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Federalism: obstacle or engine of redistribution? Federalism is often accused of hindering redistribution. Yet data shows it can also enhance it, depending on political choices.

"Does federalism really prevent the equitable redistribution of income?" Alain Noël, co-editor of Territories of Inequality: How Federalism and Redistribution Interact, in Policy Options.

More CBC coverage of The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife by John Sandlos and Arn Keeling. Listen to their interview with Hilary Bird on The Trailbreaker. buff.ly/N9QGIVR

Letters from the Afterlife: The Post-Holocaust Correspondence of Chava Rosenfarb and Zenia Larsson - Musée de l'Holocauste Montréal Join us on October 30th at the Montreal Holocaust Museum for an in-person book talk at 7 pm with Goldie Morgentaler, the editor of Letters from the Afterlife.

Join Goldie Morgentaler (editor) and Krzysztof Majer (one of the translators) for a book talk about Letters from the Afterlife: The Post-Holocaust Correspondence of Chava Rosenfarb and Zenia Larsson at the Montreal Holocaust Museum on October 30.

Juan Llamas-Rodriguez on the legacy of Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También What does Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También reveal about Mexico at the turn of the twenty-first century? Annenberg assistant professor Juan Llamas-Rodriguez explores the original reaction to the…

Thanks to the Annenberg School for Communication for producing this brilliant interview with Juan Llamas-Rodriguez on the legacy of Y Tu Mamá Tambien. Love that Queer Film Classics t-shirt!

A stimulating disquisition Stuart Walton reviews Euphoria and Symposia: The Dialectic of Desire in Thinking, Drinking, and Well-Being by Kieran Bonner.

"Euphoria and Symposia has some sharp critical points to counter the arguments of both prohibitionists and libertarians alike." Thanks to Stuart Walton for a very fine review of Euphoria and Symposia in The World of Fine Wine.

Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre

Join the authors of Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees for the launch of their book in Winnipeg on Saturday, October 18!

Securing the Continental Skies - Canada's History Book review: In this detailed and impressive study, Trudgen traces the diplomatic, strategic and political forces that led, ultimately, to the establishment of a bilateral command.

"In this detailed and impressive study, Trudgen traces the diplomatic, strategic and political forces that led, ultimately, to the establishment of NORAD." A review of Securing the Continental Skies by Matthew Paul Trudgen in Canada's History.

Smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes — no wonder we’re addicted The collective behaviours of smartphones — alerts, responsive interfaces, the use of gestures, the knowledge of intimate data — all feed into our reliance on the devices.

"Packed with a growing range of technical features that target our sensory and psychological soft spots, smartphones create comforting ties that keep us picking them up." Stephen Monteiro, author of Needy Media: How Tech Gets Personal, on our addiction to our smartphones.

Montreal After Dark: Nighttime Regulation and the Pursuit of a Global City James Stewart (J.D.M.) speaks with Matthieu Caron about his book, Montreal After Dark: Nighttime Regulation and the Pursuit of a Global City.

Some excellent evening listening: Matthieu Caron interviewed on the Witness to Yesterday podcast about Montreal After Dark: Nighttime Regulation and the Pursuit of a Global City.

Sharing some additional CBC coverage of last week's 200th anniversary of the Great Miramichi Fire of 1825. Thanks to author Alan MacEachern for contributing to the history of this natural disaster. buff.ly/fkR5uDS

Tomorrow night! @christinamyers.bsky.social and I are helping @danielaelza.bsky.social launch not one, but two books: Is This an Illness or an Accident? (@caitlinpress.bsky.social) and Scar/city (@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social).

Wednesday, Oct 15, @bookwarehouse.bsky.social Main Street, 7 PM!

A recent CBC interview with author Alan MacEachern about The Miramichi Fire: A History. buff.ly/yU251bF

Setup is complete! We are officially in attendance at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025. Come visit us in the Canada Stand (Hall 6.0 | A 133). You can also browse the Rights Canada catalogue online: buff.ly/2BACFDM

Resilience baked in Curve Lake First Nation archives, says author of new book – Anishinabek News

Thank you to Anishinabek News for this excellent coverage of Students by Day: Colonialism and Resistance at the Curve Lake Indian Day School by Jackson Pind.

