Book — In every sphere of life, division and intolerance have polarized communities and entire nations. The learned construction of the Other—an evil “enemy” against whom both physical and discursive violence is...
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Book — In this inventive collection of poems, McCutcheon engages in sophisticated literary play and deploys the Surrealist practices of juxtaposition, cut-up, and defamiliarization. Moving from eroticism to the macabre and from...
Blog — ...You can view all the selections on their website. The Book Publishers Association of Alberta launched their Read Alberta eBooks initiative on February 16. This partnership between Alberta Municipal Affairs’...
Blog — ...AU Press is being acknowledged for its reputation as an innovator in open publishing and an organization that has demonstrated an interest in continually pushing the boundaries of format and...
Blog — ...the Athabasca region in search of independence, adventure, and newfound prosperity. His memoir is a moving portrait of pioneer life in northern Alberta. Dustship Glory In this new edition of...
Blog — ...in-person portion takes place here in Edmonton (we recommend popping over to the Stanley Milner Library on your breaks and grabbing something to drink at Woodwork in the evening). We’re...
Blog — ...forward to a new catalogue season because it means we have the opportunity to learn something new—whether it’s the history of Vorkuta, the site of an infamous gulag in northern...
Blog — ...As the living libraries in Indigenous communities, Elders play a central role in Indigenous ways of knowing and learning. Indigenous ways of knowing, therefore, inherently honour the experiential way of...
Blog — ...to receive Dustship Glory by Andreas Schroeder. This prairie classic is also set in Saskatchewan and tells of Tom Sukanen’s attempt to build a ship in the middle of a...
Blog — ...a deserted island” scenario. I ended up choosing books on topics I’m interested in but don’t know a lot about (I do love learning new stuff). And because I could...