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From anti-mask protests, to conspiracy theories, to the repercussions of a Trump presidency, the global pandemic has done more than alter our daily routines, it has also forced us to confront some uncomfortable truths about ourselves and our societal ideals of masculinity. In this week’s blog post, MQUP author Daniel Hannah sheds light on … 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 >

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.

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Brad Kent’s new book The Selected Essays of Sean O’Faolain, was recently reviewed by Fintan O’Toole for The Irish Times.

The following is an excerpt from Fintan O’Toole’s piece. The full review is available on the The Irish Times website.

The Selected Essays of Sean O’Faolain review: He gave as good as he got

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Rita Bode and Lesley D. Clement’s L.M. Montgomery’s Rainbow Valleys was reviewed in last week’s Times Literary Supplement! The full review appears on page 9 of the print issue, and is also accessible online for TLS subscribers.

Here is a brief excerpt from Faye Hammill’s review:

Not of Green Gables
FAYE HAMMILL

Each year, hundreds of … Read More >

SANDINO’S NATION BOOK LAUNCH
Tuesday, September 16th
7:30 PM
The Bookshelf, Guelph
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The University of Guelph International Development Speaker Series, in collaboration with MQUP and The Bookshelf, is delighted to host the book launch & lecture for Stephen Henighan’s Sandino’s Nation: Ernesto Cardenal and Sergio Ramírez Writing Nicaragua, 1940-2012.

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Paul Socken, editor of The Edge of the Precipice: Why Read Literature in the Digital Age?, was recently featured on Critical Margins. The following is an excerpt from his discussion with Hope Leman. 

Anyone who cares about literature and the act of reading should read the collection of essays, The Edge of the Precipice: … Read More >

The following is excerpted from Vincent Giroud’s “A World without Books?” in The Edge of the Precipice, edited by Paul Socken.

When I joined the Yale library as curator of modern books and manuscripts in 1987, I was invited to participate in an orientation program designed to introduce new staff to the various branches of … Read More >

Donald Winkler, translator of Seyhmus Dagtekin’s To the Spring, by Night, is today’s guest blogger.

In the spring of 2004 I was asked by an international translation revue to put into English some excerpts from a long poem by a French language writer whose name was unfamiliar to me: Seyhmus Dagtekin. I soon found out that … Read More >