ICYMI: Authors John Sandlos and Arn Keeling on CBC's On the Go, discussing The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife. buff.ly/IcDlznJ

'The Price of Gold' book launch set for Oct. 16 in Yellowknife Corporate greed and inadequate regulations led to death and environmental destruction

"The North will be under increasing pressure to develop more mines as the demand for rare earth minerals grows. If all interested parties are not on their toes, another environmental tragedy could be just around the corner." The Price of Gold launches this week in Yellowknife!

New book reflects on history of Giant Mine - CKLB Radio The story of the Giant Mine is one that most Yellowknife residents know well, but two authors have come together to share their findings on the legacy the mine has left behind, from the societal to…

"Foresight and planning and thinking about the future, and not just thinking about the short term when it comes to development projects, is very, very important.” The message at the heart of The Price of Gold by John Sandlos and Arn Keeling shared by CKLB in the NWT.

Four inspiring Canadian-written books about those who have broken barriers Pumpkin spice? Meh. Here are some real treats to warm up to this October.

Many thanks to the Ottawa Citizen for including Huda Mukbil's award-winning book, Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, in this round-up of inspiring Canadian stories!

The distrust revealed in one word — ‘aftercare’ — meant I had to leave CSIS. A book excerpt from an agency pathbreaker Despite excelling at an exam required for a promotion, a former colleague's candidacy was rejected. His manager told him "go complain to Allah."

As a Muslim woman of African and Arab heritage, Huda Mukbil broke barriers as an intelligence officer in CSIS. In this Toronto Star excerpt from Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism, she begins to organize for lasting change.

Join Sirous Houshmand for the launch of his book, The Darkest Night Brings Longer Days: Surviving War and Iran's Evin Prison in Toronto on Sunday, October 26!

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Book citations for recent books by Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte, Michael Serres and Bruno Latour, Slavoj Žižek, and Jodi Dean.

Backyard Theory Group included us in this fab summer line-up for their book club @stevenvanwolputte.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social

What a wonderful event!

On Wednesday evening, Martha Langford launched her new book, A History of Photography in Canada, Volume 1: Anticipation to Participation, 1839–1918, at the McCord Stewart Museum.

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NEW Heritage Minute: Anne Innis Dagg Enjoy these Heritage Minutes brought to you by Historica Canada! While free to view and share, these productions remain under copyright. Re-uploads or modified versions are strictly prohibited…

Watch this new Heritage Minute featuring Canadian zoologist Anne Innis Dagg!

Learn more about her remarkable life in her memoir, Smitten by Giraffe: My Life as a Citizen Scientist buff.ly/AFZLJpG

Authors John Sandlos and Arn Keeling on CBC's On the Go discussing their new book, The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution, and Resistance in Yellowknife.

Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees CommonWord Bookstore and Resource Centre

Join the authors of Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees for the launch of their book in Winnipeg on October 18!

Book Launch: Bohdan Kordan | Audreys Books Edmonton's Oldest Independent Bookstore selling new books for adults and children

Join Bohdan Kordan for the launch of No Place Like Home in Ottawa tomorrow evening!

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Join Adrian Ciani for the launch of his book, Contesting Zion: The Vatican, American Catholics, and the Partition of Palestine, at the Toronto School of Theology on Thursday, October 9!

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Our iPods, ourselves: a new book explores how we came to adore our devices We took them everywhere and even engraved them. Then all of a sudden they had skins. As one theorist notes, the skins' arrival “explicitly connects the iPod to flesh, to

"From the start, the iPod’s surface was fetishized by Apple and Apple customers alike." Read more about iPods in Stephen Monteiro's new book, Needy Media, featured in the Toronto Star.

Our iPods, ourselves: a new book explores how we came to adore our devices We took them everywhere and even engraved them. Then all of a sudden they had skins. As one theorist notes, the skins' arrival “explicitly connects the iPod to flesh, to

Interested in how iPod personalization practices - the engravings, the tattoos, the skins - helped set the stage for today’s device intimacy? Check out the Toronto Star’s excerpt from Needy Media, my new @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social book.

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A History of Photography in Canada - New Brunswick Museum The deposit copy of Martha Langford’s long awaited book, A History of Photography in Canada [Volume I – Anticipation to Participation] (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2025) has just been received…

Many thanks to the New Brunswick Museum for sharing photos from A History of Photography in Canada by Martha Langford. The first volume has just published - take a sneak peek here: