July is National Anti-Boredom Month! Wish I Were Here by Mark Kingwell is an urgent, timely, and political analysis of the boredom that dominates our everyday immersion in distracting technologies. Learn more: buff.ly/9Y8Fvqa

Summer reading recommendations, courtesy of McGill News. We are glad to see Allan Greer's Canada in the Age of Rum on the list! buff.ly/RmIllUb

Such a lovely evening with the RHS last night. Thrilled to have won the First Book Prize! Thanks to my publishers @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social ; to @leverhulme.ac.uk @uniofleicester.bsky.social and @mpilhlt.bsky.social for support as I finalized the manuscript (1/2)

Thinking about picking up a book by a Canadian author to celebrate #CanadaDay? First, check out this article by Carole Gerson on how we choose to commemorate Canadian authors. From her new book, published by @concordiapress.bsky.social.

This Canada Day, we've come up with a reading list of books about migration and immigration within a Canadian context! buff.ly/9sjrQKt

Spotted in Victoria, BC! Martha Langford's History of Photography in Canada, Volume One, on display at Ivy's Bookshop. Excellent recommended reading for #CanadaDay. Buy the book here: buff.ly/NvlLD0E

"The best way to avoid becoming the fifty-first state is not to be a petro-state but to become the 'eco-nation' that is our unique national destiny." A very timely review of Ecological Nation: Toward Peace, Order, and Good Government by Byron Williston in the LRC:

In his guest blog piece, Cody Groat provides vital context for the central conflict animating his book: how national history is constructed, celebrated, and contested – and who gets to decide. buff.ly/FgaH7Bq

Today is World Social Media Day! Surveying products and practices across a half century, in Needy Media Stephen Monteiro argues that the appeal of portable, networked personal media devices lies as much in how they behave as it does in the information they convey. buff.ly/TZ373XD

Forged in respect and peace, but later abrogated by the British, the Peace and Friendship Treaties bound nations as equals. This powerful collection argues that the treaties are still alive and are foundational to any just relationship between Indigenous and settler peoples. buff.ly/Dc9zfR2

Some #CanLit content in advance of #CanadaDay: A profile of Nelly Arcan, who turned her years as an escort into powerful fiction. An excerpt in The Walrus from Myra Bloom's new book, Evasive Manoeuvres: Canadian Women’s Confessional Writing.

Revealing how, for over a century, Indigenous Peoples have challenged narrow interpretations of Canadian history found at historic sites and alongside monuments, in Always a Part of the Land Cody Groat calls for a critical reinterpretation of how we think about the past. buff.ly/r4ENvX1

Over the next two weeks, we feature the 8 monographs shortlisted for the Society's 2026 First Book Prize. Today: 'To Detain or to Punish. Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750–1840' (McGill-Queens University Press)', by Kiran Mehta bit.ly/4ox6Z3t 1/2 #Skystorians

"It’s time to be 'Canada Strong' not only when arranging trade and security deals, but when it comes to our culture in general and, in particular, to the books on the shelves of our schools, libraries, and bookstores." Marc Côté of @cormorantbooks on the need for a Cdn tax credit: buff.ly/J1TdSe4

The Montreal International Jazz Festival starts today! Statesman of the Piano is the previously unpublished autobiography of a Canadian-born pianist who played with many of the twentieth century’s jazz and blues greats in Detroit, Harlem, and Montreal. buff.ly/hmeF2B8

The Victorian workhouse was an institution shaped and animated by those who ran it. Workhouse Lives, edited by Steven King and Samantha A. Shave, reconstructs the careers and experiences of workhouse staff as the functions of the welfare state expanded. buff.ly/b00ujWF

Bonne Saint-Jean! On vous propose quatre livres qui apportent une perspective unique sur l'histoire du Québec:

The Seoul International Book Fair opened today, and we are there in attendance! Looking forward to bringing MQUP books to new audiences. #Canada #Korea #seoulbookfair #ReadUP

It's World Yoga Day! Yogalands by Paul Bramadat encourages practitioners and critics to be curious about the many meanings and impacts of yoga. buff.ly/vi1tFNk

On this first day of Summer, celebrate pollinators by picking up Paths of Pollen by Stephen Humphrey! This book chronicles pollen’s do-or-die mission to spread plant genes under increasing ecological and anthropogenic strain. buff.ly/RzeaD2C

“The far right exists in Canada. It definitely has international links, but we need to take ownership of this problem.” Important CTV coverage of For Blood and Soil by Amarnath Amarasingam and Stephanie Carvin. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

This World Refugee Day, we recommend reading the new guest blog post by Ulrike Krause, Gato Ndabaramiye Joshua, and Hannah Schmidt, which discusses the phenomenon of informal self-organizations in Uganda. buff.ly/Rp5QK8s

Join Amanda de Lisio for the book launch of Play Naked: Puta Economies Against Olympic Dispossession in Vacouver tonight! Event details: buff.ly/4leIDty Learn more about the book: buff.ly/MFeCNnf

Some images from the recent launch of Cody Groat's Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories. Many thanks to the Ontario Heritage Trust for hosting, and to Colin Angell for the gorgeous event photography. Purchase your copy of the book here: buff.ly/SJwgcvq

"À l’heure où les jeunes boivent moins que jamais, il est intéressant de se pencher sur une époque où les Canadiens étaient de gros consommateurs d’alcool." Plus d'informations :

