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CMU Press CMU Press is an academic publisher of scholarly, reference, and general interest books at Canadian Mennonite University.

Books from CMU Press address and inform interests and issues vital to the university, its constituency, and society.

09/09/2026
September 6 is National Read a Book Day! Which one will you read?
09/06/2026

September 6 is National Read a Book Day! Which one will you read?


09/06/2026

National READ A BOOK Day!

Is the brand new version of the Treaty 1 territory writers and readers festival on your radar? It's now called the Winni...
09/03/2026

Is the brand new version of the Treaty 1 territory writers and readers festival on your radar? It's now called the Winnipeg Book Festival and there will be lots of free events, all at the historic, festive Forks, including Patrick Friesen & his fellow "Poets’ Poets" on Sat, Oct 3 at 2:30 PM. This event is hosted by Ariel Gordon, with books for sale, including Patrick's newest, 'Sightings,' and lots and lots of good conversation.

You can RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/poets-poets-tickets-1995979363005

Mark your calendars for this great Toronto event! Patrick Friesen, author of the poetry collection 'Sightings,' is joine...
08/28/2026

Mark your calendars for this great Toronto event! Patrick Friesen, author of the poetry collection 'Sightings,' is joined by Eve Joseph ('Dismantling,' Anvil Press) and Terence Young ('Give Us This Day,' Signature Editions) for a reading and conversation at the Queen Street location of .
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 at 6:30 PM
RSVP here: flyingbooks.ca/events/6217620260927

Great piece in The Tyee on the difficulties of being a book publisher. (The points about government grants are painful f...
08/27/2026

Great piece in The Tyee on the difficulties of being a book publisher. (The points about government grants are painful for THIS particular small publisher, which has yet to receive a single grant from a municipal, provincial, or national arts org.)
Some key takeaways from this article by Sara King-Abadi:
* “The economics of book publishing are so difficult that we absolutely can’t do this without government funding. There’s no way.”- Books BC chair Laraine Coates
* Only 6.2 per cent of books sold in Canada in 2025 were from Canadian publishers.

Canada’s cultural sector is a faster-growing industry than oil and gas. But workers continue to feel the effects of shrinking funds.

There's nothing a publisher likes more than the need to reprint a book. Here's the arrival of the second printing of 'We...
08/26/2026

There's nothing a publisher likes more than the need to reprint a book. Here's the arrival of the second printing of 'Wearing a Broken Indigene Heart on the Sleeve of Christian Mission' by the wonderful Carmen Lansdowne. Where to get it? One excellent place is right here at CommonWord on the campus of Canadian Mennonite University! 💚📗

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