MQUP Weekly Round-up

What happened this week?

Aye or non? Books Comparing Scottish and Quebec Nationalism

So, the results are in and the Scots have decided to stay.

Hierarchies of Belonging and Liberal Nationalisms are two books that we highlighted this week which compare the political and cultural contexts of nationalism between Quebec and Scotland. More >

Guest Blogger: Erika Behrisch Elce on the Letters of Lady Franklin

“Lady Franklin, were she here today, would likely ask, ‘What took you so long?'”

Our guest blogger this week was Erika Behrisch Elce, editor of As affecting the fate of my absent father, an important collection of Lady Franklin’s letters concerning the search for the lost Franklin Expedition. More >

Sandino’s Nation: Guelph Book Launch and Author Q&A

Thanks to everyone who came out on Tuesday to celebrate the launch of Sandino’s Nation at the Bookshelf!

Author Stephen Henighan had a fascinating Q&A discussion with fellow author Carrie Snyder. We grabbed an excerpt of their convo from the Bookshelf Blog. More >

What else?

David Woodman, author of Unravelling the Franklin Mystery, had a great interview on CBC’s Day 6, discussing last week’s discovery and its validation of Inuit oral history. More >

Other Bookish News

• Giller Prize long list ain’t short of Montrealers
• Happy birthday, Leonard
• Text mining the novel

Upcoming Events

Sept 20, 2:00 PM – Canadian Policing in the 21st Century Book Signing, Winnipeg

Sept 20, 7:00 PM – Landscape Architecture in Canada Book Tour, Winnipeg

Sept 23, 7:00 PM – Brave New Canada Book Launch, Winnipeg

Oct 6, 6:00 PM – The Winter Count Book Launch, Toronto

Oct 9, 5:30 PM – Thumper Book Launch, Toronto