Is your 2026 resolution to read more? Now is the perfect time to stock up on books for the new year. Until December 31, take 20% off all books on our website using discount code BRRR25 at checkout! ❄️ Start browsing: ubcpress.ca/browse-books

Through biography, "John Hart" by Patricia E. Roy illuminates the political and economic history of British Columbia during the Depression and two world wars. https://bit.ly/49kGcBi

"After Redress: Japanese Canadian and Indigenous Struggles for Justice," edited by Kirsten Emiko McAllister and Mona Oikawa, is an innovative and critical examination of continuing calls for justice in the wake of state redress and reconciliation agreements. https://bit.ly/3L4niVU

"Sufism in Canada," edited by Geneviève Mercier-Dalphond and Merin Shobhana Xavier, considers how Sufism informs Islam and popular spirituality, opening new avenues of understanding about religiosity and Muslim identities in this country. https://bit.ly/455QNNW

In our latest book review, Patrick Lee examines @stundenbower.bsky.social's Transforming the Prairies: Agricultural Rehabilitation and Modern Canada ( @ubcpress.bsky.social 2024) niche-canada.org/2025/12/16/r... #envhist #aghist #cdnhist #bookreview

Thanks to The British Columbia Review for including "Signs of the Time" by Chris Arnett on their 2025 Reviewer Picks list! https://thebcreview.ca/2025/12/11/2762-assorted-contributors/

"Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance" by Amy Janzwood reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pipeline development in North America. https://bit.ly/48S3Vra Available in paperback, ePUB, and open access PDF.

"The Thin Edge of Innovation" charts the origins, potential, and pitfalls of Metro Vancouver’s entrepreneur-led innovation economy, including the tremendous growth of high-tech, apparel, and consumer-oriented life-style businesses in the city. https://bit.ly/4iYEoRy

Woohoo! We were thrilled to receive this box of cookies from Nest Catering and Conferences. Thanks, Nest, for spreading the holiday cheer! 🎅🎄

🔥Our book, First Nations Wildfire Evacuations: A Guide for Communities and External Agencies, offers practical advice, checklists & real stories from 200+ evacuees. Proceeds support Yukon First Nations Wildfire & Indigenous students at the UofA. Get it at @ubcpress.bsky.social

Happy book birthday to @ubcpress.bsky.social title "Autism and the Culture of Therapy" by Julia Gruson-Wood. We are excited that this book is available in print and braille through your public library, the publisher, or online at: nnels.ca/items/autism...

Thanks to The British Columbia Review for including "Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now" by George M. Abbott on their 2025 Reviewer Picks list! https://thebcreview.ca/2025/12/10/2761-assorted-contributors/

🎉 Happy to see 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 make 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴' 100 Best Books in 2025!!! @hilltimes.com @ubcpress.bsky.social

This Policy Magazine book list taught us two things: 1) There are many great book about Canadian prime ministers 2) We have published several of them https://www.policymagazine.ca/policy-holiday-book-list-books-about-prime-ministers/

Winner of the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize, "Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity" by Raymond B. Blake shows how Canada's prime ministers have consciously worked to shape national identity through their speeches and rhetoric. #cdnpoli https://bit.ly/4pKsXz5

What I’m drinking this morning….Love that Murchie’s made a tea in honor of @ubcpress.bsky.social !

Our winter sale is live! Through December 31, enjoy 20% off all books on our website. ❄️ Visit ubcpress.ca ❄️ Enter code BRRR25 at checkout ❄️ Free shipping on online orders over $40 (Canadian addresses). ☃️ Happy Reading!☃️

Watch George Abbott, Treaty Commissioner and author of "Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now," discuss the Cowichan Tribes ruling on CBC's BC Today: https://ow.ly/awIK50XuSE3

It's here! The much-anticipated UBC Press Fall 2025 Newsletter. Those on our mailing list should've received it last week. If you're not on our mailing list, we'd be happy to have you! https://www.ubcpress.ca/newsletter 🍂 Fall 2025 Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/ubcpress/fall-2025-newsletter

We're relieved to report that yesterday's website issues (which were tied to the Cloudflare outage) have been resolved!

Our website is currently down. Thank you for your patience as we try to fix it!

Through November 26, we are accepting applications for the Jean Wilson Diversity in Publishing Fellowship! (1/2)

Now available in paperback and open access PDF: "Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance" by Amy Janzwood reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pipeline development in North America. https://bit.ly/4qZBaAZ

Beyond thrilled for this rave review from @johnibbitson.bsky.social in the @theglobeandmail.com for our book, Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution. Now available @ubcpress.bsky.social and fine bookstores. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...

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

We were touched that CBC shared a list of four books by Tim Cook to read this Remembrance Day. Tim Cook, who passed away October 26, was a prolific writer on Canadian military history, editor of our Studies in Canadian Military History series, and friend to all of us at UBC Press.

Today marks the beginning of University Press Week! #UPWeek celebrates the essential work of university presses to amplify scholarship and ideas. This year's theme, #TeamUP, honours the global community that makes knowledge possible.

