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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 6h

Join Jennifer Elrick and Mireille Paquet for the launch of their new book, Immigration and Canada: Sixteen Questions, in Montreal on October 19! The book: buff.ly/EtBDqax Event details: buff.ly/gx8mfCw

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 8h

October 15 is World Anatomy Day! Women, Gender, and Anatomy in Enlightenment France by Margaret Carlyle looks at women’s bodies and gendered power in the making of medical authority in eighteenth-century France. Out in February, pre-order now! buff.ly/3bhDrtL

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 9h

In his guest blog post below, Steve Hewitt situates the 2014 shooting at Parliament Hill within the broader context of terrorism in Canada. He discusses how this event was a catalyst for writing his new book, A History of Terrorism in Canada. buff.ly/Nodr5Rj

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 10h

Drawing on lessons from Latin America, Unequal Democracy demonstrates that democratic breakdown lies in the failure to extend citizenship beyond formal political rights to civil and social rights, necessary for equal participation. Out now! buff.ly/B0mAmqW

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Join Peter Thomson and Colleen Gray as they discuss their new book, Forget Not: A Thomson Family Memoir, in Montreal on October 28! The book: buff.ly/PvamOFL Event details: buff.ly/MyBCQG5

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Join Douglas McCalla for an online discussion about his new book Not a Simpler Time: Essays in Canadian Rural and Economic History tomorrow afternoon! The book: buff.ly/WwlBKgm Event details: buff.ly/kKtfstO

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Timeless shows how time imbalances emerge, spread, and become socially patterned across class, race, gender, and immigration status. It offers practical ways to create temporal sanctuaries – shared spaces in time for rest, recovery, and renewal. buff.ly/JkgaRom

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Poets Danielle Hubbard and Neil Surkan will be participating in the Forest Poet/Tree Walk at the Victoria Festival of Authors this Saturday! Empties by Neil Surkan: buff.ly/U6PKbBM The Electrocutionist by Danielle Hubbard: buff.ly/F55fY8c Event details: buff.ly/wHywk3q

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Victoria Festival of Authors

Victoria Festival of Authors — an annual literary festival featuring readings, workshops, and conversations with Canadian and international authors.

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The Renewed Canadian Welcome Book Tour is making a stop in Montreal on October 22! Join contributors and panelists for an evening of dialogue, in person or online. The book: buff.ly/XpyFtiR Event details: buff.ly/tw1xO89

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Martha Langford will be giving a Lunchtime Series talk on October 22 in Montreal at the Atwater Library! A History of Photography in Canada, Volume 2: buff.ly/Cz3ZRnP Event details: buff.ly/NPqhBOb

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Architecture and Slavery in the French Indian Ocean by Gauvin Alexander Bailey explores more than two centuries of urban, royal, and vernacular architecture and the builders responsible for it in the French colonies of the southern Indian Ocean. Out now! buff.ly/MBYra85

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Polish Exile is this first full account of Chabad’s interwar transformation in Poland explores how a turbulent era forced the movement to adapt and redefine itself within the context of modernity, laying the groundwork for postwar global outreach and enduring influence. buff.ly/6P83dmU

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's World Mental Health Day! Humanizing Mental Illness by Abigail Gosselin demonstrates that we need to challenge our explicit and implicit biases and learn to interact with mental illness in more intentional, supportive, and inclusive ways. buff.ly/jnLjeNT

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Martha Langford will be giving a Lunchtime Series talk on October 22 in Montreal at the Atwater Library! A History of Photography in Canada, Volume 2: buff.ly/Cz3ZRnP Event details: buff.ly/NPqhBOb

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Our Executive Director, Lisa Quinn, will be giving a talk at #FBM26 today at 3pm! Learn more about the International Convention of University Presses event: buff.ly/uH72Ee2

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In her guest blog post, Danielle Hubbard shares the mixed emotions surrounding the publication of her poetry collection, The Electrocutionist, and what inspired her to write it. buff.ly/XBDF5zY

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We've been busy at McGill-Queen’s University Press. We are excited to share what we've been working on with our authors, partners, colleagues, and supporters. Check out our Fall 2026 Newsletter! buff.ly/bvrjOEc

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Poets Danielle Hubbard and Neil Surkan will be participating in the Forest Poet/Tree Walk at the Victoria Festival of Authors on October 17th! Empties by Neil Surkan: buff.ly/U6PKbBM The Electrocutionist by Danielle Hubbard: buff.ly/F55fY8c Event details: buff.ly/wHywk3q

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Victoria Festival of Authors

Victoria Festival of Authors — an annual literary festival featuring readings, workshops, and conversations with Canadian and international authors.

