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Dundurn Press Read with us. These are your stories. www.dundurn.com Dundurn Press is a leading independent book publisher based in Toronto, Canada.

We seek to amplify and elevate exceptional Canadian voices to the world, particularly those that have not yet been discovered or have been previously underrepresented in trade publishing. We publish across numerous genres from literary and genre fiction, to biography, history, lifestyle, and public policy, and middle-grade and teen fiction.

🚨 Recently, there’s been an increasing amount of scams impersonating Dundurn Press staff targeting authors and book publ...
09/11/2026

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We're thrilled to announce that Amaranthine Chevrolet by Dennis E Bolen has been nominated for the Victoria Book Prize! ...
09/09/2026

We're thrilled to announce that Amaranthine Chevrolet by Dennis E Bolen has been nominated for the Victoria Book Prize! ()

In the year 1967, fifteen-year-old Robin drives an antique pickup truck west from Saskatchewan, travelling across farmland and on unmarked roads to avoid police. Like Odysseus striving toward home, he encounters trying situations: men on the run, hippies creating utopia, ma*****na farmers, mechanical breakdowns, a raging forest fire. Robin passes through a massively changing society — a rural culture that, though eroding, hangs on to values of kindness and endurance, and one in which Robin must be both heroic and vulnerable.

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Coming this November — Our Dry Cellar: Lessons in Military Logistics from the Afghanistan War by John Conrad ()Good batt...
09/09/2026

Coming this November — Our Dry Cellar: Lessons in Military Logistics from the Afghanistan War by John Conrad ()

Good battlefield logistics have always been more about people than things. Yet military logisticians in the Canadian Armed Forces have suffered in the cellar — the underappreciated bottom of the institution — for decades. These soldiers were called upon mightily in the summer of 2006 to sustain an infantry battlegroup in one of the world’s harshest theatres. Afghanistan burned as a pyre of quiet desperation for the soldiers of the Canadian logistics battalion — the National Support Element — sustaining Task Force Orion in combat through endless days and overextended lines of communication. This crucible yielded lessons of war that have never been shared before now.

In Our Dry Cellar, John Conrad makes a case for strengthening the logistics underpinnings of the Canadian Armed Forces while unlocking sustainment secrets of the small but gritty Canadian Army and giving human faces to the service and sacrifice of the revered art of battlefield logistics.

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09/09/2026

COVER REVEAL — The Hollow of Evening by Ian MacClayn

In an isolated institution for so-called mental defectives, Joseph Tanat and his fellow inmates hope and scheme for a return to the outside world. As Joseph awaits his case review and potential release, rivalries are formed as all fight over the memory of a former resident who some say escaped and others say was isolated and horribly disfigured in mysterious circumstances.

Grappling with paranoia and a misguided trust in the institution and its values, Joseph is threatened with becoming both victim and participant in a system built on cruelty. The Hollow of Evening explores how deeply institutions are inscribed on the self, and raises questions about the nature and limits of human agency.

Get ready to hit the ice this 🏒 hockey season 🏒 with Mucking in the Corners: Unearthing the 1970s' Quirkiest Hockey Tale...
09/03/2026

Get ready to hit the ice this 🏒 hockey season 🏒 with Mucking in the Corners: Unearthing the 1970s' Quirkiest Hockey Tales by Steve Currier — coming this Fall!

“A non-stop thrill ride through the wacky, crazy, and always hilarious 1970s NHL. Buckle up for this must-have addition to your hockey library!” – Reg Lansberry, author of 9 Goals: The New York Rangers’ Once-in-a-lifetime Miracle Finish

“For anyone who loves hockey, who loves history, and who thinks they know all the stories, this is a must-read.” – Bruce Boudreau, former NHL player and coach

Hockey history is much more than a collection of tales about its legends and champions. In this book, you’ll discover long-overlooked journeymen, one-game wonders, and backup goaltenders who have their own fascinating stories to tell.

Stories of the legendary teams and players take a back seat to the less heralded standouts of the era who shaped the game in surprising ways: Swedish sensation Hardy Åström, the streaky Ross Brooks, the phantom Taro Tsujimoto, the trailblazing London Lions, the fifteen-day Ottawa Civics, and more. Steve Currier delves into the quirky history of forgotten franchises, obscure players, and head-scratching experiments that defined the 1970s. By focusing on the oddities and misfits of the sport, Mucking in the Corners offers a fresh perspective on hockey’s most chaotic decade.

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NEW RELEASE — Listening Once Again to Our Great Mother: The Fairy Creek Blockades and the Life Story of Pacheedaht Elder...
09/01/2026

NEW RELEASE — Listening Once Again to Our Great Mother: The Fairy Creek Blockades and the Life Story of Pacheedaht Elder Bill Jones by Elder Bill Jones and Karen Moe ()

An inspiring personal transformation through rediscovery of Indigenous self.

In 2020–2021, settlers and First Nations people held what became Canada's largest act of civil disobedience — the Fairy Creek Blockades () — in Port Renfrew, British Columbia. During this fight to save some of the province's and the world's last remaining old-growth forest, the protesters experienced a collective transformation and were reacquainted with our Great Mother. As Elder Bill sat in a tent during a West Coast storm at the height of the Blockades, he experienced the final phase of his personal decolonization when he had a realization that has informed his life ever since.

Weaving together the stories of Elder Bill's personal life and those of his ancestors with Elder teachings, settler feminism, and the story of the Blockades, Listening Once Again to Our Great Mother shares wisdom that will inspire readers to reach their own self-awakening, now and for generations to come.

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NEW RELEASE — Renegade Politics by Wraychel Gilmore!Youth have the answers, and we need to involve them in finding solut...
08/25/2026

NEW RELEASE — Renegade Politics by Wraychel Gilmore!

