Happy May! MQUP is excited to announce our 13 new May titles. An exciting new addition to our Queer Film Classics series, the biography of Gaelic poet Mary MacLeod, a few philosophy titles, and many more! Bach’s Architecture of Gratitude On the Genius of the Mass in B Minor By James Crooks Every lover of music finds themselves, at privileged moments, in ecstasy – certain that what they are hearing has captured, somehow, an incontrovertible truth. Bach’s Architecture of Gratitude explores this profound aesthetic experience in a case study of J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor and its ca ..read more

Happy April, and Happy National Poetry Month! MQUP is pleased to announce our new titles for April, with many diverse additions to our catalogue ranging from  the latest installment of our Queer Film Classics series to new political science and Canadian history titles. Make sure to check out our blog post with all our April poetry titles, browse our other poetry titles here and use code MQPO for 30% off poetry this month! City Symphonies Sound and the Composition of Urban Modernity, 1913–1931 By Daniel P. Schwartz Applying an interdisciplinary approach, City Symphonies expa ..read more

Nostalgic Virility as a Cause of War argues that world leaders react to status decline by going to war, guided by a nostalgic, virile understanding of what it means to be powerful. Consulting newly declassified documents at the highest levels of decision-making, Matthieu Grandpierron uses the framework of nostalgic virility to provide surprising ways of thinking about current conflicts, from the Russian war in Ukraine to Chinese actions in the South China Sea. In the piece below, Grandpierron gives a brief introduction to this recently released title. Why do wars happen? This questi ..read more

April is National Poetry Month, established  in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets! We have four exciting new additions to the Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series out this month. Browse all of our poetry titles here and use code MQPO for 30% off poetry this month! twofold By Edward Carson   some say to be loved is a shape with the inclination of a curve   Diptych poems meeting at the intersections of Ovidian and Homeric echoes of transformation. Whiny Baby By Julie Paul   Chomping / champing / championing / churlish / … / There’s a wolf at the door that looks ..read more

Spring is almost upon us! MQUP is happy to announce our new March titles, with a broad scope of topics ranging from history and political science to women’s and development studies. Nostalgic Virility as a Cause of War How Leaders of Great Powers Cope with Status Decline By Matthieu Grandpierron Looking to the recent past, Nostalgic Virility as a Cause of War considers how this new model can be applied to current conflicts and provides surprising ways of thinking about the relationship between power, decision makers, and causes of war. Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections Edited b ..read more

We are pleased to officially announce our Spring/Summer 2024 catalogue! You can download the PDF and browse the new titles on our website. Some highlights from the new catalogue include: More Richly in Earth A Poet’s Search for Mary MacLeod By Marilyn Bowering The journey to understand the life of a Gaelic Scottish bard and the reach of her poetry across time and space. Becoming Green Gables The Diary of Myrtle Webb and Her Famous Farmhouse By Alan MacEachern The story of the family whose home inspired Anne of Green Gables and how that literary connection enriched – and upended ..read more

We’re starting off 2024 strong with 5 new titles! From art to Canadian history, there’s something for every interest.  Before Canada Northern North America in a Connected World Edited by Allan Greer Innovative and multidisciplinary, Before Canada inspires interest in the deep history of northern North America. Art, Medicine, and Femininity Visualizing the Morphine Addict in Paris, 1870-1914 By Hannah Halliwell Art, Medicine, and Femininity presents a new understanding of the history of addiction and substance use and its intersection with art and gender. Justice, Rights, and Toleration E ..read more

With the winter break fast approaching, the staff at MQUP are eager to share our own recommendations for you to read on those long winter nights spent at home. We have quite a varied selection of books to choose from, with something for every reader! Appropriate Behavior Maria San Filippo I had only been working at MQUP for a couple of months when I first learned that we would be continuing the legacy of the Queer Film Classics series. Working on this series as an editorial assistant was one of my first big projects, and I was excited to see how the series would grow. I’ve been continuously i ..read more

As 2023 draws to a close, we are pleased to release ten new titles to wrap-up the year!  From contemporary art in Canada to nation-building in Africa, these books span a wide range of topics and spaces in the social sciences and humanities. Also included is our latest French-language release on the history of medical education in Quebec. Check out the complete list of November and December releases below! Variable ConditionsPara-computational Arts in Canada, 1965–1995 Edited by Adam Lauder Variable Conditions recovers Canadian instances of early encounters between computational ..read more

In the blog post below, Chris Kaposy introduces his new book, The Beautiful Unwanted: Down Syndrome in Myth, Memoir, and Bioethics. In The Beautiful Unwanted, Kaposy reflects on parenting his son with Down syndrome in the midst of a supposed disappearance of people with this condition. Writing from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective, Kaposy presents decades-old bioethical controversies, revealing the prehistory that has shaped current attitudes toward intellectual disability. This commentary has been previously posted on the Impact Ethics blog. Last year, Fall semester, my students ..read more