Recent News

McGill-Queen’s University Press (MQUP) is pleased to announce that from 1 September 2024 Combined Academic Publishers (CAP), a division of Mare Nostrum Group, will be responsible for MQUP’s distribution, sales, and marketing operations in the following territories: UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. From this date Mare Nostrum will replace Marston as distributor, and … Read More >

A long-time MQUP author, Peter Francis Neary, sadly passed away last month.  Our Executive Director Emeritus, Philip Cercone, worked with Peter for many years and shared this touching message. You can read Peter’s obituary here.  A prolific author, here are some of Peter’s publications with MQUP, and his upcoming edited collection with Melvin … Read More >

McGill-Queen’s is thrilled to announce that May We Be Spared To Meet On Earth by Russel A. Potter, Regina Koellner, Peter Carney, & Mary Williamson has won The Canadian Nautical Research Society 2023 Keith Matthews Prize.

May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth collects the private correspondence of the officers and sailors who set out … Read More >

American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
Los Angeles, August 31-September 2

In respect of the request from the union representing striking hotel workers in Los Angeles, McGill-Queens University Press is withdrawing its physical presence, both its booth and staff, from the APSA annual meeting this year. As a not-for-profit publisher with a sizable proportion of unionized staff, … Read More >

McGill-Queen’s is thrilled to announce that Ryan Manucha is the 2022 Donner Prize Winner for his brilliant book Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups.

From The Donner Prize jury –

This book skillfully weaves together an understanding of international and domestic trade policy, a review of legal cases, history and, refreshingly, consideration of the actual practical … Read More >

It is our pleasure to announce that Lisa Quinn has been appointed the next Executive Director of McGill-Queen’s University Press, beginning July 1, 2023.

Lisa Quinn

Thank you to Philip Cercone for his many years of excellent leadership.

Click here to read the full announcement by Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic).

McGill-Queen’s is honoured, and delighted to announce that Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth has received the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language NonFiction!

Congratulations to Eli Baxter, and all the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards winners, & finalists!

A full list of the 2022 GG recipients.

Aki-wayn-zih is a story … Read More >

MQUP is pleased to announce the addition of a new series. The launch for this exciting new venture is being held on 22 November 2022.  Reserve your spot here.

Canadian Essentials

Series editor: Daniel Béland

Provocative thinking and accessible writing are more necessary than ever to illuminate Canadian society and to understand the opportunities and challenges that … Read More >

THE EVENT

We are excited to announce that McGill-Queen’s University Press will be participating in this year’s Read Quebec: Holiday Book Fest!

The Read Quebec Holiday Book Fest consists of a series of online events for all ages, featuring and celebrating English-language Quebec books, authors, and translators. It is a reimagining of the … Read More >

As a press dedicated to publishing work that engages in public debate, current events, politics, contemporary thought, and the arts, McGill-Queen’s University Press is honored to share the many ways in which our book list shapes the world around us. Recent awards and accolades, earned by our authors and publishing partners, demonstrate how MQUP’s mission … Read More >