THE CANADIAN SHIELDS "succeeds in demonstrating what its title announces, that Carol Shields is truly a cornerstone of Canadian literature." Read Cécile Fouache's review in the International Journal of Canadian Studies! muse.jhu.edu/pub/50/...

University of Manitoba Press is seeking a creative, team-oriented Production Assistant with an eye for detail! We look forward to meeting with you! Send in your application by January 16, 2026. ⁠ uofmpress.ca/blog/we...

As we wrap up for the holidays, we've got a couple more reviews to share! Thank you to the many journals and reviewers who engaged with our titles this year. And if anyone is still looking for a last-minute holiday gift, we've got some glowing recommendations!

Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social calls PUTTING DOWN ROOTS by Cheryl Troupe "essential reading" in his review published on @hnetreviews.bsky.social! Read the review here: www.h-net.org/review...

Following more than a decade at University of Manitoba Press as Editorial Assistant and Acting Managing Editor, Barbara Romanik has entered a new role in the UM Faculty of Arts.

Last weekend, I attended the @ontariohistory.bsky.social awards ceremony where I beyond honoured to receive the Alison Prentice Award for Canadian Women's History for my book, Pursuing Play: Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario 1870-1914, published by @umanitobapress.bsky.social in 2024

Rebecca Beausaert (@rebeccabeau.bsky.social), author of PURSUING PLAY, is this year's recipient of the @ontariohistory.bsky.social Alison Prentice Award for Canadian Women's history! Congratulations, Rebecca! ontariohistoricalsoc...

PUBLIC SERVICE IN TOUGH TIMES was a @mcnallyrobinson.com bestseller last week! Congratulations to editors Jesse Hajer, Ian Hudson, and Jennifer Keith, and thank you Winnipeg readers for all the support!

Proud to close out 2025 with this fall book stack! Through in-depth analysis and nuanced perspectives, these titles delve into Indigenous language revitalization, ongoing conversations about the Indian Act, Manitoba's politics and policies, and the past and future of human rights in Canada.

UMP is thrilled to share that @choicereviews.bsky.social has recognized MANOMIN as an Outstanding Academic Title of 2025! This prestigious list reflects the best scholarly titles reviewed by Choice in 2025. Congrats to Brittany Luby, the Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation, and the whole Manomin team!

Congratulations to Jennifer Tunnicliffe and Stephanie Bangarth for recently publishing Revisiting Human Rights in Canadian History (UM Press @umanitobapress.bsky.social). Learn more about the book at uofmpress.ca/.../revisiti.... #umanitoba #humanrights

A host of podcasts and radio shows featured our authors in 2025, like BBC's The Food Chain, Witness to Yesterday, Triple Vision Podcast, @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, Indigenous Medicine Stories, @melves.bsky.social UMFM Turning Pages, AMI Audiobook Café, and @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social!

Susan Dickson-Smith writes that PURSUING PLAY by @rebeccabeau.bsky.social is a highly readable and engaging microhistory" in her excellent review published in American Review of Canadian Studies @acsus.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/...

Susan Nerberg writes that IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE TRAVELLER by Chris M. Cannon "shows that ways of being practised since time immemorial are as relevant today as they surely were at the advent of humanity on this continent." Read her review in @canadashistory.bsky.social! www.canadashistory.c...

Tonight is the PUBLIC SERVICE IN TOUGH TIMES book launch at @mcnallyrobinson.com! Join us at 7pm for a discussion about the impact of austerity policy in Manitoba with the book's editors, Jesse Hajer, Ian Hudson, and Jennifer Keith, and Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck!

The last of our Fall 2026 titles has arrived! PUBLIC SERVICE IN TOUGH TIMES edited by Jesse Hajer, Ian Hudson, and Jennifer Keith is a powerful indictment of austerity policy. Join us tomorrow at 7pm at @mcnallyrobinson.com for the launch with Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck!

Following last week's beautiful launch, LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS by Lorena Sekwan Fontaine is a number one bestseller at @mcnallyrobinson.com!

On Wednesday November 26, join editors Jesse Hajer, Ian Hudson, and Jennifer Keith for the launch of Public Service in Tough Times: Working Under Austerity in Manitoba (@umanitobapress.bsky.social). Featuring Kevin Rebeck, President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour. - mailchi.mp/grant/hajer-...

This Thursday, we're launching REVISITING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY on Zoom! Join us 7pm EST for a panel discussion on Indigenous rights, incarceration and criminalization, LGBTQ+ rights, and grassroots activism with a brilliant group of guest speakers. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meet...

Happy pub day to REVISITING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY! Edited by Jennifer Tunnicliffe and Stephanie Bangarth, this collection challenges the national myths that celebrate Canada’s inclusivity with engaging essays that span topics like immigration, Indigenous sovereignty, and labour movements.

All are welcome to join us on Monday, November 17, 11:30 am–1:00 pm, at the 108 Cross Common Room in St. John's College for lunch and conversation celebrating the winner of the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize: THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY!

For the second week in a row, THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE is a Winnipeg bestseller at @mcnallyrobinson.com! Congratulations to the collection's editors, Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams, and to all the contributors.

Join Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, Verna Kirkness, and Shelagh Rogers for the launch of LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS this Wednesday, 7pm, at McNally Robinson Booksellers!

On #IndigenousVeteransDay, read about the contributions and sacrifices of Indigenous soldiers who served in the Canadian military.⁠

Heading into the weekend with very exciting news to share: Indigo has selected BEYOND THE RINK by Alexandra Giancarlo, Janice Forsyth, and Braden Te Hiwi as one of the top ten books in Ontario for 2025! Browse the list here: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/...

