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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!

Fraudulent Lives

Imagining Welfare Cheats from the Poor Law to the Present

By Steven King

Fraudulent Lives analyzes the … Read More >

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 >

“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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

This October, we’re thrilled to announce 17 new releases,  spanning a diverse range of subjects from Political Science to Film & Television Studies.  We have new additions to the History of Ideas series,  Indigenous and Northern Studies series, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies series, Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies Series, Studies in Urban Governance series   Whether … Read More >

In Restless in Sleep Country, Paul Huebener challenges the conventional view of sleep as a purely personal or biological matter. Instead, he examines it through a cultural lens, revealing how sleep is shaped by societal forces like politics, power, and inequity. By exploring sleep in Canadian and Indigenous contexts, he demonstrates the cultural significance … Read More >

MQUP is thrilled to announce 17 new titles this month. Our latest releases span across diverse topics, ranging from Canadian History to Political Science. We have a new addition to the Intoxicating History series, as well as two new poetry titles. Happy reading!

 The Adaptable Country
How Canada Can Survive the Twenty-First Century

By … Read More >