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Join Malcolm Murray for the launch of his new book, Moral Puzzles: Contractarian Fix, in Charlottetown on October 19th! The book: buff.ly/fzIr5QV Event details: buff.ly/cYDyqJa

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Driven by fury at the ongoing AIDS crisis, Gregg Araki’s The Living End captures the defiance of its historical moment. Glyn Davis explores the film’s production history, cultural context, themes, daring form, and alternative strategies for depicting HIV/AIDS. Out Now! buff.ly/wifeybZ

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Our Executive Director Lisa Quinn is at #FBM26 this week! Check out our booth at the Canada Stand. Our Frankfurt Rights Catalogue: buff.ly/rguAgk2

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Join Douglas McCalla for an online discussion about his new book Not a Simpler Time: Essays in Canadian Rural and Economic History on October 15! The book: buff.ly/WwlBKgm Event details: buff.ly/kKtfstO

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Join Martha Langford for a talk in Montreal, part of the Lectures After Dark series, on October 20th! A History of Photography in Canada, Volume 2:https://buff.ly/Cz3ZRnP Event details and to buy tickets: buff.ly/gNYZLhR

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Visit MQUP at #FBM26 at the Canada Stand (Hall 4.2, H18) starting today! Check out our Frankfurt Rights Catalogue: buff.ly/rguAgk2

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Hunter, the Crown, and the Cameras explores Inuit culture and colonial Arctic history through the lens of photographer and hunter Joseph Idlout. Out now! buff.ly/Vee4yVz

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Wojciech Tworek @wtworek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

'The Polish Exile' is now shipping! You can get it from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social or from other distributors across Europe and North America www.mqup.ca/Books/T/The-...

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

David Winterton will be giving a talk about his book, Toronto Edwardian: Frank Darling, Architect of Canada’s Imperial Age, in Toronto tomorrow evening! The book: buff.ly/YhguUH9 Event details: buff.ly/T8xlINm

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our Executive Director, Lisa Quinn, will be giving a talk at #FBM26 on Friday, October 9! Learn more about the International Convention of University Presses event: buff.ly/uH72Ee2

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In At Home in the Petromodern Paradox, Kyle Conway shows how an oil boom fueled both opportunity and conflict in Williston, North Dakota, a community transformed by oil exploration. Out now! buff.ly/3cUCdu1

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Join Mark Truscott for the launch and a reading from his new poetry collection in Toronto tomorrow evening! Small Theatres: buff.ly/E5eeEYa Event details: buff.ly/9prM7Ns

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Visit MQUP at #FBM26 at the Canada Stand (Hall 4.2, H18)! Check out our Frankfurt Rights Catalogue: buff.ly/rguAgk2

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congratulations to Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston! Randia’s Quiet Theatre has received an honourable mention for the 2026 Canadian Association of Slavists / Taylor & Francis Book Prize in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Book Prize! Learn more about the book: buff.ly/M0rS4qt

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Un lancement de livre très réussi pour La ville énergivore par Clarence Hatton-Proulx! À travers le cas de Montréal, métropole énergivore d’un pays énergivore, ce livre retrace l’histoire des transitions énergétiques urbaines du 20e siècle. buff.ly/aPKLwrY

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cody Groat gave an excellent talk last night at the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada! Learn more about his book Always a Part of the Land: The Federal Commemoration of Indigenous Histories buff.ly/4C5JcND

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In her guest blog post, Danielle Hubbard shares the mixed emotions surrounding the publication of her poetry collection, The Electrocutionist, and what inspired her to write it. buff.ly/XBDF5zY

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Read Aaron Tucker's new article in Macleans! His upcoming book, Flexible Faces, recounts the surprisingly long history of automated facial recognition, a technology entwined with power from its inception. Pre-order now: buff.ly/fsvOyMt buff.ly/ZPTsMIT

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Facial Recognition Technology Is Scarier Than You Think - Macleans.ca

It now functions as a gatekeeper to housing, employment and education

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Eye of the Master confronts the missed opportunities for a decolonial version of indépendance in Quebec and imagines a different future, detached from domination and exploitation, through models based in Indigenous thought and anti-racist, ecological, and feminist movements. buff.ly/9HiQgbo

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In Quebec and Scotland, questions of constitutional change, national identity, and national grievance play an important role in the electoral calculations of political parties and voters. This book is a comprehensive look at the intricacies of issue voting in substate nations. buff.ly/Kt4DRil

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join Pablo Kim Sun for the launch of his book and a discussion on intercultural ministry at the First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver tomorrow evening! Building Mennonite Belonging: buff.ly/nFbQIVu Event details: buff.ly/mhRs7CM

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join Mark Truscott for the launch and a reading from his new poetry collection in Toronto on October 6! Small Theatres: buff.ly/E5eeEYa Event details: buff.ly/9prM7Ns

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Interested in learning more about federalism in Quebec? Contemporary Federalist Thought in Quebec is a multidisciplinary study of different Quebec federalist actors since the Quiet Revolution. Learn more: buff.ly/G96G2i4

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

With the back to school season in full swing, we are sharing the introduction from University Women: A History of Women and Higher Education in Canada by Sara Z. Macdonald. Read the excerpt: buff.ly/ElLPsWw Check out our back to school reading list: buff.ly/F2sX99h

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join Karina Vernon and Winfried Siemerling for the launch of their new book, Call and Response-ability: Black Canadian Works of Art and the Politics of Relation, at Another Story bookshop in Toronto tomorrow evening! The book: buff.ly/Y8uTJQ8 Reserve your spot: buff.ly/LVItzmO

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