This Wednesday November 12 at 7pm, join Lorena Sekwan Fontaine for the launch of Living Language Rights (@umanitobapress.bsky.social). Hosted by Shelagh Rogers and featuring a conversation with Verna J. Kirkness. - mailchi.mp/grant/lorena...

THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE edited by Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams made the @mcnallyrobinson.com Bestsellers list this past week, ahead of their book launch! Thanks for all the support so far, Winnipeg, and see you tonight at 7pm!

To celebrate his 2025 @jwdafoebookprize.bsky.social win, Gerald Friesen will be presenting on THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY at the Dalnavert Museum on Nov 17!

LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS by Lorena Sekwan Fontaine is officially here! Pick up a copy of this groundbreaking read at the book launch next Wednesday, November 12, 7pm, at @mcnallyrobinson.com!

“There’s no other book on Manitoba politics that’s (this) current." Read the @winnipegfreepress.com feature on THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE and join co-editors Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams for the book's launch at @mcnallyrobinson.com tomorrow at 7pm! www.facebook.com/sha...

This Sunday, Nov 2, join Wanda Wuttunee for the Calgary book launch of STILL RUFFLING FEATHERS, celebrating the legacy of William Wuttunee—trailblazing lawyer, native rights activist, and author of 1971's controversial and groundbreaking book RUFFLED FEATHERS.

Next Thurs at 7pm, join us for the launch of THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE at McNally Robinson Booksellers! This event will feature presentations from the book’s contributors and a conversation between editors Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams about Manitoba’s political culture. www.facebook.com/sha...

University of Manitoba Press is seeking an enthusiastic, book-loving marketer to join our small team! Send in your application by November 7, 2025. uofmpress.ca/blog/we...

Congratulations to Crystal Gail Fraser, awarded the @csnrec.bsky.social Best Book in Canadian Studies Prize for BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE!

Congratulations – Crystal Gail Fraser awarded the CSN Best Book Prize (Anglophone) By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, (University of Manitoba Press, 2024) csn-rec.ca/news/80804-c... @umanitobapress.bsky.social

You are invited to join tomorrow's virtual launch of STILL RUFFLING FEATHERS at 2:30pm CDT! This event features Wanda Wuttunee, Michael Doxtater, Robert Falcon Ouellette, Peter Kulchyski, David Newhouse, Nola Wuttunee, and Winston Wuttunee. Register here: tinyurl.com/4xmp9v2r

Gerald Friesen has won the $12,000 JW Dafoe Book Prize for THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY! "Friesen’s writing is incredible. He drops us into the Red River culture of the 19th century and takes us on a journey as John Norquay attempts to manage the region’s transformation into a Canadian province."

Read Gerald Friesen's Q&A about his aims in writing about the "fortunes and fate of this one good person, John Norquay" in THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY, shortlisted for the J.W. Dafoe Book Prize! dafoefoundation.ca/2...

On Oct 14, Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams will be launching THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE, as part of the Evenings at Government House series. Registration is full but interested guests can call 204-945-2753 in case of cancellations.

BEAD TALK was a 2025 High Plains Book Award Finalist in the Art & Photography category!

Read Crystal Gail Fraser's Q&A about the writing, research, and intentions behind BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE, shortlisted for the JW Dafoe Book Prize! And if you're in Prince George this evening, come on out to her book launch at Books and Company from 7–9pm: uofmpress.ca/events/...

University of Manitoba Press is proud to publish books dedicated to decolonization and reconciliation. This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day book bundle shares the lived experiences of residential school Survivors. uofmpress.ca/books/b...

We are thrilled to share that two UMP books made this year's J.W. Dafoe Book Prize shortlist! Congratulations to Gerald Friesen, author of THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY, and Crystal Gail Fraser, author of BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE, on this significant achievement!

Such a special Winnipeg Thin Air Writers Festival celebration of MANOMIN yesterday. Kathi Avery Kinew, one of the book’s contributors, spoke about Indigenous science and food sovereignty and Chef Jennifer Ballantyne made delicious Manomin-themed treats for us all!

Dear UMP customers, we recently discovered a mistake with the taxation charges on our website. Due to human error, all transactions from August 1–September 21 were charged more tax than is legally required.

Chadwick Cowie recommends that "those in fields of History, Law, Political Science, Indigenous Studies, and Environmental Science add MANOMIN to their ‘to read’ list" in his review for @jacanzs.bsky.social.

In her review for @jacanzs.bsky.social, Alexandra Giancarlo writes that BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE by Crystal Gail Fraser "succeeds in bringing a humanizing sensibility to historical processes" and that the book is a "sweeping indictment of Canada’s education policies in the North."

Watch Christopher Adams discuss THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE on @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social! Christopher and Kelly Saunders are the co-editors of this recently released and long overdue collection which delves into the political history of Manitoba.

We can't wait to see you at the Winnipeg Thin Air Writers Festival #MadeInManitoba Book Fair! Stop by our table next Saturday, Sept 20, from 10:30am–1:30pm in the Carol Shields Auditorium at the Millennium Library.

Two great opportunities coming up to see Crystal Gail Fraser, author of the multi-award-winning BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE! Crystal will be in Canmore, AB at artsPlace with special guest Sharon Anne Firth on Sunday, Sept 21, 3–4pm. Details here: uofmpress.ca/events/...