Go behind the scenes with Shauna Labman, author of "Crossing Law's Border." ...more

Author David Webster tells us the story of the excellent, and fitting, cover for "Challenge the Strong Wind." ...more

Larry Beasley summarizes his 2019 book, "Vancouverism." ...more

"Coordinating an edited book is tasking! Way more than I thought when I first started out on the idea - try coordinating writers on twelve chapters!" ...more

Infants experience income-related food insecurity most notably through its effect on infant feeding practices. Infancy, as opposed to other childhood stages, suffers from the highest rate of child poverty in Canada – also a time when poverty has its greatest health impact. We now know that the first 1,000 days from conception to two years is the most crucial time for opti­mizing growth and development. The focus of my new book "Out of Milk: Infant Food Insecurity in a Rich Nation" exposes infant food insecurity as an urgent social justice, health equity and public policy issue that until now, has been largely ignored as a social problem. ...more

"The Geography of British Columbia: People and Landscapes in Transition" was written as a text book mainly for university students, but it is much more than a text book and very readable by anyone interested in the development of British Columbia. ...more

Behind-the-scenes accounts of movies and plays can be more interesting than the plays and movies themselves. Alas, what follows about my recently published UBC Press book, "Indigenous Empowerment through Co-management," lacks scandal, backstage catfights, high-flying impresarios and stories of outrageous behaviour by famous (or infamous) actors. What it does have, I hope, are interesting insights into how a book like mine came to be. It might even encourage some to read it. ...more

Megan Brand (Production Editor) digs into the open-access model and Alex Marland's new project, "Inside the Campaign.]," soon to be available in print and open-access. ...more

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UBC Press publishes several books related to families and the concept of "family" in Canada. What is family? What does research say about family in the 21st Century? This Family Day, put family first... and then read a good book. ...more