Youth have the answers, and we need to involve them in finding solutions.

Canada’s patriarchal political system needs a revolution. And youth need allies, those who are willing to leverage their political capital to include youth in developing better policies and programs.

In our legislatures, the House of Commons, the Senate, and the Prime Minister’s Office, leaders are standing up to say that we need to reclaim our democratic processes. Canada’s twenty-fifth ambassador to the UN, Bob Rae; Senators Stan Kutcher and Marilou McPhedran; Order of Canada recipient Irwin Elman; members of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council; and civil society leaders are striving to make political space for the voices of those who actually know what is happening within our schools, mental health supports, and child protection services.

Renegade Politics offers stories of shock, tenacity, inspiration, and hope. It is about challenging the failing stagnant political norms with brutal optimism and conviction to rehabilitate our systems. With an increased sense of humanity and some genuine curiosity, we can bring marginalized youth into the rooms of power and create a more inclusive, just, and caring Canada.

With a foreword by Bob Rae, Canada's 25th Ambassador to the United Nations, this is a book you don’t want to miss.

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Coming this Fall: Dark Phoenix by Jeremy Appel“It's a chilling tale of a woman who appears to be motivated by nothing mo...
08/24/2026

Coming this Fall: Dark Phoenix by Jeremy Appel

“It's a chilling tale of a woman who appears to be motivated by nothing more than her own ascent — and it's only in understanding both her thinking and the tactics she uses to achieve her goals that we can truly push back. Dark Phoenix is an important read for anyone seeking to understand Alberta politics and its unhinged premier.”
— Rachel Gilmore, independent journalist and host of Bubble Pop

“Appel reveals Smith, with her uncanny ability to project empathy and normalize extremist ideas, as a defining figure in our neo-authoritarian age; where the role of government is to enact and enforce the policies of capital, while acting as the stage for reactionary grievance theatre.”
— Jordan Foisy, comedian and lead writer of This Hour Has 22 Minutes

“Not just a biography, but an incredibly detailed overview of an emergent form of authoritarian anti-politics wherein the candidate subscribes to an ideology of nothing except the acquisition of power for power's sake. Jeremy Appel is one of the best journalists working in Canada today. A necessary voice.”
— Dan Boeckner, musician in Wolf Parade

From her short-lived tenure as a Calgary school board trustee to her decision to blow up the Wildrose Party and her most recent re-emergence as the conspiracy-minded, separatist-adjacent premier of Alberta, Smith has always demonstrated a penchant for following the prevailing winds within the global conservative movement.

With a little help from her friends in the mainstream media and corporate world, as well as her undeniable populist charisma and talents as a communicator, Smith successfully used pandemic anxieties and a uniquely Albertan style of grievance politics to mount her seemingly improbable comeback.

In Dark Phoenix, Jeremy Appel charts how Smith has risen from the ashes in alignment with dark, authoritarian forces, who are using the spectre of U.S.-aligned Alberta separatism to restructure the state as a corporate entity, with Smith as its CEO.

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NEW RELEASE — 🧬🎨 Beyond Biology: How Culture Created You.How much of who you are is biology — and how much is culture? T...
08/19/2026

NEW RELEASE — 🧬🎨 Beyond Biology: How Culture Created You.

How much of who you are is biology — and how much is culture? The answer may be more surprising than you think.

From the food we eat to the way we perceive the world, culture influences our everyday lives in profound and unexpected ways. Drawing on the latest research in cultural psychology, Beyond Biology by Jason Martens explores how culture shapes our thoughts, behaviours, and even aspects of our biology.

Now available: https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459756939-beyond-biology

COMING THIS FALL: Unseen Thing by Christopher Dodd“Well researched, thought provoking, and entertaining.”— Michael Clark...
08/17/2026

COMING THIS FALL: Unseen Thing by Christopher Dodd

“Well researched, thought provoking, and entertaining.”
— Michael Clarkson, author of The Poltergeist Phenomenon

"A tantalizing tale from the Township of Mulmur's history, one that will leave you wondering."
— Helen Blackburn, local historian and Creemore Echo columnist

“A compelling exploration of a family’s dream of country life that evolves into a waking nightmare.”
– Mark Leslie, author of Haunted Hamilton and Spooky Sudbury

“Unseen Thing is the most comprehensive consideration of the subject of ghosts and spirits that I have yet read, and it is also the best researched. Christopher Dodd recalls eerie and creepy affairs, notably those that deal with poltergeists and psychokinesis that have been recorded in Canada over the centuries, and he takes them seriously enough to offer a spectrum of opinions.”
— John Robert Colombo, author of Mysterious Canada

In the aftermath of the Great War, the Dobson family retreats to a quiet farm in Mulmur, Ontario, seeking peace from urban life. Their tranquility is shattered when terrifying horse mutilations signal the presence of an unseen thing. In time, the terror moves indoors, turning the farmhouse into a battleground of inexplicable phenomena: phantom knocks, shaking floors, and objects that defy gravity. When the disturbances take a darker, more violent turn, the Dobsons flee. Their ordeal draws journalists and thrill-seekers to the now-famous “Spook Farm.”

As rumours of family intrigue, buried secrets, and supernatural forces swirl, spiritualist investigator Ivan Hutchins joins the Dobsons to unravel the mystery through séances and first-hand inquiry. The story unfolds against a wider tapestry of rural Canadian poltergeist cases, comparing the Dobsons’ ordeal with other hauntings and the patterns they share.

This forgotten chapter of Canadian paranormal history explores why such occurrences echo throughout our folklore, our fears, and our enduring fascination with the unexplained.

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