In this morning’s @winnipegfreepress.com Matt Henderson writes “In Imprinting Empire, Klassen carefully peels back the nuance of a media and capitalist oligarchy desperate for labour and investment…”

Jennifer Tunnicliffe recently spoke with @canadashistory.bsky.social about her new book, REVISITING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY. Check out the summer issue for her interview about the mythology surrounding Canada’s human rights record. www.canadashistory.ca/explore/poli...

CONFRONTING THE RESURGENT RIGHT contributors Miriam Edelson, Barbara Perry, and John Clarke recently spoke with The Maple about the mainstreaming of the radical right in Canada.

Following a packed launch last week, Shelisa Klassen's IMPRINTING EMPIRE has once again made the McNally Robinson Bestseller list. Thank you to our wonderful speakers, and to everyone who joined us at the launch.

ATTN TO: Due to popular demand, we've added seats to the May 28th launch of CONFRONTING THE RESURGENT RIGHT. www.eventbrite.ca/e/...+

Cheryl Troupe's PUTTING DOWN ROOTS received multiple nods from the jurors at this year's Saskatchewan Book Awards, winning in the Scholarly Writing Category. Here is some of their praise for the work:

IMPRINTING EMPIRE, designed by David Drummond, was recently featured in Spine Magazine's University Press spotlight. Check out the link below for a peek into the design process. IMPRINTING EMPIRE launches this Friday at McNally Robinson! spinemagazine.co/art...

See you in PEI! 📚📚Conference discount will apply to preorders of Fall titles made in booth!

We’re seeing a proliferation of #AI book club scams. The one below gave us a laugh. 👀 In all seriousness, authors may want to consider removing their email addresses from publicly available pages.

On Friday May 8 at 7pm, join Shelisa Klassen for the launch of Imprinting Empire: Land and Settler Colonialism in Manitoba Newspapers featuring a discussion hosted by @adeleperry.bsky.social. - mailchi.mp/grant/shelis... @umanitobapress.bsky.social

Congratulations to Shelisa Klassen, whose fascinating study of Manitoba Newspapers, IMPRINTING EMPIRE, is on this week's McNally Robinson bestseller list. 🥳 Join us for the launch 7:00pm next Friday, May 8, 2026 at McNally Robinson.

Tomorrow, Saturday April 25, 2026 is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! Support your local indie. www.indiebookstores....

Hear about Crystal Gail Fraser's book, and her research its based on, awarded the Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research. soundcloud.com/cjsrfm/histo... @ualberta.bsky.social @umanitobapress.bsky.social #books #NWT #awardwinning #yegbooks

In advance of the Canada Reads debates, Shayla Stonechild was on CBC’s All in a Weekend with Sonali Karnick to discuss the experience of winning last year’s competition while championing A TWO-SPIRIT JOURNEY by Ma-Nee Chacaby. Thank you for helping this book find so many new readers, Shayla!

In her review of IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE TRAVELLER, Jarita Holbrook says, “Cultural astronomers and those who engage with Indigenous astronomy will find this an endless pleasure as it explores the detailed ways that astronomy is entwined with culture.”

“In this fine monograph, Rebecca Beausaert demonstrates that the community study in Canadian social history still has a lot to offer in revealing the richness of the local past and its connections to the sweeping changes that shaped industrializing and modernizing North America.”

James Kostuchuk writes for Prairie History, “My expectation for this collection of essays is that it would bring me up to speed on current scholarship examining our province’s political landscape, and it delivered as promised.” Grab the definitive study of Manitoba politics for our time today!

Just in! 📦 IMPRINTING EMPIRE by Shelisa Klassen has arrived from the printer!

Canada Reads Giveaway! 📚 It’s been one year since Shayla Stonechild was named the Canada Reads winner, championing A Two-Spirit Journey! To celebrate the passing of the torch, our friends at CBC Books have sent us a package of this year’s contenders, signed by the authors!

PUTTING DOWN ROOTS by Cheryl Troupe @cl_troupe is shortlisted for the Canadian Historical Association’s 2026 Best (English-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History prize! Congratulations Cheryl, on this significant achievement!

THE FRESHWATER FISHES OF MANITOBA is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to the third most diverse fish population in Canada. Readers can learn about lampreys, goldeye, catfish, perch, bigmouth bass, slimy sculpin, and many more.

“Overall, Putting Down Roots is a richly textured, family-centered history that makes a substantial contribution to scholarship on Métis communities and Indigenous family life.” Grab your copy of this beautiful history today!

For National Indigenous Languages Day, we’re highlighting Lorena Sekwan Fontaine’s LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS. This ground-breaking work demonstrates how Indigenous language rights are embedded in both First Nations’ law and Canadian constitutional law.

MIND’S EYE: STORIES FROM WHAPMAGOOSTUI was recently recommended by Juno-nominated Cree musician Siibii on CBC Books's The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing!

In CONFRONTING THE RESURGENT RIGHT, scholars and activists document historical and contemporary manifestations of far-right extremism in Canada and the impacts on specific communities, including 2SLGBTQIA+ people, Indigenous communities, and Muslim women.

For the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we’re highlighting STRUCTURES OF INDIFFERENCE. This book examines the life and death of Brian Sinclair, who was left untreated and unattended in a major downtown hospital, and ultimately died from an easily treatable infection.

The book launch for IMPRINTING EMPIRE will take place on Friday, May 8, at 7pm at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park! Shelisa Klassen will discuss the book, and the role of newspapers in transforming Manitoba into a settler colonial state. www.facebook.com/eve...

“Readers coming fresh to the topic can’t help but be struck by the sheer number of Western Canadian artists in the book and the formidable array of illustrations.” Read the full review of WESTERN VOICES IN CANADIAN ART in The British Columbia Review here: thebcreview.ca/2026/...

We’re thrilled to share that PUTTING DOWN ROOTS by Cheryl Troupe is a 2026 Saskatchewan Book Awards finalist in three categories! #SaskatchewanBookAwards #CanadianBooks #ScholarlyBooks #IndigenousStudies #MetisStudies #BookAwards #AcademicBooks

James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories brings together the poetry, essays, and editorials of Eeyou writer Margaret Sam-Cromarty—a daughter of hunters and trappers, a residential school survivor, a mother and grandmother, and a poet and painter.

Today is International Women’s Day! To celebrate, we’re highlighting more literary works – by women who share stories of land, culture and community across generations. #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay

With International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re highlighting books by women whose work encourages us to think critically about settler colonialism, women’s labour, and the ongoing work of building community and resistance. #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDayBooks #FeministReads

We are pleased to welcome Sasha Bouché to the role of production assistant! Sasha previously worked in trade publishing as an editorial assistant for Portage & Main Press/HighWater Press. Read their full introductory blog post here: uofmpress.ca/blog/ne...

In her review of BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE, Patricia Johnson-Castle writes, "Scholars in fields such as Indigenous studies, sociology, criminology, education, and public policy will benefit from this groundbreaking study." Read the review here: historicalstudiesine...

In his review of IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE TRAVELLER, Jay Ruzesky at @malahatreview says, “The stars connect all of us to the mystery of being and Chris Cannon has peered more deeply into that mystery than most of us will have a chance to.” Check out the Winter 2025 issue now!

Read our Q&A with Miriam Edelson where we discuss why the subject of her new book—countering right-wing extremism— feels so relevant, and the insights of the contributors that shed light on effective resistance today.

In honour of Louis Riel Day, here in the homeland of the Métis Nation, this book bundle celebrates the voices and histories of Métis communities. Enjoy this collection at 30% off.

UMP publishes an award-winning list of beautiful art books. Here is a peek inside some of their pages. Visit our website to learn more!

In this interview with Canada’s History for BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE, Crystal Gail Fraser discusses engaging in the cultural revitalization of Indigenous northerners and the importance of looking to history to build stronger communities.

Here it is! Our 2026 Nonfiction Spring Preview with titles from @dundurnpress.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social @umanitobapress.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social #CanLit 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...

On #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay, read the accounts of those who survived Nazi persecution and settled in Canada after the war – a period of unprecedented immigration that would become a watershed moment in Canadian Jewish history.

Congratulations to Crystal Gail Fraser for being awarded the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Research prize for BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE! www.canadashistory.c...

Introducing UMP’s Spring 2026 list! Community-based solutions to regressive right-wing ideology, stories about life in Eeyou Istchee, the impact of the 1870s press on the settler colonial project, and how government policy shaped Indigenous agricultural practices—all available for pre-order now!

Effective April 1 2026, all University of Manitoba Press books will be distributed by Login Canada, a partnership that will increase efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of UMP’s supply chain! Read our full announcement here: uofmpress.ca/blog/lo...

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE TRAVELLER by Chris M. Cannon is “a humbling acknowledgment of the place of people in a big world.” Read Thomas McIlwraith’s review in the Journal of Astronomy in Culture! escholarship.org/uc/...

We are pleased to welcome Jordan Dziewir to the role of promotions and publicity coordinator! His experience spans across publishing and non-profit organizations. He is very excited to help champion our authors’ books! uofmpress.ca/blog/ne...

Our Spring 2026 list is here, with titles that include strategies for combating Canada’s regressive right, the poetry of Eeyou poet Margaret Sam-Cromarty, and studies of the 1870s press and First Nation agriculture in Manitoba! Learn more: uofmpress.ca/files/U...

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!