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Catch Ep 447 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the final episode of this four-part series, Paul db Watkins, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan, reflects on the power of remixing: ow.ly/bCws50Xk1e2 @wlupress.bsky.social #Canadianpoetry

The Community of Praxis cover image features a multi-coloured outline of two people facing each other with speech bubbles above. The text reads New Episode! Community of Praxis in Conversation: Who Am I in the Classroom?

New Episode of Community of Practice! Brenna and Dave unpack “trickle-down clamping down,” making space for curiosity, and the importance of being surprised in the classroom, and Dave confesses that he’s tired of learning. @brennacgray.bsky.social @davidnwright.bsky.social www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Graphic Refuge Panel Event - 19th November You are invited to the Graphic Refuge panel event with Dr. Dominic Davies and Dr Candida Rifkind

Co-authored by @drdomdavies.bsky.social and @crifkind.bsky.social, Graphic Refuge (@wlupress.bsky.social 2025) explores graphic narratives about a range of refugee experiences. You're invited to a panel event to celebrate the book: www.hcid.city/news/graphic...

Indigenous climate adaptation network launched in Ōtautahi Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles to build resilience and shape global solutions.

Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles to build resilience and shape global solutions.

Decorative book cover of Ecologies in Practice, with the text: We need the contributions of artists of all stripes to help us imagine anew in the uneasy times to come, and this volume helps guide the way.” - Jenny Kerber, Wilfrid Laurier University

Congratulations to Elysia French and Amanda White, editors of Ecologies in Practice: Environmentally Engaged Arts in Canada, winner of a UAAC-AAUC Book Award from the Universities Art Association of Canada! www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/E/Ecol...

Online Launch Event: Community of Praxis Join us for a virtual launch party to celebrate the release of Brenna Clarke Gray's new podcast, Community of Praxis!

Join @amplifypodnetwork.bsky.social Mon, Oct 27, Noon PDT/3pm EDT for a virtual launch party to celebrate the release of Brenna Clarke Gray's new podcast, Community of Praxis! @brennacgray.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/online-lau...

Catch Ep 445 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the second episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, expands on his writing process ow.ly/Fxjv50Xe5Q7 @wlupress.bsky.social

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Best Book Prize Honourable mention
Mention honorable, prix du Meilleur livre

Cheryl Thompson, Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict, and Freedom, 1812-1897

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Catch Ep 444 of #TheAuthorityFile podcast
In this episode, Paul db Watkins, Prof of English at Vancouver Island U & author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black #Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses the themes of his book ow.ly/vGw150X9qlO @wlupress.bsky.social #Poetry @paulwatkins.bsky.social

An image of a Black woman with short hair holding a microphone within the Community of Praxis multicoloured abstract image. The text reads New Episode! Care at the Core with guest Sherri Spelic, found and publishing editor of Identity, Education, and Power

In this episode of Community of Praxis Brenna interviews Sherri Spelic about her book Care at the Core and what reciprocal learning can happen between post-secondary and K-12 educators. @brennacgray.bsky.social @edifiedlistener.bsky.social
On your favourite platform or at www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory critically examines the emergent field of podcasting in academia, revealing its significant impact on scholarly communication and approaches to research and knowledge creation. This collection presents in-depth analyses from scholars who have integrated podcasting into their academic pursuits. The book systematically explores the medium's implications for teaching, its effectiveness in reaching broader audiences, and its role in reshaping the dissemination of academic work.

Forthcoming November 2025, the new paperback edition of Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory, providing substantive evidence of podcasting's transformative effect on academia

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An Evening of Spoken Word & Dub Poetry Join us for a night of discussion, powerful spoken word and dub poetry in celebration of the Poet Laureate of Toronto, Lillian Allen!

An Evening of Spoken Word & Dub Poetry
By Canada Black Music Archives will honour Lillian Allen Oct. 3. www.eventbrite.ca/e/an-evening...

Deyohahá:ge: Wilfrid Laurier University Press - Transforming Ideas

Deyohahá:ge:, “two roads or paths” in Cayuga language, evokes the Covenant Chain-Two Row Wampum, known as the “grandfather of the treaties.” The introduction to Deyohahá:ge:, written by Daniel Coleman, Ki’en Debicki, and Bonnie M. Freeman is now Open Access on our site.

September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and many of the TRC Calls to Action reference the importance of learning about and honouring the Treaties made with Indigenous people. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

The book cover features a truck convoy of celebrating soldiers, and an endorsement from historian Jonathan F. Vance: “The Taking of Vimy Ridge is essential reading for anyone who wants a better understanding of First World War photography.

