Michelle Lobkowicz
@mlobkowicz.bsky.social
Acquisitions Editor @ualbertapress.bsky.social. (she/her/they)
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We've got new books for a fresh year! Books to help you welcome 2026 from a healthy, happy place!
@houseofanansi.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @simonschusterca.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...
@houseofanansi.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @simonschusterca.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...
New Books for a Fresh Year · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Books to help you welcome 2026 from a healthy, happy place.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
We've got new books for a fresh year! Books to help you welcome 2026 from a healthy, happy place!
@houseofanansi.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @simonschusterca.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...
@houseofanansi.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @simonschusterca.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...
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We are looking for a Junior Editor. The Junior Editor will contribute to the acquisition, development, and funding requirements of an intellectually rich program of books to be published by UBC Press in defined subject areas.
Further information and apply at: https://ow.ly/b5Aw50XX2FQ.
Further information and apply at: https://ow.ly/b5Aw50XX2FQ.
Junior Editor
Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Editorial and Production Services , Level A Job Title Junior Editor Department Acquisitions | UBC Press Compensation Range $5,791.00 - $8,323.42 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:18 AM
We are looking for a Junior Editor. The Junior Editor will contribute to the acquisition, development, and funding requirements of an intellectually rich program of books to be published by UBC Press in defined subject areas.
Further information and apply at: https://ow.ly/b5Aw50XX2FQ.
Further information and apply at: https://ow.ly/b5Aw50XX2FQ.
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Authors beware! There are more miserable scams than ever, and with the help of AI, they are coming thick and fast. Our colleagues at @upmississippi.bsky.social have a great post that we are sharing, with permission.
https://bit.ly/49maqnD ##ReadUP @aupresses.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/49maqnD ##ReadUP @aupresses.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Authors beware! There are more miserable scams than ever, and with the help of AI, they are coming thick and fast. Our colleagues at @upmississippi.bsky.social have a great post that we are sharing, with permission.
https://bit.ly/49maqnD ##ReadUP @aupresses.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/49maqnD ##ReadUP @aupresses.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Some Marshall McLuhan / Harley Parker discussion to start the day. Thanks to the CBC's Calgary Eyeopener for their interest in our new book MUSEUM AS LARGE-ROOM PINBALL MACHINE, edited by William J. Buxton.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Some Marshall McLuhan / Harley Parker discussion to start the day. Thanks to the CBC's Calgary Eyeopener for their interest in our new book MUSEUM AS LARGE-ROOM PINBALL MACHINE, edited by William J. Buxton.
1/2
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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My article about what science memoir is, now up at @hippocampusmag.bsky.social www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/craf...
CRAFT: The Scientific (Memoir) Method by Sarah Boon | Hippocampus Magazine
"Science memoir is an important sub-genre of memoir, and has a lot to offer readers." -- Sarah Boon in her craft column "The Scientific (Memoir) Method."
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January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My article about what science memoir is, now up at @hippocampusmag.bsky.social www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/craf...
Author Myra Bloom with her wonderful new collection, Shelter in Text: Essays on Dwelling and Refuge, co-edited with Kasia Van Schaik. #MLA26
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January 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Author Myra Bloom with her wonderful new collection, Shelter in Text: Essays on Dwelling and Refuge, co-edited with Kasia Van Schaik. #MLA26
ualbertapress.ca/978177212829...
ualbertapress.ca/978177212829...
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NEW for #MLA26:
Alice Munro and the Art of Time by Laura K. Davis
https://bit.ly/4mV07e2
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Alice Munro and the Art of Time by Laura K. Davis
https://bit.ly/4mV07e2
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
NEW for #MLA26:
Alice Munro and the Art of Time by Laura K. Davis
https://bit.ly/4mV07e2
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Alice Munro and the Art of Time by Laura K. Davis
https://bit.ly/4mV07e2
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
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NEW for #MLA26:
Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton.
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social #booksky #books #graphicnonfiction #comics
Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton.
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social #booksky #books #graphicnonfiction #comics
January 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
NEW for #MLA26:
Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton.
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social #booksky #books #graphicnonfiction #comics
Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton.
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social #booksky #books #graphicnonfiction #comics
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The Postcolonial Bildungsroman is well represented at #mla2026toronto, all thanks to the wonderful @mlobkowicz.bsky.social and @ualbertapress.bsky.social team! Many thanks for the picture Michelle!
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The Postcolonial Bildungsroman is well represented at #mla2026toronto, all thanks to the wonderful @mlobkowicz.bsky.social and @ualbertapress.bsky.social team! Many thanks for the picture Michelle!
