Victoria! This Thursday, Sept. 25, Patricia Roy will be speaking about her forthcoming book, "John Hart: A Businessman in British Columbia Politics." Hosted by the Victoria Historical Society. James Bay New Horizons Centre, 7:30 PM. Learn more: victoriahistoricalsociety.bc.ca/presentations/

Join us on Wednesday, September 24, at Vancouver Public Library's central branch for George M. Abbott, author of "Unceded," in conversation with Tina House. 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Register via VPL: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68af9...

📕It's official, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵: 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 is now out in a free open access version and as a paperback. Spread the word! 📚Open Access: www.ubcpress.ca/asset/103563... ➡️Order paperback: www.ubcpress.ca/trading-on-art @ubcpress.bsky.social

"Our Voices Must Be Heard" examines the ideals and failings of Ontario’s suffrage history, its daring supporters and thunderous enemies, and its blind spots on matters of race and class. bit.ly/4nyVOW1

Vancouver! This Saturday, come visit us at the @wordvancouver.bsky.social Exhibitor Fair, 11–5 at UBC Robson Square. We'll be displaying the latest books from UBC Press, our imprints, and our distribution publishers! www.wordvancouver.ca

Now available! The new, highly anticipated book from BC treaty commissioner George M. Abbott: "Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now." bit.ly/3Vl4xzi

Available now! "Once upon This Land" by Robert J. Muckle is a much-needed overview of archaeology in British Columbia that introduces readers to the fascinating evidence of human activities in this region from the last ice age up to the present day. bit.ly/3VPpvX7

Political scientists! We're in Vancouver at the @apsa.bsky.social Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Stop by our booth to say hello, browse our newest books, and discuss your latest project. connect.apsanet.org/apsa2025/

UBC Press' On Campus imprint features books to help the post-secondary community tackle the challenges encountered at university or college today. All On Campus publications are available as Open Access PDFs (free to download) as well as affordable paperbacks. bit.ly/4p3dJ9c

We're looking forward to the AUPresses hangout on Peer Review and Indigenous Collaborators happening September 18. Acquisitions editor Nadine Pedersen is on the panel! #PeerReviewWeek Registration info ⬇️

Available now in paperback and open access download! Newest from our On Campus series, “What Could a University Be?” by Robert Gibbs identifies new ideas that can help refocus the university on educating its students and having a greater positive impact in society. bit.ly/4nvWDPJ

Stay tuned! Next week we’re releasing the next book from our On Campus imprint. On Campus books are available as paperbacks and open access downloads! bit.ly/4p3dJ9c

AUPresses members @aupress.bsky.social, @ubcpress.bsky.social, @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social, University of Calgary Press & University of Regina Press are at #FILUNI2025! Visit stand 17 to see their titles on display as part of the Assn of Canadian University Presses. #FILUNI2025 #ReadUP

The open access edition of "Greyscale Legality" by Qiaoling He is now available! "Greyscale Legality" provides a sharp and systematic analysis of how legal texts and industry contexts interact to shape the enforcement of intellectual property law across Chinese industries. bit.ly/4oLd2Ru

"The Political Party in Canada" provides a comprehensive exploration of contemporary Canadian political party composition and organization and draws on rich original data to consider where power lies and how it is exercised. bit.ly/4oHlQru #cdnpoli

Releasing in paperback this Friday, "The Independence of the Prosecutor" shows how an independent prosecutor, who can initiate investigations without states’ assent, became a key part of the International Criminal Court. bit.ly/4fEVPVR

Thank you @drdaveobrien.bsky.social for the great conversation @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social - it was wonderful to talk about 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵! Listen the podcast here ➡️ newbooksnetwork.com/trading-on-art @ubcpress.bsky.social

Hooray! Two books from the Landmark Cases in Canadian Law series are finalists for the Walter Owen Book Prize, awarded by the Canadian Foundation for Legal Research. 🎉 Congratulations to Colton Fehr ("Judging Sex Work") and Paul Daly ("A Culture of Justification"). www.ubcpress.ca/landmark-cas...

Have you ever wondered about the effects of youth consumer culture today? Using rich visuals, historian Katharine Rollwagen unpacks how department stores like Eaton’s didn’t just sell to teens—they helped reshape what it meant to be a young Canadian. Out now from @ubcpress.bsky.social!

Want to know more about how culture relates to the current trade war and Canada-US relations? Check out the recording of the Words Festival event last week celebrating my new book 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 (@ubcpress.bsky.social). Featuring talks by Judith Rodger, Ruth Skinner and myself.

"Feathered Entanglements" investigates human-bird relations across the Indo-Pacific and shows what birds can teach us about how to live with other species in the Anthropocene. 🐦 bit.ly/3GWGyCR

Available in paperback and free PDF, "Environmental Governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence" provides guidance for enhancing the management of a vast and complex marine system. bit.ly/4nWFK1j

Dive Into Bc’s Wonderful Water World With These 10 Books Read here: buff.ly/CVWXOs0

Can reading about the cold cool us down? Probably not, but we're willing to try. 🥵 "After Ice" asks us to consider how we define the experience of cold – its temporal, spatial, and material qualities – as cycles of freezing and thawing change across our warming planet. 🧊 bit.ly/40ij5CE

RLBC Staff Picks: eBook Edition! Check out these titles as ebooks anytime, anywhere, with the RLBC eBookshelf on Libby! These are the books we're most excited to check out 🤓 Find out more about RLBC eBookshelf: www.readlocalbc.ca/ebookshelf/ @greystonebooks.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social

ACP condemns Alberta’s recent banning of "sexually explicit" books in school libraries, which disproportionately targets 2SLGBTQIA+ titles under the pretense of age-appropriateness. All students deserve to see themselves reflected in the stories they read. publishers.ca/alberta-scho...

