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MARCH BOOK OF THE MONTH: Aquariums by J.D. Kurtness

Updated on March 7, 2022March 2, 2022

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 …

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FEBRUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Disorientation by Ian Willams

Updated on February 9, 2022February 9, 2022

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 …

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JANUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH: People Change by Vivek Shraya

Updated on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

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 …

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OCTOBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Made-Up by Daphné B.

Updated on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

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 …

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2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards

Updated on September 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Livestream on Sep 17 @ 3 PM (MDT) on the BPAA Youtube Channel. 

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SEPTEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson

Updated on September 13, 2021September 1, 2021

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 …

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AUGUST BOOK OF THE MONTH: What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad

Updated on September 13, 2021August 1, 2021

Each month, we invite you to take part in a month-long conversation around a new and exciting book, hand-chosen by us.  For August we have …

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JULY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Factory Summers by Guy Delisle

Updated on September 13, 2021July 1, 2021

For July we’ve chosen Guy Delisle’s Factory Summers. We snagged an exclusive interview with Guy via Zoom, calling in all the way from the South of France where he lives with his wife and two children.

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Summer Reading List

Updated on September 13, 2021June 4, 2021

It’s summertime and that means summer reading! Browse our list of recommended recent releases here. 

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JUNE BOOK OF THE MONTH: Care Of by Ivan Coyote

Updated on September 13, 2021June 1, 2021

For June we’ve chosen Ivan Coyote’s Care Of.  Writer and performer Ivan Coyote has spent decades on the road, telling stories around the world. For years, …

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  • FEBRUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Liz Harmer – Strange Loop
  • AUTHOR INTERVIEW & JANUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Double Teenage by Joni Murphy
  • NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: River Halen – Dream Rooms
  • OCTOBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha – The Future is Disabled
  • SEPTEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Erica McKeen – Tear

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