Call for Afro-Canadian or Black poets! Black Psalms of the Shivering Ones seeks new works and fresh voices on the seasonal life of Black Canada to join the already thriving canon of Afro-Canadian poetry. Submit to osalawu[at]torontomu.ca

Cheryl Thompson presents a two-part series for Black History Month in Spacing magazine. Thompson is the author of Staging Blackface in Canada, due from WLUP in April and Canada and the Blackface Atlantic (2025). spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada. We are pleased to feature titles and supporting resources that explore Black culture and history in Canada and across the African diaspora. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Collections/...

New in the journal! Mickwitz, N., (2026) “On Reading as Political Practice: A Review of Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics”, The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 16(1). doi: doi.org/10.16995/cg.... #ComicsStudies powered by @openlibhums.org; @janewayolh.bsky.social

Read an excerpt from ARAB TECHNO FOR THE PEOPLE (@wlupress.bsky.social), a fascinating work of cultural nonfiction by Jillian Fulton-Melanson. Check it out right here! #AmReading #Nonfiction #Music #Culture open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

In a new episode of Community of Practice, Brenna and Dave unpack the role of authority in the classroom, being aware of how power dynamics are at work, and why “safe space” discourse is so threatening to university folks.Brenna Clarke Gray David N. Wright www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

New this week! Arab Techno for the People analyzes electronic music soundscapes as a field site to explore the lived experiences of cosmopolitan, Arab individuals living in Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Shop links at linktr.ee/wlupress

Coming soon! Arab Techno for the People, by Jillian Fulton-Melanson. Pre-order your copy on our website or from your favourite bookseller. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

The Authority File Podcast lists Ep 406: Defining Podcast Studies (Beckwith and Llinares) and Episode 432: What the Implied Reader of Refugee Comics Tells Us about the Genre and Citizenship (Davies and Rifkind) among the Most Listened to episodes of the year!

This conversation was SUCH a delight. I thought I knew and understand UDL, but @fritztesha.bsky.social's framework for using UDL as a tool for antiracism was so eye-opening. Another reminder of how K-12 educators have so much to teach us in post-secondary. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Scholarly-Po...

We're at MLA with some great books. Please stop by Booth 216 to visit and save 30%. Save online with the code MLA2026 www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

In a new episode of Community of Practice, Brenna interviews Andratesha Fritzgerald about her book Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success. Brenna Clarke Gray Andratesha Fritzgerald CAST

#BookReview: Hunger: The Poetry of Susan Musgrave “Musgrave’s life circumstances are deeply intertwined with her poetry—a life of notoriety, well reported on, its biographical details drawing, perhaps, more fascination than her poems have” @wlupress.bsky.social thebcreview.ca/2025/10/03/2...

Just two days left to save 30% on all in-stock titles (and preorders!). Use the code SALE30 at IndiePubs for orders in the USA. publisher.indiepubs....

Just two more days to save 30% on all in-stock books (and preorders!). Outside North America use the code SALE30 until Dec. 31 at mngbookshop.co.uk/pu...

Just two days left to save 30% on all in-stock titles (and preorders!). Use the code SALE30 on our website for orders in Canada until Dec. 31. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

It's not too late to save 30% on all in-stock titles (and preorders!). Use the code SALE30 at IndiePubs for orders in the USA until Dec 31. publisher.indiepubs....

It's not to late to save 30% on all in-stock books (and preorders!). Outside North America use the code SALE30 until Dec. 31 at mngbookshop.co.uk/pu...

It's not too late to save 30% on all in-stock titles (and preorders!). Use the code SALE30 on our website for orders in Canada until Dec. 31. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Community of Praxis is taking a holiday break, so this is the perfect time to catch up on all the episodes you might have missed! On your favourite streaming platform or on our website at www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

It's not too late to save 30% on all in-stock titles (and preorders!). Use the code SALE30 at IndiePubs until Dec. 31 for orders in the USA. publisher.indiepubs....

It's not to late to save 30% on all in-stock books (and preorders!). Outside North America use the code SALE30 until Dec. 31 at mngbookshop.co.uk/pu...

It's not too late to save 30% on all in-stock titles (and preorders!). Use the code SALE30 on our website for orders in Canada until Dec. 31. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Now in Paperback! Podcast Studies critically examines the emergent field of podcasting in academia. Edited by Lori Beckstead and Dario Llinares. Available now in our Year End Sale! 30% off with code SALE30 on our website, at Indie Pubs, or MNG website. Links in following post.

Save 30% on our Year End Sale! Code SALE30 Available in Canada on our website www.wlupress.wlu.ca/ In the United States on IndiePubs publisher.indiepubs.... and outside NA on @mngupbooks.bsky.social mngbookshop.co.uk/pu...

In the latest episode of Community of Praxis, Brenna and Dave unpack ethical open practice, releasing your inner control freak, and caring about learners’ ideas (not just our own). Brenna confesses she’s not sure what she was supposed to learn in Digital Humanities class. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Our 51 Favorite Books of 2025! Congrats to @atriabooks.bsky.social @wwnorton.com @aaknopf.bsky.social @bellepointpress.bsky.social @eccobooks.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...

