Recent News

We are pleased to announce that four MQUP titles were selected for the 2017 AAUP Book, Jacket & Journal Design Show!

Congratulations to our Production team and cover designers, Heng Wee Tan and David Drummond, on this well-deserved accomplishment!

Selected entries will premiere at the AAUP Annual Meeting in Austin, June 11-13, 2017 (more info). Congratulations to our fellow university … Read More >

Coming this April from MQUP and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, a timely new book that takes a look at Canadian electoral reform: Should We Change How We Vote?: Evaluating Canada’s Electoral System. 

From the introduction –

“Canadians have the capacity to have a serious conversation about electoral reform. But in … Read More >

In case you missed it, The Harper Factor: Assessing a Prime Minister’s Policy Legacy‘s co-editor Jennifer Ditchburn recently wrote a very interesting piece for Poynter.com.

In her article, Jennifer discusses her experience as a journalist under the Harper administration and how parallels can be drawn between the restrictions the Canadian press gallery experienced … Read More >

Just in time for tax season, MQUP is giving away three copies of Al Rosen and Mark Rosen’s new book Easy Prey Investors: Why Broken Safety Nets Threaten Your Wealth. This new title by the Rosens, two well-respected forensic accountants, takes a look at how obsolete court decisions, lawmaker inaction, and conflicted self-regulators are facilitating … Read More >

MQUP is pleased to announce the addition of four new MQUP series. The new series, some of which already have books available, are headed up by a talented list of series editors.

The new series are:

ADVANCING STUDIES IN RELIGION SERIES
Series editor: Christine Mitchell

Advancing Studies in Religion catalyzes and provokes original research in the study … Read More >

For Immediate Release – MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Wednesday, January 25, 2017

McGill-Queen’s University Press (MQUP) has announced plans to open an editorial office in London, UK, in May 2017. This venture will allow the Press to work with new authors and acquire publishing projects that will strengthen both our existing publishing program and provide more international content. … Read More >

In the January/February 2017 issue of the Ontario Planning Journal, Noreen Dunphy reviews Greg Suttor’s new release Still Renovating: A History of Canadian Social Housing Policy.

Below is an excerpt taken from the review. The full review can be viewed online, on page 16 of the Ontario Planning Journal.

Reviewed … Read More >

Be sure to check out the current issue of Vallum magazine for an in-depth review of Margo Wheaton’s latest poetry collection The Unlit Path Behind the House.

The full review by Bill Neumire can be found in the 3:2 “THE WILD” issue (print or digital) of Vallum.

Below is an excerpt taken from … Read More >

With the holidays just around the corner, the staff at MQUP took a moment to put together some gingerbread “bookies” based on some of the “tastier” books featured in our new Spring 2017 catalogue!

Many of these covers were created by designer extraordinaire David Drummond. Our thanks to him for the inspiration!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS … Read More >

If you are looking for a fascinating biography to curl up with over the holidays, An American Princess: The Remarkable Life of Marguerite Chapin Caetani is a great pick!

In An American Princess, Laurie Dennett relates the remarkable story of a New England woman whose wealth, intelligence, and charm took her to the heart of … Read More >