Discussions about Indigenizing the academy have abounded in Canada over the past few years. And yet, despite the numerous policies and reports that have been written, there is a lack…
Most publishers will tell you that the book cover is the most important marketing tool you have. The old adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is showing its…
It’s time for your annual reminder that spring is not that far away. Our spring catalogue cover will remind you of yellow daffodils, tulips, and warm sunshine. We always look…
And just like that, the holidays are over and we’re back to our routines of reading, writing, researching, editing, teaching, and learning. To celebrate the start of a new year…
Welcome to the 2018 University Press Week blog tour! This year’s #UPWeek theme is #TurnItUP and we’ll be celebrating the ways in which university presses amplify voices, stories, and subjects…
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Open Access Week Survey. We thoroughly enjoyed watching the responses accumulate and start to lean in one direction or the other. You…
Earlier this week, we at AU Press were holed up in a room with Tim Horton’s doughnuts and the University of Minnesota Press’s Digital Projects Editor, Terence Smyre, for a…
Here at Athabasca University Press, we will be celebrating Open Access Week by publishing our 138th open access book since our founding ten years ago. For the past few years,…
We sat down with Meenal Shrivastava, professor of political economy and global studies and author of the newly released Amma’s Daughters: A Memoir. In this moving work of creative non-fiction,…
For many learners, assessment conjures up visions of red pens scrawling percentages in the top right-hand corner of exams and feelings of stress, inadequacy, and failure. Although learners sometimes respond…