Save 30% on our Year End Sale! Code SALE30 Available in Canada on our website www.wlupress.wlu.ca/ In the United States on IndiePubs publisher.indiepubs.... and outside NA on @mngupbooks.bsky.social mngbookshop.co.uk/pu...

Congratulations to Amie Souza Reilly for making the list with Human/Animal!

Download the Introduction to Graphic Refuge by Dominic Davies and Candida Rifkind, now Open Access on our website @drdomdavies.bsky.social @crifkind.bsky.social www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Excited for this hybrid launch of Graphic Refuge with my co-author @crifkind.bsky.social and colleague @ernestopriego. Join us on 19 Nov for a discussion of the way comics intervene in our anti-migrant visual culture with relations of refuge. And some beautiful pictures of some beautiful comics!

We're wrapping up University Press Week for another year. For a closer look at the gallery of featured titles and this year's blog tour see upweek.up.hcommons.o...

I always feel lucky when I get to share space with @mahabali.bsky.social, who has taught me so much over the years about making open education and our classrooms more hospitable to more learners. This episode is a joy and I hope you’ll enjoy listening as much as I did recording it.

In a new episode of Community of Praxis, Brenna interviews Maha Bali about her edited collection Open at the Margins and the ways open education is not always already equitable. @brennacgray.bsky.social @mahabali.bsky.social On your favourite platform or at www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

#ReadUP on how @hopkinspress.bsky.social & @projectmuse.bsky.social collaborated & personified the idea of #TeamUP w/ @jhu.edu on #DemocracyDay www.press.jhu.edu/newsroom/hop... Thanks @aupresses.bsky.social !

University Press Week 2025 is about collaboration. Canadian university presses came together in this two-page ad in the Literary Review of Canada. Take a look! More info about #UPWeek: https://bit.ly/497lEN1 ##TeamUP #ReadUP @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social

Theo Dombrowski reviews The Taking of Vimy Ridge in The British Columbia Review: "an evocative insight into a momentous point in history—and the role photography played in it." @carlajeanstokes.bsky.social thebcreview.ca/2025/11/11/2...

Carla-Jean Stokes' book about William Ivor Castle's work tells the stories behind the famous photographer's First World War photos, including the ones he manipulated. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

Happy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how authors, university press publishing professionals & so many others #TeamUP to advance knowledge. Explore this @bookshop.org collection of university press books to find your next thought-provoking read: https://bit.ly/4nhTQcc#TeamUP #ReadUP

The arts, performing arts & media studies section of the #UPWeek Gallery also features great publications from @weslpress.bsky.social, @benjaminbarson.bsky.social, @wlupress.bsky.social @darioll.bsky.social & Amherst College Press https://bit.ly/3WTl7XD

How do university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge? A baker’s dozen inspiring examples in the #UPWeek Gallery include work by @ucpress.bsky.social, @dukepress.bsky.social, @mitpress.bsky.social, @uofupress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social & @ualbertapress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/43CrodY#TeamUP#UPWeek

Lots of university press authors to see and hear next week during University Press Week! Make plans to #TeamUP by tuning in to a virtual #UPWeek event or attending one in person: https://bit.ly/3WY1jlP#TeamUP#UPWeek

Catch Ep 447 of #TheAuthorityFile In the final episode of this four-part series, Paul db Watkins, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan, reflects on the power of remixing: ow.ly/bCws50Xk1e2 @wlupress.bsky.social #Canadianpoetry

New Episode of Community of Practice! Brenna and Dave unpack “trickle-down clamping down,” making space for curiosity, and the importance of being surprised in the classroom, and Dave confesses that he’s tired of learning. @brennacgray.bsky.social @davidnwright.bsky.social www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Co-authored by @drdomdavies.bsky.social and @crifkind.bsky.social, Graphic Refuge (@wlupress.bsky.social 2025) explores graphic narratives about a range of refugee experiences. You're invited to a panel event to celebrate the book: www.hcid.city/news/graphic...

Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles to build resilience and shape global solutions.

Congratulations to Elysia French and Amanda White, editors of Ecologies in Practice: Environmentally Engaged Arts in Canada, winner of a UAAC-AAUC Book Award from the Universities Art Association of Canada! www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/E/Ecol...

Join @amplifypodnetwork.bsky.social Mon, Oct 27, Noon PDT/3pm EDT for a virtual launch party to celebrate the release of Brenna Clarke Gray's new podcast, Community of Praxis! @brennacgray.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/online-lau...

Catch Ep 445 of #TheAuthorityFile In the second episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, expands on his writing process ow.ly/Fxjv50Xe5Q7 @wlupress.bsky.social

Congratulations/Félicitations! Best Book Prize Honourable mention Mention honorable, prix du Meilleur livre Cheryl Thompson, Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict, and Freedom, 1812-1897 @wlupress.bsky.social csn-rec.ca/news/80804-c... csn-rec.ca/fr/nouvelles...