Royal Collins Publishing Group Sponsors 2026 CEAL Social Hour,
Unveils Strategic 2026 Catalog at AAS Annual Conference in Vancouver

Canadian academic publisher welcomes 160 global delegates to British Columbia and premieres new titles spanning maritime heritage, East Asian diplomacy, wartime documentation, and Chinese urban archaeology

VANCOUVER, BC — March 8, 2026 — Royal Collins Publishing Group Inc. today announced its official sponsorship of the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Social Hour at the 2026 Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference, to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre from March 11 to 15, 2026. As the conference’s local host publisher in British Columbia, Royal Collins will also premiere its 2026 catalog, featuring a curated pipeline of titles in Chinese maritime heritage, classical arts, historical archives, and the broader humanities.

CEAL Social Hour

The CEAL Social Hour will take place on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in West Meeting Room 301 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Royal Collins extends a warm welcome to the 160 library directors, collection specialists, and scholars traveling from institutions across North America, East Asia, and Europe. The Social Hour provides a dedicated forum for high-level dialogue on collection development, digital access, and the future of East Asian studies resources in research libraries worldwide.

“As a Vancouver-based publisher, hosting CEAL delegates in our home province carries special significance for our team,” said Bob Song, President of Royal Collins Publishing Group. “Over the past decade, we have built our catalog title by title in close partnership with research librarians. This sponsorship reflects our gratitude to the CEAL community and our commitment to serving the scholarly infrastructure that connects Eastern and Western academic traditions.”

2026 Catalog Premiere at Booth 301

Following the Social Hour, Royal Collins invites all conference delegates to visit Booth 301 throughout the main exhibition, March 12–15, 2026. This year’s catalog reflects a strategic deepening of the publisher’s focus on premium visual books, Chinese historical archives, classical arts, and the humanities. Attendees will have the opportunity to preview the following highlights from the 2026 list:

China’s Maritime Cultural Heritage: Protection, History, and Policy (Forthcoming, Spring 2026)
By Qu Jinliang. The first comprehensive English-language scholarly monograph on the protection of China’s underwater and coastal cultural heritage. This landmark volume examines the legal frameworks, archaeological methodologies, and policy evolution that govern one of the world’s most significant maritime heritage programs.

Japanese Missions to Tang China in Chang’an (618–907 CE) (Forthcoming, Spring 2026)
By Han Yangmin. Featuring 124 color illustrations and rare visual materials, this study reconstructs the maritime routes and cultural diplomacy of Japanese missions to the Tang capital—exchanges that reshaped the political and intellectual landscape of East Asia.

Human Enclosures: A Documentary Investigation of Atrocities Committed by the Japanese Invaders in Kuancheng, Hebei (New, 2026)
By Zhang Mingyun. Drawing on a decade of fieldwork and more than 360 survivor testimonies, this documentary volume fills a critical gap in the historiography of the Second Sino-Japanese War. A vital primary source for scholars of wartime atrocities, forced displacement, and civilian experience under occupation.

Histoire des cités chinoises [French Edition] (Forthcoming, Spring 2026)
By Xu Hong. From the pen of one of China’s preeminent archaeologists, this French-language edition guides readers through sixteen ancient metropolises that shaped Chinese civilization. The volume features more than 130 previously unpublished site plans and 3D reconstructions, offering a visual archaeology of China’s lost urban landscapes.

Serving the Global Research Library Community

Royal Collins titles are held in the collections of more than 200 research institutions worldwide, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, the University of Chicago, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Toronto. With more than 600 titles in print, the press remains dedicated to the highest standards of translation accuracy and production excellence in bridging Chinese and Western scholarly communities.

Conference delegates are invited to visit Booth 301, request the 2026 digital catalog, and explore partnership and acquisition opportunities with the Royal Collins team.