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35 books. 35% off.

To celebrate Montreal’s 375th anniversary, we’ve compiled an exhaustive list of past, present, and future MQUP titles related to this historic city.

Until May 31st, enjoy 35% off 35 books that explore Montreal’s architecture, culture, history, language, and politics. Simply click on any of the following titles that pique your interest and enter promo code … Read More >

Author Christopher Dummitt’s new book Unbuttoned: A History of Mackenzie King’s Secret Life has been receiving substantial attention in the press.  Below is a list of some of Dummitt’s recent media appearances, along with reviews and news pieces related to the book.

Excerpt in the Toronto Star

Piece by Jim Bronskill in The Globe and Mail, Read More >

Swingback: Getting Along in the World with Harper and Trudeau, the new book from journalist and author Mike Blanchfield, continues to receive considerable attention in the press.  Read more reviews of the book here:

Review from Quill & Quire

Review from Bob Rae for The Globe and Mail

To see past press attention … Read More >

(PCUH) – The 24th Annual Saskatchewan Book Awards were held April 29, 2017 at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. The awards celebrate excellence in writing and publishing. Prof. Bohdan Kordan’s No Free Man: Canada, the Great War, and the Enemy Alien Experience was shortlisted and then selected as the recipient of the Jennifer … Read More >

In honour of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 International and Universal Exposition, we’ve pulled some titles from past catalogues to help celebrate the monumental event we all know as Expo ’67.

As National Poetry Month comes to a close, we’re looking back at all the titles in our Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series we’re proud to have published over the last twelve months. Launched in 1998, the series is named in honour of the late Hugh MacLennan, acclaimed Canadian novelist and a poet … Read More >

We are very pleased to have Stéphanie A.H. Bélanger, editor of several MQUP titles and coeditor of War Memories (Spring 2017), as our guest blogger. In her post, Stéphanie who is one of the series editors, speaks about MQUP’s new Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies Series. (Series editors: Stéphanie A.H. Bélanger, … Read More >

We are delighted to announce that Arthur J. Ray’s Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History has won the 2017 Canada Prize in the Humanities and Social Science!

From the jury’s citation: “Arthur J. Ray’s masterful study is based on three decades of experience in academic research and in courtrooms … Read More >

One could argue the exploration of electoral reform right after our government abandons the idea would be inutile. However, considering an NDP-sponsored petition calling on the Liberals to uphold their promise of electoral reform reached over 130,000 signatures, and was just presented to the House of Commons on March 23, 2017, … Read More >

Journalist and Author Mike Blanchfield is receiving major press for his new book, Swingback: Getting Along in the World with Harper and Trudeau. With the Ottawa book launch of Swingback on March 8, we thought it timely to compile a list of some of his recent media appearances.

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