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Happy May! MQUP is excited to announce our 13 new May titles. An exciting new addition to our Queer Film Classics series, the biography of Gaelic poet Mary MacLeod, a few philosophy titles, and many more!

Bach’s Architecture of Gratitude

On the Genius of the Mass in B Minor

By James Crooks

Every lover of music finds … Read More >

Happy April, and Happy National Poetry Month! MQUP is pleased to announce our new titles for April, with many diverse additions to our catalogue ranging from  the latest installment of our Queer Film Classics series to new political science and Canadian history titles.

Make sure to check out our blog post with all our Read More >

Nostalgic Virility as a Cause of War argues that world leaders react to status decline by going to war, guided by a nostalgic, virile understanding of what it means to be powerful. Consulting newly declassified documents at the highest levels of decision-making, Matthieu Grandpierron uses the framework of nostalgic virility to provide surprising ways of … 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 >

April is National Poetry Month, established  in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets! We have four exciting new additions to the Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series out this month.

Browse all of our poetry titles here and use code MQPO for 30% off poetry this month!

twofold

By Edward Carson

some say to
be loved is
a … Read More >

Spring is almost upon us! MQUP is happy to announce our new March titles, with a broad scope of topics ranging from history and political science to women’s and development studies.

Hope Circuits

Rewiring Universities and Other Organizations for Human Flourishing

By Jessica Riddell

How do we model abundance – in teaching, in learning, in leading organizations, particularly … Read More >

As we kick off the second month of 2024, we are happy to announce five new titles for February. This month, our titles cover a broad range of historical and literary topics.

Friendship and the Novel

Edited by Allan Hepburn

Friendship and the Novel illustrates how friendship, in its many forms – short or lifelong, intense … Read More >

February is Black History Month in Canada and around the world. In Canada, the 2024 theme is “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build”.  In honour of this theme, we wanted to highlight a recent publication about Lou Hooper, a Canadian-born pianist who played with many of the twentieth century’s jazz and blues … Read More >

We are pleased to officially announce our Spring/Summer 2024 catalogue! You can download the PDF and browse the new titles on our website.

Some highlights from the new catalogue include:

More Richly in Earth
A Poet’s Search for Mary MacLeod

By Marilyn Bowering

The journey to understand the life of a Gaelic Scottish bard and the reach of her … Read More >

We’re starting off 2024 strong with 5 new titles! From art to Canadian history, there’s something for every interest.

 Before Canada

Northern North America in a Connected World

Edited by Allan Greer

Innovative and multidisciplinary, Before Canada inspires interest in the deep history of northern North America.

Art, Medicine, and Femininity

Visualizing the Morphine Addict in Paris, … Read More >