Join the C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History editors John English and Robert Bothwell, and Randy Schmidt, UBC Press senior editor, for a lively conversation on the origins of the series, its accomplishments to date, and opportunities for new books that fill the gaps in Canadian political history. ...more

Ever wonder how military historians distill their research into a book? Join esteemed scholars as they discuss Studies in Canadian Military History, the joint publication series of the University of British Columbia Press and the Canadian War Museum. ...more

Galiano Island Books welcomes you to join award-winning documentary film producer, Phillip Vannini, and co-producer and author April Vannini, along with Autumn Vannini, for a film screening and discussion about their fascinating new documentary and book "In the Name of Wild: One Family, Five Years, Ten Countries, and a New Vision of Wildness." ...more

Hosted by UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Join Randy Schmidt (Senior Editor, UBC Press) for a chat about academic book publishing. ...more

A roundtable discussion with author Andrea Geiger, Karen Ishizuka, and Michel Hogue moderated by Andrew Graybill. ...more

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