describes the apogee and decline of Canada’s relationship with the … Read More >

In the post below, M. Ann Hall elaborates on the writing and research process behind her new book, Muscle on Wheels: Louise Armaindo and the High-Wheel Racers of Nineteenth-Century America. 

MQUP author Douglas Hunter delves into the subject of his latest book, Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History. The book offers an unparalleled view inside a major museum scandal to show how power can be exercised across professional networks and hamper efforts to arrive at the truth. Hunter holds a PhD … Read More >

We’ve selected Michel Anctil’s Luminous Creatures: The History and Science of Light Production in Living Organisms as the August Book of the Month. For those unfamiliar with the program, MQUP offers 30% off a new or best selling book each month. Simply add the book to your shopping cart on our website and … Read More >