Available in paperback and open access PDF, "The Debt of a Nation" reveals not only the intimate relationship between public debt financing and colonization but also its continuing implications for contemporary Canadian politics. bit.ly/4ey4h8V #cdnpoli

"The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out" documents the tumultuous struggle of one coal-mining region to stave off economic ruin in the face of changing times and technologies. bit.ly/4k0bMGH

If you haven't had a chance to visit us at #NAISA2025, we're here until 6:00 PM today and back again tomorrow! We'd love to share our books with you and discuss your latest project. About the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association conference: www.naisaconvention.org

This week, we are at NAISA in Oklahoma City. Stop by our booth to browse our latest Indigenous Studies books! We’re here today, tomorrow, and Saturday: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Check out our Indigenous Studies catalogue: www.ubcpress.ca/indigenous-s...

ACP is very excited to be displaying our members' books at the #NAISA2025 Conference this year! Our table features some of the leading Indigenous literature by Indigenous and Canadian independent presses. 📚 A special thank you to @ubcpress.bsky.social for volunteering to staff the table!

Congratulations to Shannon Stunden Bower! "Transforming the Prairies: Agricultural Rehabilitation and Modern Canada" has been shortlisted for the Margaret McWilliams Award, awarded by the Manitoba Historical Society. Congratulations and good luck to all the finalists and their publishers! 🎉

"The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out" by Thomas Langford documents the tumultuous struggle of one coal-mining region to stave off economic ruin in the face of changing times and technologies. bit.ly/4k0bMGH

Congratulations to @stephross.bsky.social and @profsavage.bsky.social! "Shifting Gears" won the 2025 Leo Panitch Book Prize, celebrating the best book in Canadian work and labour studies. Thank you to the Canadian Association of Work and Labour Studies for honouring this book! 🎉

Check your inboxes! We're celebrating the final days of spring with our latest newsletter. 🌻🌷 Read it here! mailchi.mp/ubcpress/spr... Not on the list? Join us at ubcpress.ca/newsletter.

Today on our site Sarah Perry reviews Thomas Langford's The Lights on the Tipple are Going Out: Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community (@ubcpress.bsky.social 2025) niche-canada.org/2025/06/16/r... #envhist #labourhistory #mininghistory #cdnhist #bookreview

Uniquely focused on Canada’s 1921 federal election, "Times of Transformation" recounts the many firsts that made this a watershed event and situates these within the global zeitgeist of post–Great War disillusionment and hope. bit.ly/3SJGEA9

"Shifting Gears" tells the story of how Canada’s largest private-sector union shifted its political strategy from an emphasis on transformative activism to transactional partnerships. bit.ly/43YFIx2

Book clubs are one of the best ways to celebrate books and share in the love of reading with other book lovers. These amazing BC books will make for enriching conversations that will spark new ideas. @orcabook.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @touchwooded.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social

"Ancillary Police Powers in Canada" investigates the scope of police powers under Canadian common law, and the implications for our rights, freedoms, and individual liberty. bit.ly/4kywfmS

The ACSC Interim Director @agentlazero.bsky.social under the @ubcpress.bsky.social floral archway at #congressh 2025 with her just released book The Debt of A Nation— in it you'll find a chapter about Epekwitk (PEI) and land theft via globalizing financial markets

Today is the last day of the #Congressh expo and our booth is the place to be! Here are some scenes from earlier in the week: Contributors to "The Civil Sphere in Canada" meet under the civil arch in the UBC Press booth. Laraine Coates and Douglas Hildebrand select the winner of our patio set!

Unable to attend #Congressh in person? Browse our latest books in our curated subject catalogues! 📚 bit.ly/43uaTQu

Explore the world with these BC books! Dive into these valuable stories that reflect the global curiosity and experiences of their authors, and the diverse nature of BC's literary world. Browse the booklist: buff.ly/rX3Y0Cv @talonbooks.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social

Delighted to announce that yesterday was publication day for *A Cold Colonialism: Modern Exploration and the Canadian North* 🥳 It feels great to have it out there. I look forward to hearing from readers 😃 Available from @ubcpress.bsky.social: www.ubcpress.ca/a-cold-colon... #cdnhist #envhist

Some Scenes from #Congressh! Editors Randy Schmidt and Nadine Pedersen selecting the the latest book draw winner! Editor James MacNevin with author Linda Ambrose ("Pentecostal Preacher Woman"). Thank you to the visitors to our booth so far! Check our website for booth hours: bit.ly/4kfJvgo

Did you stop by #Congressh hoping to find a new patio set? Probably not. But we’re giving one away anyway! Stop by our booth to enter the draw. Please note: The lucky winner must be able to pick up the patio set (from our booth) on June 4 at 4:00 PM.

Just paying a visit to Canada’s latest essential reading by @agentlazero.bsky.social at the UBC press Congress display @ubcpress.bsky.social #csse

While you're attending #Congressh, stop by our booth at the conference Expo. We'd love to share important new work by our authors. Our editors are in attendance and they would love to talk to you about your latest project. Visit our Congress page for booth hours and info. bit.ly/4kfJvgo

Kickstart your summer of reading with this list of ultra-devourable BC books. Discover these titles: buff.ly/wAGtwn1 @caitlinpress.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social