Today at McMaster University, the Wilson Institute and the Department of Indigenous Studies present Behind the Bricks, a book that tells the story of Canada's first, and longest running, residential school.

Just Published! Bighorn Books presents a richly illustrated history of relations between Indigenous people and settlers in the Toronto region from the time of the Toronto Purchase to the Indian Act. Learn More:

What is Broken Binds Us - just released and just reviewed at The BC Review: buff.ly/WwZP6TV Catch Lorne Daniel and Joanna Streetly in Victoria at Kwench Kanteen for a very special book launch on October 7!

Toronto! This is Tonight! Join Victoria Freeman, four incredible guests, @anotherstoryto.bsky.social, and an amazing crowd at the United Steelworker's Hall to launch Where Histories Meet.

On September 26 at McMaster University, the Wilson Institute and the Department of Indigenous Studies present Behind the Bricks, a book that tells the story of Canada's first, and longest running, residential school.

Toronto! Tomorrow! A fascinating deep-dive into the history of the place we live, Where Histories Meet features careful research and new insights. Join author Victoria Freeman in conversation with four incredible guests at this book launch! Claim your seat: buff.ly/SVp4Mla

Perfect travel read: Blaine Newton’s short story collection Rag Pickers. Charming, moving, expertly crafted, often funny — these stories amaze & delight. Just right for the jumbled reading on journeys: on planes, in airports, in the passenger seat of a van. Recommended. @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

The just published What is Broken Binds Us reviewed at The British Columbia Review ! buff.ly/WwZP6TV

Ottawa book launch : the book of sentences, (with Stephanie Bolster + Zane Koss, / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/09/otta...

New Publication - Behind the Bricks: The Life and Times of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s Longest-Running Residential School Edited by Richard W. Hill Sr., Alison Norman, Thomas Peace, and Jennifer Pettit csn-rec.ca/news/80026-n... @tpcanoe.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

rivileged to be able to attend Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's Decolonizing Land and Water Summit, facilitating conversation with ACFN Knowledge Holders Alice Rigney and Jimmy Deranger about the book: Remembering Our Relations: Dënesųłıné Oral Histories of Wood Buffalo National Park.

Toronto! Next Week! Join @anotherstoryto.bsky.social and Victoria Freeman to launch Where Histories Meet! RSVP to claim your spot at this book launch: buff.ly/RHJ8Lki

Aurora! Tomorrow night, join Alison Norman to discover the history "Behind the Bricks" of the Mohawk Institute and how we can work for a future of truth and reconciliation at the Aurora Historical Society monthly speaker's series: www.newmarkettoday.ca/local-news/t...

With contributions from Chic Scott to Liza Piper to Bruce Cockburn (!) to …dozens & dozens more, this is a fantastic, monumental (mountainous?) work. Cheers to Eric & all. And great to have it in @nichecanada.bsky.social / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social Canadian History & Environment series.

Looking forward to "Mountain Voices" taking its place atop the Canadian History & Environment tower of power. And we're always looking for more books for the series. If interested in developing an #envhist / #cdnhist collection, drop a line. @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @nichecanada.bsky.social

Limited Verse is . . . a profound and moving investigation of language: about how language hems in or liberates our thoughts, about its power to preserve memory and forge human connection despite its limits Limited Verse at @albertaviews.bsky.social - buff.ly/08i4a1w

What is Broken Binds Us - Just Published (today!) and Just Reviewed at the BC Review of Books: thebcreview.ca/2025/09/14/2...

Very happy to announce the book, Mountain Voices, will be published in early November by @ucalgarypress.bsky.social. Fifty authors explore their love of Canadian mountains through interpreting photographs from @mountainlegacy.bsky.social. press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... Order early!

Toronto! Join author Victoria Freeman to launch Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area. An essential book for everyone who wants to understand the history of the place they live. RSVP to claim your spot: buff.ly/RHJ8Lki Books sold by @anotherstoryto.bsky.social!

'He had no mercy on anybody' An exerpt from the just-published Behind the Bricks in The Toronto Star: buff.ly/Yy2kRLO

Check out what Alberta readers were picking up in August 2025! The latest Alberta Bestsellers list features titles from @durvile-shyba.bsky.social, @aupress.bsky.social, @newestpress.bsky.social, @ucalgarypress.bsky.social, and more! See the full list here: buff.ly/9ae8BSL #ABBooks #ReadAlberta

Wildlife Biologist Diane K. Boyd is "A Woman Among Wolves" . . . . who recommends the fantastic book "A New Era for Wolves and People," available from UCalgary Press! Check MTPR's The Write Question for a fascinating conversation with "the Jane Goodall of wolves," Diane Boyd:

S*BSTACK ALERT: the book of sentences , notes on my new poetry title, available from University of Calgary Press, / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-book-o...