Nature Vancouver and UBC Xwi7xwa Library present "The Extraordinary Legacy of BC Ethnographer James Teit," a talk with historian Wendy Wickwire. Nov. 6, 7:30 PM, UBC First Nations House of Learning and online. https://naturevancouver.ca/events/2025-11-13_james-teit_wendy-wickwire/

The open access edition of "Foreign Affairs in the Canadian Constitution" by H. Scott Fairley is now available! "Foreign Affairs in the Canadian Constitution" is a meticulously argued case for having the Canadian foreign affairs power rest within the federal sphere. #OAWeek https://bit.ly/3WWaxiw

The open access edition of "Heenan Blaikie" by Adam Dodek is now available! What really happened at Heenan Blaikie? This is the ultimate account of what went on behind the scenes of the largest law firm dissolution in Canadian history. #OAWeek https://bit.ly/4o65f05

Academic book rec! I was lucky to win a book of my choice from @ubcpress.bsky.social from a conference I attended, and this was my selection. Super insightful study of Cree economic relationships, demonstrated through interviews, language, history, and stories. Highly recommend! #booksky

Seen at Sea! 🛥️ We love popping by the gift shop on BC Ferries to peruse new BC-published books. During this trip, we spotted "Unceded" by George Abbott and "Once upon This Land" by Robert Muckle, among many other great #BCBooks! #ReadLocal

We are proud to celebrate #OAWeek. This year's theme—Who owns our knowledge?—invites us to reflect on who has access to research and how knowledge is created and shared. https://www.openaccessweek.org/theme For a list of UBC Press' open access titles, visit ubcpress.ca/open-access#OAWeek

Read Benjamin Robin Barton's review of "China's Asymmetric Statecraft: Alignments, Competitors, and Regional Diplomacy," by Yuxing Huang in the September issue of Pacific Affairs. All book reviews are available to read in-full on our website now! tinyurl.com/yc5pyz3s

Think you’re well-versed on Canadian history? Challenge yourself to learn the personal stories and events that defined communities across the nation. These are the stories that didn’t make it into your history textbooks from @orcabook.bsky.social, @ubcpress.bsky.social, and more. ✏️

Register now for the launch of "Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution" by Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross. November 12, 7-8 PM. 395 Wellington St., Ottawa. Presented by Library and Archives Canada. https://ow.ly/3xK450X9olo

Broaden your horizons this fall with this list of fascinating nonfiction on wide-ranging topics, from the way we eat and think to incredible historical movements in Canada and the relationship between the body and politics! #ReadLocalBC @ubcpress.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social

Join Secwépemc scholar Dr. Georgina Martin for a conversation about her book, "Drumming Our Way Home: Intergenerational Learning, Teaching, and Indigenous Ways of Knowing" with Secwépemc Elder Jean William. October 16, 4-6:30 PM. House of Learning, Rm. 190, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC.

Tonight at 6:00 PM! George Abbott is at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops to discuss "Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now." We hope to see you there!

🔊 Tune into Ideas on CBC Radio tomorrow, October 7, for an interview with Amy Janzwood, author of "Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance"!

UBC Press is proud to be a Certified Canadian Publisher 🍁! With the Certified Canadian Publisher program, the Association of Canadian Publishers has made it easier to support Canadian publishing. Learn more and browse Canadian-published books: www.certifiedcanadianpublisher.com

Sparwood! Wednesday, October 8, author Tom Langford will be talking about his new book, "The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out." Hosted by the Sparwood Museum, the event takes place at the Seniors Drop In Centre, 6-8 PM. Visit https://sparwoodmuseum.ca/ for more info.

Kamloops! Join George Abbott in conversation with Jeffrey Rustand and Nathan Matthew about "Unceded: Understanding British Columbia's Colonial Past and Why It Matters." Oct 7, Thompson Rivers University: Lecture Hall, Level 1, Students' Union Bldg 📘 About "Unceded": https://www.ubcpress.ca/unceded

Tonight at Vancouver Public Library! Robert J. Muckle ("Once upon This Land") in conversation with Professor Eldon Yellowhorn. We hope to see you there! vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68c37...

Hooray! "Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now" by George Abbott made this week's BC Bestsellers list, alongside many other amazing BC-published books! 🎉

Congratulations! Raymond B. Blake's Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity has won the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing csn-rec.ca/news/80397-c... #cdnpoli @ubcpress.bsky.social

“If the university exists only to warehouse knowledge and to transmit tradition, then it is doomed.” Philosophy and religion professor Robert Gibbs reflects on what universities must do to stay relevant in an era defined by AI: thewalrus.ca/universities-in-...

🔶 For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we’re happy to spotlight the RavenSpace project (@ubcpress.bsky.social) 📚 By leveraging digital technologies, the editorial process of this platform adapts to indigenous modes of knowledge ! 📌 Learn more: shorturl.at/vObqX

Thank you to everyone joined us at Wednesday's event with George Abbott (author of "Unceded") in conversation with APTN reporter Tina House. Plus a big thank you to Vancouver Public Library for hosting!

Join #UBCForestry and @landfood.ubc.ca on September 30 at 1956 Main Mall as we unite for an Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day. Learn more: bit.ly/osd-2025 #UBC #OrangeShirtDay