Coming Soon! The Taking of Vimy Ridge: First World War Photographs of William Ivor Castle, by Carla-Jean Stokes, explores the life and works of a Canadian official First World War photographer known for staging and manipulating his photographs. Preorder now at
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Multicolored silhouettes of people facing each other with speech bubbles above their heads. The text reads New Podcast! Community of Praxis with Brenna Clarke Gray. Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

In episode 1b of Community of Praxis, Brenna and collaborator David N. Wright unpack authentic assessment, how care can be exploited, and contract grading as a practice, in response to episode 1a with Cate Denial @brennacgray.bsky.social @amplifypodnetwork.bsky.social www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Thanks @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social for inviting me and @drdomdavies.bsky.social to talk about our new co-authored book exploring how comics can document & disrupt dominant images of war & forced displacement @wlupress.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/graphic-refuge

WLU Press publishes scholarly podcasts in partnership with Amplify as part of the Resonate stream of peer-reviewed podcasts.

Cate talks about her journey to kindness, the devaluing of teaching and learning in higher education, and the practice of ungrading (including an unessay assignment!). In doing so, Cate addresses what is radical about really assessing learning.

A photograph of Cate Denial, a white woman with short red hair and glasses. The text reads New Episode! Community of Praxis by Brenna Clarke Gray with guest Cate Denial, author of Pedagogy of Kindness.

In this episode of Community of Praxis, Brenna Clarke Gray interviews Cate Denial about her essay-turned-book, A Pedagogy of Kindness. Listen on our website or your favourite podcast provider. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Multicolored silhouettes of people facing each other with speech bubbles above their heads. The text reads New Podcast! Community of Praxis with Brenna Clarke Gray. Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Listen to the introductory minisode on our website or your favourite podcast platform. Community of Praxis is a peer-reviewed podcast in the Resonate Stream of the Amplify Podcasting Network, and is presented by Wilfrid Laurier University Press. www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

Multicolored silhouettes of people facing each other with speech bubbles above their heads. The text reads New Podcast! Community of Praxis with Brenna Clarke Gray. Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Today we launch Community of Praxis, a new podcast with Brenna Clarke Gray. Twice monthly Brenna sits down for critical chats about teaching and learning to invite a more care-centred, student-focused approach into classrooms, while still minding structural limitations like time and precarity.

The cover of Hunger features a murky photograph of a bear in a natural setting, taken by Susan Musgrave at dusk.

Today is the official publication day for Hunger: The Poetry of Susan Musgrave, selected with an introduction by Micheline Maylor! We're thrilled to add this title to the Laurier Poetry Series. For a limited time save 20% on our website with the code NEW20 www.wlupress.wlu.ca/...

The cover of The Weather and the Words features mirror images of poet John Newlove. The blurb reads: The Weather and the Words is a significant contribution to the story of modern poetry in Canada. What a gift to have John Newlove’s correspondence so thoughtfully edited by J.A. Weingarten, and what a pleasure to meet Newlove all over again. Nicholas Bradley, University of Victoria

J.A. Weingarten, editor of The Weather and the Words, talked to Craig Norris of CBC Kitchener-Waterloo about John Newlove's letters. Listen at the link below. For a limited time, save 20% on your purchase of this book on our website with the code NEWLOVE20
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I have 9 copies of Human/Animal (@wlupress.bsky.social) & a bunch of the original animal sketches. DM receipt of donation to one of the gazafunds.com/all campaigns+your mailing address & I'll ship (within the US).

$25=signed copy
$50=signed copy +1 drawing
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The cover of the book The Weather and the Words features mirror images of the poet John Newlove.

A review of The Weather and the Words: The Selected Letters of John Newlove, 1963-2003 (ed. J.A. Weingarten) is up at the British Columbia Review, reviewed by Sheldon Goldfarb thebcreview.ca/2025/08/05/2...

Ken Norris : THE WEATHER & THE WORDS: THE SELECTED LETTERS OF JOHN NEWLOVE, 1963-2003, Edited by J.A. Weingarten THE WEATHER & THE WORDS THE SELECTED LETTERS OF JOHN NEWLOVE, 1963-2003 Edited by J.A. Weingarten Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2025  ...

newly posted: Ken Norris : THE WEATHER & THE WORDS: THE SELECTED LETTERS OF JOHN NEWLOVE, 1963-2003, Edited by J.A. Weingarten / @wlupress.bsky.social ;
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press joins prestigious international Humanities Ebook Collection, an endorsement of the press’s strong and innovative publishing program, with outstanding titles across a range of areas.
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Life Writing Auto/biography, memoir, letters, diaries, as well as scholarly books in this discipline.

US readers, find our Life Writing list for your summer reads on @bookshop.org bookshop.org/lists/life-w...

Catch Ep 434 of #TheAuthorityFile podcast.
In this episode of the series, our speakers, Candida & Dom, authors of "Graphic Refuge: Visuality and Mobility in Refugee Comics," discuss refugee comics as political tools and outline the field of comics journalism. ow.ly/CNjS50Wumut @wlupress.bsky.social