Just out: Ignacio Palomo’s review of “The Canadian Mountain Assessment: Walking Together to Enhance Understanding of Mountains in Canada,” by Graham McDowell, Madison Stevens, Shawn Marshall, and many others. doi.org/10.1659/mrd.... @ucalgarypress.bsky.social #MountainsMatter

a bunch of poems, interviews + a new book soon + a review of a prior book + some other things (with a guest appearance by sean braune, / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-bu...

Is it Younge Street . . . or the Carrying Place? Join author Victoria Freeman for the Toronto Launch of Where Histories meet with special guests Alan Corbiere, Allison White, Carolyn King, and Theo Nazary. Sep. 23 at United Steelworker's Hall. RSVP: buff.ly/RHJ8Lki

A deeply moving meditation on resilience - What is Broken Binds Us, releasing September 15!

Check out Quill & Quire's 2025 Short Fiction and Poetry Preview and get excited for "the book of sentences!" buff.ly/r1mRJdr

Behind the Bricks is the story of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s first and longest-running residential school and a model for the entire residential school system.

A fantastic interview with Lorne Daniel, author of What is Broken Binds Us - forthcoming September 15!

Available Now! Portuguese colonial land policies were not simply implemented and forgotten, but continue to shape land access, governance, and socio-economic structures in the contemporary world to a profound degree.

Flight Risk - a book you might love! - in Opening Lines:

Excited to be with our friends the Fort McKay #Métis Nation at their Metis Days celebration. Sharing copies of the recently completed book. If you can't make it down, remember you can buy or download your own copy from the @ucalgarypress.bsky.social here: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... #cdnhist

A critical and comparative analysis of colonial land governance and its afterlives. Colonial Land Legacies and the Portuguese-Speaking World. Available Now! buff.ly/LJixW28

Releasing October 15!

Journalism for the Public Good reviewed at Journalism History! Kim Kierans' book is the story of outstanding Canadian journalism and the ways that in-depth reporting can break preconceptions and expose hidden truth - and the awards that recognize and celebrate that journalism.

Check out what Alberta readers were picking up in July 2025! The latest Alberta Bestsellers list features titles from @ualbertapress.bsky.social, @newestpress.bsky.social, @ucalgarypress.bsky.social, and more! See the full list here: buff.ly/ExQ5QL3 #AlbertaBestsellers #ABBooks #ReadAlberta

Coming Soon. A thorough and thoughtful history of the Mohawk Institute, Canada's first and longest-running residential school. A window into the past and a vision for a future of truth and reconciliation. Learn more: buff.ly/jPxdVn0

Publishing August 15! A critical and comparative analysis of colonial land policy and its afterlives across five former Portuguese colonies. Essential reading for scholars of environmental and land governance. s

Quill & Quire's 2025 Short Fiction and Poetry Preview. - including "the book of sentences!" buff.ly/r1mRJdr

We thought we’d share some books with our favourite colours 😉 teal and orange. @aupress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social #ReadABSummerReadingChallenge #ReadAlberta #ABbooks

Ted Morton’s autobiography STRONG AND FREE is the final book shortlisted for Regional Book of the Year. Covering his thirty-year political career, Morton provides an insider perspective on Alberta Politics. #ABPubShortlist #ABbooks @ucalgarypress.bsky.social

A History of Public Health in Alberta, 1919-2019 is Open Access. Follow this link to read online for free: buff.ly/zvHHFX6

The Regional Book of the Year shortlist highlights books that offer a unique perspective of Alberta. Thank you to Alberta Views for sponsoring this award. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist @aupress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @durvile-shyba.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social

Portuguese colonial land policies were not just implemented and forgotten. They are not a part of a distant past. They have shaped contemporary land access, governance, and socioeconomic structures in profound ways. Colonial Land Legacies in the Portuguese-Speaking World. August 15.

The BPAA is experiencing a big anniversary this year and so are these amazing Alberta-published titles! Competing in the #ReadABSummerReadingChallenge? We have some great recommendations for you! @aupress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @renegadeartsent.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social

another morning if wee one’s swim lesson, as I explore new poetry titles by Lorne Daniel and Susan Musgrave (ed. Micheline Maylor, // @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social @michelinemaylor.bsky.social

Discover the hidden history of allied intelligence networks during the early Cold War. Featuring fascinating research based on recently declassified documents available though @canadadeclassified.bsky.social! The Next War. It's open access: buff.ly/DGHXy7x

Book Release! Many of the newly declassified documents referenced in writing this history are available at Canada Declassified! 📂 declassified.library.utoronto.ca This book is open access! 📖 ucp.manifoldapp.org/projects/the...

The metaphysical mind-body problem through the lends of the philosophy of science. A fascinating, complex theory of ontological levels, innovative and carefully argued. Read The Material Mind #OpenAccess: