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Time for a Bookie Break »
Decorating gingerbread “bookies” has been a long-standing MQUP tradition. In December, MQUP staffers got together to celebrate our Spring/Summer catalogue by decorating bookies inspired by our upcoming titles. See below 21 tasty renditions from this latest catalogue, with some recent publications sprinkled in. You can download the Spring/Summer 2025 catalogue PDF, or view all forthcoming … Read More >
Parliament: A Reading List »
In light of the recent prorogation of parliament, we’ve compiled a reading list to tide you over until March 24th.
The Adaptable Country
How Canada Can Survive the Twenty-First Century
By Alasdair Roberts
The Adaptable Country outlines straightforward policy reforms to improve adaptability – the capacity to anticipate and manage danger. In a turbulent world, authoritarian rule … Read More >
Spring/Summer 2025 Catalogue »
We are pleased to officially announce our Fall/Winter 2024 catalogue!
Download the PDF and read at your leisure, or view all of the forthcoming titles on our website.
Happy browsing!
Featured titles
Yogalands
In Search of Practice on the Mat and in the World
By Paul Bramadat
Promoted as a way of healing people from … Read More >
Winter Reading List 2024: Staff Picks! »
With the winter break fast approaching, the staff at MQUP are eager to share our own recommendations for you to read on those long winter nights spent at home. Perfect timing, because we’re offering 30% off all titles on our website during the month of December with the coupon code SNOW30 (online only).
New Releases: November/December »
We’re excited to introduce seven new titles coming this November and December. We have three new additions to our States, People, and the History of Social Change series. Explore our latest releases and find your next thought-provoking read!
Imagining Welfare Cheats from the Poor Law to the Present
By Steven King
Fraudulent Lives analyzes the … Read More >
“Stepping UP” to Educate and Enlighten on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues »
Forced migration is an urgent and complex global challenge that affects millions of people around the world. Today’s headlines tell stories of individuals and families setting out on perilous journeys to seek safety, and of the very limited protection they often receive.
There are now more than 117 million forced migrants in the … Read More >
Illuminating Manuscripts: How Copyeditors Shine a Light on Scholarship »
“Like good theatre lighting, good copyediting should not draw attention to itself,” Robert Lewis tells me. The simile is apt, and not just because copyeditors are so often credited in authors’ acknowledgments for making the text shine. But the self-effacing nature of the discipline sometimes leads us to take it for granted.
So picture me in … Read More >
Remembrance Day 2024: A Reading List »
In honor of Remembrance Day on Monday, we’ve curated a reading list featuring some of our recent military history titles. From a powerful memoir, to an in-depth look at the experiences of Canadian war wives, and even a graphic novel, this selection offers diverse perspectives on the Great War.
And We Go On
A Memoir of … Read More >
Guest Blog: Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy by Stephen J.A. Ward »
Irrational Publics and the Fate of Democracy by Stephen J.A. Ward is a deep and engaging explanation of how evolution and extreme historical events can cause publics to become irrational, intolerant, and anti-democratic, from one of the most influential media ethics writers globally.
In his guest blog below, Ward gives us an introduction to his book … Read More >
Guest Blog: Shakespeare and the World of “Slings & Arrows” by Gary Kuchar »
Slings & Arrows, starring Susan Coyne, Paul Gross, Don McKellar, and Mark McKinney as members of the New Burbage Theatre Festival, was heralded by television critics as one of the best shows ever produced and one of the finest depictions of life in classical theatre. Shakespeare scholars, however, have been ambivalent about the series, at … Read More >