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NEW for #MLA26:
Shelter in Text: Essays on Dwelling and Refuge, edited by Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik.
https://bit.ly/4p4eXQ4
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Shelter in Text: Essays on Dwelling and Refuge, edited by Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik.
https://bit.ly/4p4eXQ4
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
NEW for #MLA26:
Shelter in Text: Essays on Dwelling and Refuge, edited by Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik.
https://bit.ly/4p4eXQ4
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Shelter in Text: Essays on Dwelling and Refuge, edited by Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik.
https://bit.ly/4p4eXQ4
##MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
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#MLA26:
Living and Learning with Feminist Ethics, Literature, and Art, edited by Dominique Hétu, Libe García Zarranz, Amanda Fayant, and Marie Carrière.
https://bit.ly/3Dmnwnp
##books #reading #literature #CompLit #poetics #highered #MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Living and Learning with Feminist Ethics, Literature, and Art, edited by Dominique Hétu, Libe García Zarranz, Amanda Fayant, and Marie Carrière.
https://bit.ly/3Dmnwnp
##books #reading #literature #CompLit #poetics #highered #MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
#MLA26:
Living and Learning with Feminist Ethics, Literature, and Art, edited by Dominique Hétu, Libe García Zarranz, Amanda Fayant, and Marie Carrière.
https://bit.ly/3Dmnwnp
##books #reading #literature #CompLit #poetics #highered #MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Living and Learning with Feminist Ethics, Literature, and Art, edited by Dominique Hétu, Libe García Zarranz, Amanda Fayant, and Marie Carrière.
https://bit.ly/3Dmnwnp
##books #reading #literature #CompLit #poetics #highered #MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social
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NEW for #MLA26:
The Postcolonial Bildungsroman: Narratives of Youth, Representational Politics, and Aesthetic Reinventions, edited by Arnab Dutta Roy and Paul Ugor.
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##MLAnews @arnabdr.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social
The Postcolonial Bildungsroman: Narratives of Youth, Representational Politics, and Aesthetic Reinventions, edited by Arnab Dutta Roy and Paul Ugor.
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##MLAnews @arnabdr.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
NEW for #MLA26:
The Postcolonial Bildungsroman: Narratives of Youth, Representational Politics, and Aesthetic Reinventions, edited by Arnab Dutta Roy and Paul Ugor.
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##MLAnews @arnabdr.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social
The Postcolonial Bildungsroman: Narratives of Youth, Representational Politics, and Aesthetic Reinventions, edited by Arnab Dutta Roy and Paul Ugor.
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##MLAnews @arnabdr.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social
All set up at #MLA26 Booth 109. Please stop by and check out our beautiful books.
@ualbertapress.bsky.social
@ualbertapress.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
All set up at #MLA26 Booth 109. Please stop by and check out our beautiful books.
@ualbertapress.bsky.social
@ualbertapress.bsky.social
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Acquisitions editor Michelle Lobkowicz is attending #MLA26 and is open to publishing queries and book proposals. Visit her at booth 109A!
Our submissions guidelines are here: https://bit.ly/4cpQT4s
##MLANews @mlobkowicz.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Our submissions guidelines are here: https://bit.ly/4cpQT4s
##MLANews @mlobkowicz.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Acquisitions editor Michelle Lobkowicz is attending #MLA26 and is open to publishing queries and book proposals. Visit her at booth 109A!
Our submissions guidelines are here: https://bit.ly/4cpQT4s
##MLANews @mlobkowicz.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Our submissions guidelines are here: https://bit.ly/4cpQT4s
##MLANews @mlobkowicz.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Please stop by and say hello of you are at #MLA26 this year!
The MLA conference runs January 8 to 11 this year in Toronto. Here's to a great conference!
Be sure to visit Michelle Lobkowicz at booth 109A. She would love to talk books with you.
https://bit.ly/3WBWjSt
##MLA26 #MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social @mlobkowicz.bsky.social
Be sure to visit Michelle Lobkowicz at booth 109A. She would love to talk books with you.
https://bit.ly/3WBWjSt
##MLA26 #MLAnews @modernlanguage.bsky.social @mlobkowicz.bsky.social
2026 MLA Convention
MLA-fullThe 2026 MLA Annual Convention will be held from 8 to 11 January in Toronto. Read about the presidential theme, Family Resemblances. Explore the online program. Make your travel plans in advance. We look forward to meeting in person, and...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Please stop by and say hello of you are at #MLA26 this year!
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Touch the Donkey supplement #290 : seven questions for Aidan Chafe / @ualbertapress.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social ;
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TtD supplement #290 : seven questions for Aidan Chafe
Aidan Chafe is the author of the poetry collections Gospel Drunk (University of Alberta Press) and Short Histories of Light (McGill-Queen...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Touch the Donkey supplement #290 : seven questions for Aidan Chafe / @ualbertapress.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social ;
touchthedonkey.blogspot.com/2025/12/ttd-...
touchthedonkey.blogspot.com/2025/12/ttd-...
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Hello friends, the postcolonial bildungsroman volumes are out now. Please consider checking them out, using them in your research, courses, reviewing them, ordering them for your personal or university libraries, and spreading the word. @ualbertapress.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Hello friends, the postcolonial bildungsroman volumes are out now. Please consider checking them out, using them in your research, courses, reviewing them, ordering them for your personal or university libraries, and spreading the word. @ualbertapress.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social
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#BookReview Dawn Macdonald's poetry collection NORTHERNY reviewed by Alaskan poet John Morgan: "full of high spirits, wit, and intriguing poetic experiments. ... an exhilarating adventure..."
doi.org/10.22584/nr5...
@yukondawn.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social #YukonUniversity #CanadianPoetry
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@yukondawn.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social #YukonUniversity #CanadianPoetry
December 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
#BookReview Dawn Macdonald's poetry collection NORTHERNY reviewed by Alaskan poet John Morgan: "full of high spirits, wit, and intriguing poetic experiments. ... an exhilarating adventure..."
doi.org/10.22584/nr5...
@yukondawn.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social #YukonUniversity #CanadianPoetry
doi.org/10.22584/nr5...
@yukondawn.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social #YukonUniversity #CanadianPoetry
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A holiday treat! Listen to Kate Beaton's CLC lecture on CBC Ideas: https://bit.ly/4fRPZ32.
Then buy a copy of the full-length talk, BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR:
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##CanLit #booksky #class #art #literature #CLC #UAlberta @katebeaton.bsky.social
Then buy a copy of the full-length talk, BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR:
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##CanLit #booksky #class #art #literature #CLC #UAlberta @katebeaton.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A holiday treat! Listen to Kate Beaton's CLC lecture on CBC Ideas: https://bit.ly/4fRPZ32.
Then buy a copy of the full-length talk, BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR:
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##CanLit #booksky #class #art #literature #CLC #UAlberta @katebeaton.bsky.social
Then buy a copy of the full-length talk, BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR:
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##CanLit #booksky #class #art #literature #CLC #UAlberta @katebeaton.bsky.social
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You will find Gary Genosko's biography of HARLEY PARKER: The McLuhan of the Museum in Canada's History Great Canadian Gift Guide.
Check it out!
https://bit.ly/3XVH3C7
Check it out!
https://bit.ly/3XVH3C7
2025 Great Canadian Gift Guide - Canada's History
Our special advertising section is a great source for holiday gifts — including the latest history titles, as well as other new and recent books from Canadian publishers.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
You will find Gary Genosko's biography of HARLEY PARKER: The McLuhan of the Museum in Canada's History Great Canadian Gift Guide.
Check it out!
https://bit.ly/3XVH3C7
Check it out!
https://bit.ly/3XVH3C7
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Alan Brownoff's design of ON BEAUTY was one of the winners in this design competition. We were able to host the traveling exhibition in November. It was another spectacular year for university press book design!
Looking back on the gorgeous designs that were selected for our 60th annual Book, Jacket & Journal Show this year!
Peruse the online catalog: design.up.hcommons.o...
And check out the traveling exhibition schedule: design.up.hcommons.o...
Peruse the online catalog: design.up.hcommons.o...
And check out the traveling exhibition schedule: design.up.hcommons.o...
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Alan Brownoff's design of ON BEAUTY was one of the winners in this design competition. We were able to host the traveling exhibition in November. It was another spectacular year for university press book design!
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yet another birthday chair masterpiece by @mlobkowicz.bsky.social 🦈🎂❤️
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
yet another birthday chair masterpiece by @mlobkowicz.bsky.social 🦈🎂❤️
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Curious about publishing with a university press? Check out this video featuring insights from publishers @pennpress.bsky.social, @utexaspress.bsky.social, @uwiscpress.bsky.social & Wayne State University Press, hosted by Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions.
Publishing with University Presses
Four publishing professionals from academic presses answered questions on: Why publish with a university press? How to choose a university press? And what to expect when publishing with a university press?
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December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Curious about publishing with a university press? Check out this video featuring insights from publishers @pennpress.bsky.social, @utexaspress.bsky.social, @uwiscpress.bsky.social & Wayne State University Press, hosted by Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions.