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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.
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
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We're looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the IPAC Victoria event: The Trust Imperative: Navigating Change in BC's Public Institutions. George Abbott, author of "Unceded," will be on the panel and signing copies of his book!

https://ipac-victoria.ca/events/climate-t2wee-ewaa5
The Trust Imperative: Navigating Change in BC's Public Institutions — IPAC Victoria
Public trust is declining across democracies. What does that mean for BC? Join IPAC Victoria for a thought-provoking panel with senior policymakers and academics exploring the future of trust in public institutions.
ipac-victoria.ca
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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According to BC BookLook, "Unceded" by George Abbott is "a clear-eyed examination of how colonial decision-making continues to shape the province today."

https://bcbooklook.com/about/whos-who/

Read "Unceded": https://www.ubcpress.ca/unceded
Who's Who - BC Booklook
George Bowering is the 27th recipient of the province’s $5,000 award for an outstanding literary career, named for the prolific anarchist George Woodcock. FULL STORY
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January 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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On February 7, join the West Vancouver Memorial Library and the District of West Vancouver Archives for "Once Upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells with Bob Muckle."

Learn more: https://ow.ly/NwRs50XTcXM
Once Upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells with Bob Muckle - West Vancouver Memorial Library
In celebration of Heritage Week later this month, Bob Muckle, author of Once Upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells, will talk about British Columbia's fascinating array of famous and lesser-known archaeological sites, from footprints left in mud on Calvert Island 13,000 years ago to remnants of COVID-19 left behind in
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January 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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January 22, 7PM, Museum of Vancouver. Join the Vancouver Historical Society for a lecture with archaeologist Bob Muckle. Drawing from his book Once Upon This Land, Muckle will present an overview of the human past in BC through the lens of archaeology. https://vancouver-historical-society.ca/events/
Events - Vancouver Historical Society
Events JAN 22 2026 Once Upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia 7:00 PM MoVSpeaker: Dr. Bob MuckleDr. Bob Muckle will present an overview of the human past in British Columbia through the lens of archaeology. Beginning about 15,000 years ago and extending through the historic period, the lecture highlights important sites and
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January 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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"Tender Labour" by Jennifer E. Shaw investigates the paid and unpaid labour that young migrants from the Philippines engage in to hold their families together and build a better life. https://bit.ly/49iwnns
Cover: Tender Labour: Migrant Care Work, Filipina/o Young People, and Family Life across Borders, by Jennifer E. Shaw. Painting: two faint handprints in brushed layers of blues, whites, and greens. Beside the cover, in white text against a grey background it reads, "New in Paperback"
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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"The Rise of Tzu Chi" by Chengpang Lee reveals a dynamic Asian religious movement that draws its global success from its capacity to incorporate diversity. https://bit.ly/3KYC7th
Cover: The Rise of Tzu Chi: The Making of a Global Buddhist Movement, by Chengpang Lee. Illustration: line drawings of scalloped flower petals in turquoise, orange and purple surround the title, which is centered. Pale-green line drawings of these same flowers are faintly visible behind. Beside the cover, white text on a grey background reads "New in Paperback"
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Is your 2026 resolution to read more? Now is the perfect time to stock up on books for the new year. Until December 31, take 20% off all books on our website using discount code BRRR25 at checkout! ❄️

Start browsing: ubcpress.ca/browse-books
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December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Through biography, "John Hart" by Patricia E. Roy illuminates the political and economic history of British Columbia during the Depression and two world wars. https://bit.ly/49kGcBi
Cover: John Hart: A Businessman in British Columbia Politics, by Patricia E. Roy. Photo: a slender man with white hair and round spectacles smiles at the camera. He wears a three-piece suit, tie, and pocket square, and holds a thick stack of papers. Beside the cover, white text against a grey background reads "Now Available."
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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"After Redress: Japanese Canadian and Indigenous Struggles for Justice," edited by Kirsten Emiko McAllister and Mona Oikawa, is an innovative and critical examination of continuing calls for justice in the wake of state redress and reconciliation agreements. https://bit.ly/3L4niVU
Cover: After Redress: Japanese Canadian and Indigenous Struggles for Justice, edited by Kirsten Emiko McAllister and Mona Oikawa. Illustration: a painting in dark brown and black tones depicts a body of water with cloudy mountains in the distance. Beside the cover, white text on a grey background reads, "New in Paperback."
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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"Sufism in Canada," edited by Geneviève Mercier-Dalphond and Merin Shobhana Xavier, considers how Sufism informs Islam and popular spirituality, opening new avenues of understanding about religiosity and Muslim identities in this country. https://bit.ly/455QNNW
Sufism in Canada: Weaving Islamic Practice and Contemporary Spirituality, edited by Geneviève Mercier-Dalphond and Merin Shobhana Xavier. Photo: the title is superimposed over an Islamic tapestry. The tapestry’s dark green fabric centre in the shape of a pointed arch is bordered by ornately woven patterns in rose and gold tones. Beside the cover, it reads "New in Paperback" in white text against a grey background.
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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In our latest book review, Patrick Lee examines @stundenbower.bsky.social's Transforming the Prairies: Agricultural Rehabilitation and Modern Canada ( @ubcpress.bsky.social 2024)

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Review of Stunden Bower, Transforming the Prairies
Stunden Bower critiques PFRA rehabilitation, showing high-modernist, technocratic policies reshaped Prairie environments, agriculture, and Indigenous lives while entrenching settler colonialism.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Thanks to The British Columbia Review for including "Signs of the Time" by Chris Arnett on their 2025 Reviewer Picks list!

https://thebcreview.ca/2025/12/11/2762-assorted-contributors/
Reviewer picks 2025 (part II)
Reviewer picks 2025 (part II)
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December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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"Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance" by Amy Janzwood reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pipeline development in North America. https://bit.ly/48S3Vra

Available in paperback, ePUB, and open access PDF.
Cover: Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance: Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure, by Amy Janzwood. Photo: a split shot of black liquid. The bottom half of the image is below the surface, while the top half is above, with a textured white background. A few bubbles float on top. The words of the title alternate between black and red type. Beside the cover, white text reads "Now Available."
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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"The Thin Edge of Innovation" charts the origins, potential, and pitfalls of Metro Vancouver’s entrepreneur-led innovation economy, including the tremendous growth of high-tech, apparel, and consumer-oriented life-style businesses in the city. https://bit.ly/4iYEoRy
Cover: The Thin Edge of Innovation: Metro Vancouver’s Evolving Economy, by Roger Hayter, Jerry Patchell, and Kevin Rees. Photo: a multi-story building with lit apartments, blurred through a rainy window. Beside the cover, white text reads "New in Paperback"
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Woohoo! We were thrilled to receive this box of cookies from Nest Catering and Conferences. Thanks, Nest, for spreading the holiday cheer! 🎅🎄
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December 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🔥Our book, First Nations Wildfire Evacuations: A Guide for Communities and External Agencies, offers practical advice, checklists & real stories from 200+ evacuees. Proceeds support Yukon First Nations Wildfire & Indigenous students at the UofA. Get it at @ubcpress.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Happy book birthday to @ubcpress.bsky.social title "Autism and the Culture of Therapy" by Julia Gruson-Wood. We are excited that this book is available in print and braille through your public library, the publisher, or online at:
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December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Thanks to The British Columbia Review for including "Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now" by George M. Abbott on their 2025 Reviewer Picks list!

https://thebcreview.ca/2025/12/10/2761-assorted-contributors/
Reviewer picks 2025 (part I)
Reviewer picks 2025 (part I)
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December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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🎉 Happy to see 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 make 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴' 100 Best Books in 2025!!! @hilltimes.com @ubcpress.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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This Policy Magazine book list taught us two things:

1) There are many great book about Canadian prime ministers
2) We have published several of them

https://www.policymagazine.ca/policy-holiday-book-list-books-about-prime-ministers/
Our Policy Holiday Book Lists: Books About Prime Ministers - Policy Magazine
We're organizing our Policy Holiday Book List this year by theme, staring with books about Canadian prime ministers for every patriotic politico on your gift
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December 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Winner of the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize, "Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity" by Raymond B. Blake shows how Canada's prime ministers have consciously worked to shape national identity through their speeches and rhetoric. #cdnpoli https://bit.ly/4pKsXz5
Cover: Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity, by Raymond B. Blake. Collage: Set on a light background, a grid of small, circular cutouts reveals fragments of newspaper clippings and close-ups of eight white, middle-aged men. Beside the cover, white text reads New in Paperback.
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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What I’m drinking this morning….Love that Murchie’s made a tea in honor of @ubcpress.bsky.social !
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Oooh good choice! We still have a few of the original 50th Anniversary boxes at the office. It's a great tea and it was such a fun collab!
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Our winter sale is live! Through December 31, enjoy 20% off all books on our website.

❄️ Visit ubcpress.ca
❄️ Enter code BRRR25 at checkout
❄️ Free shipping on online orders over $40 (Canadian addresses).

☃️ Happy Reading!☃️
A snowy landscape with white text reading: UBC Press Winter Sale.
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM