Memorial University Press

Read Noreen Golfman's wonderful review of On Inuit Cinema | Inuit TakugatsaliuKatiget in ARCTIC at tinyurl.com/4v3xk4uy or find the book at tinyurl.com/5f5tddjk

A poster with a blue background that features a photo of the Halifax Central Library. Superimposed on it is a red book, with the title Dear Mr. Smallwood: Confederation in the words of those who lived it. A white circle with the text: Open to the Public. Below this, text reads: MFA Author Talks Sonja Boon on Dear Mr. Smallwood. February 3, 2026, Halifax Central Library, BMO Room.

Looking forward to next week's chat about letters to Joey Smallwood, and this time, in Halifax!

MFA AUTHOR TALKS
Tuesday, February 3 at 7 pm
Halifax Central Library

Open to the public and free!

Congratulations to Elder Calvin White! One Man's Journey: The Mi’kmaw Revival in Ktaqmkuk made the shortlist for the Newfoundland & Labrador Non-Fiction Book Award!

Big congratulations to Margot Duley (Extraordinary Passages), Elder Calvin White (One Man's Journey), and to all the authors longlisted for the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards!

Happening this Friday! The Nexus Centre is kicking off the new year with a roundtable discussion on Politics, (Best) Practices, Pitfalls, and Pleasures at the MUNL Archives, featuring the editors and contributors to Dear Mr. Smallwood!

Season’s greetings from all of us at MUPress! We hope your holiday season is bright and restful—and that it brings time to savour a book or two. We'll be back on Monday, January 5.

Hope to see you TOMORROW at our annual Open House & Book Sale. We'll have coffee, tea, treats, good cheer, and big savings on books! Plus book signing from Nigel Markham (11:30-12:30) and Dave Paddon (12:30-1:30).

🗓 Friday, December 12th
🕚 11:00am - 2:00pm (drop in anytime)
📍 297 Mount Scio Road

Enormous congratulations to our very own managing editor Alison Carr, on being named one of Memorial's Centennial 100! The Centennial 100 celebrates students, alumni, faculty, staff and supporters who have made a world of difference at Memorial.

Read the full story at: www.mun.ca/100/centenni...

The Voices Behind Confederation with Canada: Dr. Sonja Boon on "Dear Mr. Smallwood" Dr. Sonja Boon wears many hats, including adjunct professor in the Department of Gender Studies at Memorial University and RSC College Member – but above all, she is a storyteller. In this interview, she shares insights into her new novel, Dear Mr. Smallwood, which explores the years following Newfoundland’s entry into Confederation with Canada. 

In an interview, Sonja Boon (RSC College, @memorialu.bsky.social) shares insights into her new edited book, "Dear Mr. Smallwood", which explores how everyday Newfoundlanders and Labradorians navigated their country’s entry into Confederation with Canada. #[bit.ly/3LhvYYQ

An invitation on scratched cream paper. On the rights, a red book cover with the title Dear Mr. Smallwood and a row of black glasses on the left hand side of the cover. On the left, text reads: Join Sonja Boon, Vicki Hallett, and contributors of Dear Mr. Smallwood for the official launch. Nov. 26 7:00 pm The Great Hall, Queen's College, Memorial University, 210 Prince Philip Drive. Readings Discussion Merriment Refreshments Everyone welcome.

A map of Memorial University buildings, with an arrow pointing to Queen's College and another pointing to parking lot 19. Text at th bottom reads: Queen’s College is located at 210 Prince Philip Drive. Free parking is available directly in front of the building in Lot 19. Memorial University is serviced by bus routes 1, 2, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24, 26, 33.

Happening TOMORROW!
Come celebrate 'Dear Mr. Smallwood' with Sonja Boon, Vicki Hallett, and some of the book’s fantastic contributors!
Hear letters at the heart of the book; there'll be laughs, games, good chats, prizes, and refreshments. Books will be available too!
Nov 26 - 7pm - Queen's College

On the right, a book titled "Performance and Protest: Inuit of Labrador and the World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893"by Nigel Markham, featuring a ferris wheel in the background and an studio portrait of a large group of Inuit men, women and children in the foreground. On the left, text reads "In the summer of 1892, an American company charted a schooner to coastal Labrador to recruit Inuit for an ethnological exhibit to be presented the following year at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Promised wages, room and board, and hunting provisions upon their return, sixty Inuit boarded the Evelena in the fall, bound for Chicago"

Performance and Protest explores Inuit resilience at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Forced to play a role popularized by early Arctic explorers, Inuit from Labrador took their employers to court, challenging stereotypes in a landmark case.

memorialuniversitypress.ca/Books/P/Perf...

a picture of Dear Mr. Smallwood: Confederation in the words of those who lived it, edited by Sonja Boon and Vicki Hallett. The cover is red with white text and features two and a half pairs of black glasses running along the left hand side

We'll be live on CBCNL's The Signal with Adam Walsh on Monday, November 24 talking all things letters to Smallwood! With contributors Jasmine Paul (@jnp709.bsky.social), Kate Lahey, and Jennifer Morgan.

And? There's a free book in the offing for one lucky listener!

@memorialup.bsky.social

The E.J. Pratt Lectures: 1968-2025 - Riddle Fence

"The spoken-ness of the texts stay vibrant and from that energy, the success of this book stems from the many voices it collects."

Read Aaron Tucker's review of 'The E.J. Pratt Lectures, 1968-2025' in @riddlefence.bsky.social!

Dear Mr. Smallwood is available TODAY!

More than 30 outstanding contributors explore the lives and stories of everyday Newfoundlanders and Labradorians at the time of Confederation — through letters written to J.R. Smallwood.

Available at:
memorialuniversitypress.ca/Books/D/Dear-Mr.-Smallwood

University Press Week 2025 is about collaboration. Canadian university presses came together in this two-page ad in the Literary Review of Canada. Take a look!

More info about #UPWeek: https://bit.ly/497lEN1

#TeamUP #ReadUP @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social

Introduced and edited by Andrew Loman, a selection of the E.J Pratt Lectures are collected together for the first time in this special edition, filled with a half-century of luminous writing and trenchant insights into poetry and poetics.

Find it at: memorialuniversitypress.ca/Books/T/The-...

An invitation on scratched cream paper. On the rights, a red book cover with the title Dear Mr. Smallwood and a row of black glasses on the left hand side of the cover. On the left, text reads: Join Sonja Boon, Vicki Hallett, and contributors of Dear Mr. Smallwood for the official launch. Nov. 26 7:00 pm The Great Hall, Queen's College, Memorial University, 210 Prince Philip Drive. Readings Discussion Merriment Refreshments Everyone welcome.

Join Sonja Boon, Vicki Hallett and contributors of Dear Mr. Smallwood at the official launch!

🗓️ Nov 26
🕖 7 pm
📍 The Great Hall, Queen’s College, 210 Prince Philip Dr.
🚙 Free parking (Queen's College parking lot 19)

Readings · Refreshments · Merriment · Prizes · Books for sale · Everyone welcome

We're spending the weekend at @nlhistorical.bsky.social's Up She Rises! A Public Forum on Women and Gender in NL History.

Find us in the Bruneau Atrium on Saturday and Sunday with some brand new titles and perennial favorites .

Full schedule @ www.nlhistory.ca/program/

"We called this experiment research-creation, believing that there is no creation without research, and no research without creativity."
Read Sheena Wilson and Lisa Moore's Author's Note in @energyhumanities.bsky.social here: www.energyhumanities.ca/news/we-were....

@claudettec.bsky.social Yes, the book will be available at all Indigo (Coles, Chapters) locations in NL after the pub date, among other book and gift shops. Indigo customers outside of the province can have the book shipped to their local store. Thanks @storiedselves.bsky.social!

In the centre, the cover of 'Dear Mr. Smallwood: Confederation in the words of those who lived it' by Sonja Boon and Vicki S. Hallett. The cover is bright red with a vertical line of dark-rimmed eye glasses along the margin. On the right, the text 'The lives and stories of everyday Newfoundlanders and Labradorians at the time of Confederation — told through letters written to J.R. Smallwood'

Drawing on one of the province’s richest archival treasures, the letters written to J.R. Smallwood, contributors unearth the hopes, dreams, discontents, and desires of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians at the time of Confederation.

Coming mid-November @
memorialuniversitypress.ca/.../D/Dear-M...

A blue background with a dark ferris wheel. The book 'Performance and Protest: Inuit of Labrador and the World's Columbian Exposition' by Nigel Markham is on the right, depicting a studio photo from 1893 of a number of Inuit from Labrador dressed traditionally. On the left, the text reads "By unraveling the complexities of their representations and experiences, Performance and Protest offers valuable insight into Inuit resilience and agency in the late nineteenth century. Coming November 5. www.memorialuniversitypress.ca"

In the fall of 1892, sixty Inuit from coastal Labrador were recruited for an ethnological exhibit at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Performance and Protest documents their trials, challenges, and resilience.

Coming soon! Read more/pre-order: memorialuniversitypress.ca/Books/P/Perf...

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
We encourage everyone to learn more about Indigenous history, issues, and perspectives.
Find resources & reading lists @
First Light (tinyurl.com/yeywe5rr)
Office of Indigenous Affairs (www.mun.ca/indigenous/)
NLPL (guides.nlpl.ca/TR/reading).

Doors are open at the St. John’s Farmer’s Market Book Fair!

"Every one of the photographs with their accompanying text is to be savoured for the unique and complex journey it will send us on."
Read the full review of TautukKonik | Looking Back at journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ar...

@ochrefest.bsky.social begins tomorrow! The schedule is packed with outstanding authors & artists, and on Sunday, Margot Duley joins Marjorie Doyle and Debbie McGee for readings and a discussion titled "The Gripping Hitch: Firm Lines to the Past."
Tickets/schedule @ ochrefest.ca/schedule-2025

The new issue of Atlantic Books Today is here! In this issue's cover story, Erica Butler looks at climate on the page and Lisa Moore and Sheena Wilson’s ‘We Were In It.’

Find a free copy at your local Atlantic bookstore or library, or browse the digital edition at atlanticbooks.ca/our-latest-e...

In the foreground, a large pop-up banner reading Memorial University Press above a coastal ocean scene. In the background, a wall of windows looking onto a sunny day.

We're in the sunny Bruneau Building today for the Canadian Botanical Association's Annual Conference at @memorialu.bsky.social. Drop by and visit us in the first floor atrium!

It's the last day of the #congressh Expo at @gbcollege.bsky.social‬! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat or to browse the MUPress shelves! If you haven't stopped by yet, Expo is open from 9:00-5:00 so be sure to visit us at booth 406!

We’re at Congress! Come visit us upstairs at Expo.