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In a new interview, author Filip Kovacevic of KGB Literati reveals how Soviet spies turned storytellers to spread propaganda & recruit the next generation of agents. Watch the podcast, here: bit.ly/475YZic

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Drawing on research and #caregiver interviews, Surviving Dementia Care shows how to sort the chaos into 4 modes of care, so you can find the right information, and the right kind of support, when you actually need it.

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Join Douglas McKnight on the 3rd of March in a talk on his new book, Echoes of the Past. He will be taking a deep dive into the community’s collective remembrance practices since World War Two.

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This new edition includes a foreword by infectious diseases expert Gerald A. Evans who highlights the persuasive power of media bias on public health as well as the state of Canada's #healthcare system over 140 years later.

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"Nuanced, historical, and wide-ranging, this is an important contribution to contemporary Canadian literary criticism.” Paul Barrett @uofguelph.bsky.social

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“Donna Young's A Bridge to Nowhere takes us to 1980s and 1990s 'unravelling,' 'nowhere places' in the Maritimes and the Prairies with deep sensitivity, nuance, honesty, and brilliance.” Heidi MacDonald, University of New Brunswick
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On March 25, 2026, 7–9 pm, the Toronto #Holocaust Museum hosts a special evening celebrating survivor Rose Lipszyc and the launch of Two Roses: A Story of Deception and Determination in Nazi Germany, a new graphic novel that honours her story.

Details & registration: bit.ly/4tSAI99

The Life of an Enslaved African in the Ottoman Empire and Iran has been named a Finalist for the 2026 PROSE Awards in the World History category, awarded by the Association of American Publishers.

Congratulations, @behnazmirzai.bsky.social!

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"The name Jocelyne Bourgon is destined to be cited in the pages of Canada’s history." @patricedutil @torontomet.bsky.social
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Democracy’s Second Act lays out how we can get to a new wave of democracy, one where citizens are real problem-solvers and not just spectators.

“What a vision. What a book” - Uffe Elbæk

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“People were using graffiti as a tool to express their political discontent in an otherwise censored state.” – @alexislerner.bsky.social

Listen to Alexis Lerner discuss her latest book, Post-Soviet Graffiti, on a new episode of the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast: bit.ly/3MV4A42

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“Whether you’re curious about AI or if it scares you to death, with Humans of AI Joseph Wilson provides us with a deep background field guide to technology that may, or may not, change our entire lives and world.” Shawn Micallef, Author
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Join author D. Grant Campbell in conversation with Lynne C. Howarth for the launch of Surviving Dementia Care: The Realities of Caregiving on Thurs Mar 12, 6-8pm EDT at the UofT Bookstore. dgcampbell26.bsky.social

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Presented by @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social, the #NationalJewishBookAwards are “the most prestigious North American awards for Jewish books.”
The 2026 National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category has been presented to People Without History Are Dust by @ankahajkova.bsky.social!

Democracy’s first act built our institutions. Its second must build democratic publics.

@petermacleod.bsky.social & @richard-tk.bsky.social argue how hollowed-out civic life demands a new, participatory “second act” for democracy.

Read an excerpt in @thewalrus.ca: bit.ly/4kSvbew

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Read a new article by Peter Macleod and Richard Johnson exploring a new era of #democracy: a shift from seeing citizens as risks to be managed to instead recognizing them as a powerful resource for solving shared problems.

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A “spatial revolution” after 1917 is at the centre of Red Migrations, recognized by @aatseel.bsky.social as Best Edited Multi-Author Scholarly Volume.

“Red Migrations has the potential to shape future scholarship through compelling analysis of ‘red’ transnational flows and networks.” #SovietHistory

Thank you for sharing this. We are delighted to recognise William C. McKeown’s remarkable new edition of The Stones of Venice with our 2025 Book Prize. His scholarship, intro, and editorial work bring fresh insight to one of Ruskin’s most significant works. Thrilled to see it reach new readers.

“Unabridged new editions of any major #Ruskin book are rare ... but The Stones of Venice ... is that and more.”

The @ruskinsociety.bsky.social has awarded its 2025 Book Prize to William C. McKeown’s edition of The Stones of Venice, which features a new introduction, editor's notes & writings.

#Dementia care isn’t a set of skills to master. It’s a deeply human experience to endure and understand.

Surviving Dementia Care reimagines #caregiving through 4 clear modes: Describing, Understanding, Advocating, and Imagining.

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At this year's conference for The Association of Canadian Studies in the German-speaking Countries we will be showcasing an exciting selection of titles from the University of Toronto Press

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"Nurses think about death more than most people. Doctors may see a patient’s death as a failure, but for nurses it doesn’t call our practice into question." Read an excerpt of The Handover in the @thestar.com: bit.ly/3OC35rX

Jocelyne Bourgon's A Public Servant’s Voice is not only a memoir, but a practical book that will help guide current and future public sector leaders.
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Comparing the fictional depictions of marriage cases with historical law, By Consent Alone provides a unique window into medieval thought and the culture of marriage, often not as it was, but as it was wished to be. @IllinoisStateU #GermanStudies #MarriageLaw

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Pre-order your copy of Two Roses: A Story of Deception and Determination in Nazi Germany. In this graphic memoir, Miriam Libicki illustrates the memoirs of thirteen-year-old Rose Lipszyc and her aunt, Róza Finkielsztajn.
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Citizens are the center of a movement reshaping democracy today.

Democracy’s Second Act “makes a powerful case that politics needs the people.” – Jane Suiter @ucddublin.bsky.social

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Discover how queer studies, book history, and visual culture intersect in this fascinating essay collection, and how a variety of media have helped shape queer community – from zines, to romance novels, to social media.

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Lisa DiGiovanni on the dangers of 'Militarized Masculinity' — and the leaders who thrive on it On this week's 51%, we speak with Keene State College Professor Dr. Lisa DiGiovanni about "militarized masculinity," and the connection between authoritarianism, state violence, and misogyny. In her new book, Militarized Masculinity in Spain and Chile, DiGiovanni outlines how hyper-masculinity and the idolization of the military contributed to the rise of Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco in the 1930s and Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s. In both cases, DiGiovanni says backlash to social progress for women and minorities helped catapult these men to power. She also examines...

For WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Jesse King speaks with Keene State College Professor Dr. Lisa DiGiovanni about her book Militarized Masculinity in Spain and Chile, and the connection between authoritarianism, state violence, and misogyny.
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Uncover the lives of those who were doubly marginalised, not only persecuted as Jews but also as queer individuals. It confronts the ways in which history has excluded their experiences

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“Just the book I’ve been waiting for! Drawing on years of fieldwork, Joseph Wilson reveals—as only a skilled anthropologist could—the human stories behind the twenty-first century’s most hyped technology." Graham M. Jones @mit.edu
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