Join us for the launch of "Braided Learning: Illuminating Indigenous Presence through Art and Story." ...more

A public talk by Dr. Joan Sangster, Vanier Professor Emeritus, Trent University, and author or the new book "Demanding Equality: One Hundred Years of Canadian Feminism." ...more

Set aside the evening of Tuesday, March 8, to hear from award-winning authors Veronica Strong-Boag and Lara Campbell whose writings focus on the history of women’s equality in British Columbia. ...more

UBC Okanagan's Department of English and Cultural Studies is please to host the launch of a new book edited by Daniel Keyes and Luis Aguiar. White Space, Race, Privilege, and Cultural Economies of the Okanagan Valley, published by UBC Press, was released in the fall of 2021. ...more

Join MOA, Figure 1 Publishing and UBC Press to celebrate the launch of two new publications on art, performance and play—Mischief Making: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Art, and the Seriousness of Play and Bodies of Enchantment: Puppets from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. ...more

On Tuesday, Nov 30th at 6:00PM, join Massy Arts and Massy Books for the in-person launch of “Mischief Making: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Art, and the Seriousness of Play” (2021, UBC Press) by Nicola Levell, an illustrated exploration of the art of Indigenous award-winning visual artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. ...more

Join McNally Robinson for the virtual launch of Making the Case: 2SLGBTQ+ Rights and Religion in Schools (Purich Books, an imprint of UBC Press) by Donn Short, Bruce MacDougall, and Paul T. Clarke. ...more

Bard Graduate Center, Documentary Education Resources (DER), and UBC Press invite you to join author Aaron Glass, Kwakwaka'wakw descendant Andy Everson, and moderator Philip Deloria for an engaging discussion about Writing the Hamat’sa. ...more

The 1940 Rowell-Sirois Royal Commission Report on Dominion-Provincial Relations reshaped Canadian federalism, and is relevant to many of the problems still confronting Canadians. The Graham Centre is pleased to launch The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Reshaping of Canadian Federalism, by Barry Ferguson of the University of Manitoba and Robert Wardhaugh of Western University. ...more

Join the Institute on Governance for an enlightening and insightful conversation with former Privy Council Clerk turned published author Michael Wernick. ...more

Please join the Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, in collaboration with UBC Press, for season two of Learning With Syeyutsus, an Indigenous learning series featuring Canadian authors and thought leaders. ...more

In this special 30 minute, pre-event forum, the Toronto Public Library invites the public to share their thoughts, questions and personal stories to inform the forthcoming event with author Erin Dej on September 13th at 7pm. ...more

Join us for the launch of the groundbreaking new book by Ravi Malhotra and Benjamin Isitt, Able to Lead: Disablement, Radicalism and the Political Life of E.T. Kingsley! ...more

This event, held during Congress 2021 and moderated by Dr. Crystal Gail Fraser (Faculty of Native Studies and History, Classics, and Religious Studies, UAlberta), features authors and publishing staff from three Canadian university presses, discussing books and demonstrating how university presses work with Northern scholars and communities. ...more

Includes a celebratory conversation around the launch of "Neighbourhood Houses Building Vancouver Community" by Miu Chung Yan & Sean Lauer ...more

Join Sean Kheraj, director of the Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE), and host of Nature’s Past: Canadian Environmental History Podcast, for a livestream event with UBC Press acquiring editor James MacNevin and authors Daniel Macfarlane (Fixing Niagara Falls), Angela Carter (Fossilized), and Stephane Castonguay (The Government of Natural Resources) for a moderated discussion of the latest books in the Nature | History | Society series published by UBC Press. ...more

Hosted by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies: Author and historian PearlAnn Reichwein's talk will focus on the Banff School's origins and the experience of its students, teachers, and branding Banff. ...more

How the public university generated ideals of culture and liberal democracy that shaped the Banff School and modern Canada. ...more

Inequalities of the law for working mothers with Amanda Watson and Clea Parfitt ...more

On International Women's Day, join us for a conversation about COVID, motherhood, and paid and unpaid work. ...more