This month, we’re pleased to be reading Shot-Blue, a debut novel by Jesse Ruddock. Rachel is a young single mother living with her son, Tristan, on …
JULY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Shot-Blue by Jesse Ruddock
JUNE BOOK OF THE MONTH: Good Girl by Anna Fitzpatrick
This month, we’re pleased to be reading Good Girl by Anna Fitzpatrick. “On feminism, loneliness, and the question of kink, Anna Fitzpatrick bluntly probes the contradictions of …
MAY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Buffalo is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel
This month, we’re reading Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel, a collection of powerful stories of “Metis futurism” that envision a world without violence, capitalism, …
APRIL BOOK OF THE MONTH: Send Me Into the Woods Alone by Erin Pepler
This month, we’re reading Send Me Into the Woods Alone (Invisible Publishing) by Erin Pepler, a freelance writer from the Toronto area. Send Me Into the Woods …
MARCH BOOK OF THE MONTH: Aquariums by J.D. Kurtness
MARCH BOOK OF THE MONTH This month, we’re reading Aquariums by J. D. Kurtness, winner of Indigenous Voices Award for French Prose in 2018 for Of Vengeance. Check out …
FEBRUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Disorientation by Ian Willams
This month, we’re reading Disorientation by Giller Prize winning author and former University of Calgary writer in residence, Ian Williams. With that one eloquent word, disorientation, Ian …
JANUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH: People Change by Vivek Shraya
We’re excited to be featuring People Change by local author and store favourite VIVEK SHRAYA as our January Book of the Month! Vivek Shraya knows …
OCTOBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Made-Up by Daphné B.
For October, we’re reading Made-Up: A True Story of Beauty Culture Under Late Capitalism by Daphné B. (translated by Alex Manley), a nuanced, feminist, and …
2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards
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SEPTEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson
Welcome to our Book of the Month club! Each month, we invite you to take part in a month-long conversation around a new and exciting …