An extremely valuable interview, based on Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees. MCC host Ken Ogasawara sits down with Mike Molloy, retired Foreign Service officer and one of the architects of the world's first private refugee sponsorship program. Listen here:

Join Thomas Waugh for an evening of conversation and movie clips in Winnipeg tomorrow evening! Featuring a reading from his new book, Writing in the Flesh: Essays on My Lives, My Bodies, My Families, My Places, My Movies. Registration required (limited space): buff.ly/eZIzKmn

Join Amanda de Lisio for the Vancouver book launch of Play Naked: Puta Economies Against Olympic Dispossession this Friday! Event details: buff.ly/4leIDty Learn more about the book: buff.ly/MFeCNnf

Myra Bloom will be giving a talk about her new book, Evasive Manoeuvres: Canadian Women’s Confessional Writing, in Toronto tonight! More details: buff.ly/5tOBw5j Learn more about the book: buff.ly/waczHFz

"I've now published three collections with MQUP, and David Drummond has designed the covers for all three. I really like the way that there's some tension and symmetry between the way the books look." Neil Surkan, Poet Laureate of Nanaimo, on his new poetry collection:

Canada is no stranger to homegrown hate. For Blood and Soil shows how Canadian hate movements – far from an imported problem – have evolved historically and been rebranded, with extremist ideas moving seamlessly between online spaces and real-world violence.

Join Thomas Waugh for an evening of conversation and movie clips in Winnipeg on Thursday evening! Featuring a reading from his new book, Writing in the Flesh: Essays on My Lives, My Bodies, My Families, My Places, My Movies. Registration required (limited space): buff.ly/eZIzKmn

Myra Bloom will be giving a talk about her new book, Evasive Manoeuvres: Canadian Women’s Confessional Writing, in Toronto tomorrow evening! More details: buff.ly/5tOBw5j Learn more about the book: buff.ly/waczHFz

Pride Month is the perfect time to discover our Queer Film Classics series! buff.ly/JTYXp8L

We are so proud to be on the list of winning book designs in the AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show! Congrats this year to Jeremy John Parker (cover, Writing in the Flesh) and Lara Minja (scholarly illustrated, Ornament and Symbol in French Romantic Architecture). buff.ly/oPNCTLS #ReadUP

The annual meeting of the Association of University Presses is one of the most collegial, collaborative conferences out there. We are so glad to be in Seattle right now, partaking in these important discussions. Thanks to Publishers Weekly for covering it! buff.ly/TMXm2ss #ReadUP #aupresses26

Congratulations to Stuart Macdonald for winning the Committee on History of the Presbyterian Church in Canada Book Award! Tradition and Tension is the history of a period that marked a dramatic change in the Presbyterian Church’s fortunes. buff.ly/6Y3SikC

In their guest blog post Ulrike Krause, Gato Ndabaramiye Joshua, and Hannah Schmidt discuss the phenomenon of informal self-organizations in Uganda. buff.ly/Rp5QK8s

Kelsey Lonie will be giving a talk about her new book, A Vacation for Victory: An Illustrated History of the Women's Land Army in Canada at the Central Library in Halifax this afternoon! Event details: buff.ly/VC4Tml7 Learn more about the book: buff.ly/yH0GVgl

Just picked up my copy this morning at the National Art Gallery bookstore. The introduction itself is a must read for those of us eager to learn more about both photography and its experience in these lands we call Canada. 🇨🇦 #booksky #photography #arthistory

Tomorrow afternoon in Den Haag, Eleonore Schönmaier's launch for Rush of Winspan will feature poetry in concert! Event details: buff.ly/wTxQOoS Learn more about the book: buff.ly/BRmiEfu

The Future Belongs to Those Who Fight. ✊🏼

This Sunday afternoon in Den Haag, Eleonore Schönmaier's launch for Rush of Winspan will feature poetry in concert! Event details: buff.ly/wTxQOoS Learn more about the book: buff.ly/BRmiEfu

Kelsey Lonie will be giving a talk at the Central Library in Halifax about her new book, A Vacation for Victory: An Illustrated History of the Women's Land Army in Canada on Sunday afternoon! Event details: buff.ly/VC4Tml7 Learn more about the book: buff.ly/yH0GVgl

Congratulations to Katherine M.A. Reilly, Esteban Morales, and María Julia Morales González for winning the Canadian Communication Association 2026 Gertrude J. Robinson Book Prize! Communing Data Literacy: Tools and Concepts for Social Engagement buff.ly/2mIscXW

I’m pleased to say that my book, The Jesuit Relations: A Biography, won the @cndhistassoc.bsky.social Best English-Language Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize. 🎉 @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social

Amanda de Lisio's Vancouver book launch for Play Naked: Puta Economies Against Olympic Dispossession is on Friday, June 19! Event details: buff.ly/4leIDty Learn more about the book: buff.ly/MFeCNnf

Congratulations to Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston for winning the Canadian Association for Theatre Research 2026 Ann Saddlemyer Outstanding Book Award! Randia’s Quiet Theatre: Performing Care and Activism with a Romani Elder: buff.ly/OM0gjPk

Congratulations to Martha Langford for winning the Art Libraries Society of North America 2026 Melva Dwyer Book Prize! A History of Photography in Canada, Volume 1: Anticipation to Participation, 1839–1918 buff.ly/A4ttrWV

We're so proud of all the Canadian Historical Association prizes our books have won this year! Check out the full list of our Spring award winners and finalists: buff.ly/H6eQe0Q