Recent News

October is Women’s History Month, commemorating the achievements of women and girls throughout history. Further, October 18 is Persons Day, honouring Canada’s highest court’s decision to include women in the legal definition of “persons” on October 18, 1929. In celebration, we’ve pulled a selection from our Spring and Fall 2017 catalogues that explore … Read More >

Today, July 18th, 2017, marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen, the famed English novelist whose works include Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.  Largely unnoticed as an author during her relatively short lifetime, Jane Austen and her six completed books are now recognized worldwide as some … Read More >

The first week of July marked the hundredth anniversary of the death of Tom Thomson, the renowned 20th-century Canadian artist whose influence was integral to the formation of the Group of Seven. Inventing Tom Thomson: From Biographical Fictions to Fictional Autobiographies and Reproductions (2004) explores Thomson’s impact on Canadian art and … Read More >

Andy Huynh came to Canada as a teenager in the 1980s as one of about 70,000 Indochinese refugees who were granted entry to the country.  The story of his journey, and all of the memories associated with it, recently resurfaced unexpectedly when Huynh spotted a photograph of himself in a CBC article about Canada’s role … Read More >

The Book: A Backstory
by Christopher Dummitt

Why would anyone ever write a book? I first started thinking about the book that would become Unbuttoned in 2003. And yet it is only this spring, fourteen years later, that the book was published. I’m inclined to agree that delayed gratification increases pleasure, but that is one heck of … 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 … 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 >

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 very pleased to have David Williams, author of upcoming Spring 2017 release Milton’s Leveller God, as our guest blogger. His new book takes a look at political evolution in Milton’s epic poems, from feudal monarchy to Leveller-style democracy in heaven and on earth. In his guest blog post, Williams discusses The Crisis of Liberal Democracy.

Academic … Read More >

If you are looking for a fascinating biography to curl up with over the holidays, An American Princess: The Remarkable Life of Marguerite Chapin Caetani is a great pick!

In An American Princess, Laurie Dennett relates the remarkable story of a New England woman whose wealth, intelligence, and charm took her to the heart of … Read More >