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Read Alberta Bestsellers April 2022

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: April 2022

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: May 2022

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: May 2022

New Releases May 2022 #ReadAlberta

New Releases

New Releases: May 2022

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is April 30th, 2022

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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day 2022

Ten Books to Read on Earth Day: Five books displayed on a pile of rocks.

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Ten Books to Read on Earth Day

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2022 Alberta Library Conference Round-up

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The Edmonton Poetry Festival Returns

Poets Lived Here: A Story of Early Poetry in Alberta by Shaun Hunter

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Poets Lived Here: A Story of Early Poetry in Alberta

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: April 2022

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An In-Depth Look at Frontenac House

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Happy Trails

Covers and an author photo for the 2022 Alberta Literary Award Finalists that are published in Alberta or have contributed to #ReadAlberta

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2022 Alberta Literary Awards Shortlist

Read Alberta Bestsellers - March 2022

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: March 2022

Read Alberta New Releases - April 2022

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New Releases – April 2022

Ellen Kartz interviews Naomi McIlwraith

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Becoming a Fluent Listener: Ellen Kartz Interviews Naomi McIlwraith

Eight Books for World Water Day: six books are displayed

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Eight Books for World Water Day

Alberta Library: Sylvan Lake Municipal Library by Jessie Bach

Beyond the Stacks

Alberta Library Profile: Sylvan Lake Municipal Library

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: March 2022

Book Publishing

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: March 2022

Red Barn Books celebrates Flores LaDue with children's book and letter-writing campaign

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Red Barn Books celebrates Flores LaDue

ReadAlberta Bestsellers - February

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: February 2022

Crow Reads Podcast (inked illustration of a crow standing on a book)

Crow Reads

Rayanne Haines interviews Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike

Horizons Writers Circle - 2021 Cohorts

Interviews

Mentorship as a Reciprocity

New Releases

New Releases – March 2022

"Weeding" in Alberta Libraries

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“Weeding” in Alberta Libraries

Uche Umezurike: 5 Alberta Books That Inspire Me

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Uche Umezurike: 5 Alberta Books That Inspire Me

Editorial Cartoon for February 2022 by Derek Evernden

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: February 2022

#ReadAlberta Bestsellers

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: January 2022

Beyond the Stacks

Alberta Library Profile: Strathmore Municipal Library

ReadAlberta New Releases - February

New Releases

New Releases – February 2022

Does Your Website have the Shop Local button yet?

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Does Your Website Have the Shop Local Button Yet?

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden - January 2022

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: January 2022

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: December 2021

Lifelong Learners: Holiday Gift Lists from Read Alberta: (header image with decorative text)

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Holiday Gift List: Lifelong Learners

New Releases January 2021 #ReadAlberta

New Releases

New Releases: January 2022

Ellen Kartz interviews Lori Hahnel, author of Vermin

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Ellen Kartz Interviews Lori Hahnel

Little Ones: Holiday Gift Lists from Read Alberta (header image with decorative text)

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Holiday Gift List: Little Ones

Feature image for Derek Evernden's December 2021 editorial cartoon

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: December 2021

Lit Lovers

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Holiday Gift List: Lit Lovers

READ ALBERTA BESTSELLERS - November 2021

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: November 2021

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So, you want to be a travel writer?

Crow Reads Podcast (inked illustration of a crow standing on a book)

Crow Reads

Rayanne Haines Interviews Premee Mohamed

Header image (in vintage type): New Releases of Alberta Books - December 2021

New Releases

New Releases: December 2021

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An In-Depth Look at Freehand Books

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Alberta Library Profile: High River Library

Nine Alberta Novel Recommendations: blue background with orange shapes and an illustration of a women reading a book

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Nine Alberta Novel Recommendations

"Uche Umezurike interviews Norma Dunning, author of Tainna" + photo of Norma Dunning smiling, holding book

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Author Interview: Norma Dunning

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Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: November 2021

Bestsellers - October 2021 #Read Alberta (title image in vintage type)

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: October 2021

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New Releases

New Releases: November 2021

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Alberta’s Open Access Publishers Unlock Literature

Studio Secrets: Jesse Horne featured

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Studio Secrets: Jesse Horne

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Alberta Library Profile: Standard Municipal Library

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The Writing of Stories of Métis Women

10 Alberta Books by Women to Read This Month: four books are displayed

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10 Alberta Books by Women to Read This Month

Uche Umezurike interviews Amy LeBlanc author of Unlocking

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Author Interview: Amy LeBlanc

New Releases: October 2021 (in vintage type)

New Releases

New Releases: October 2021

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: October 2021

Alberta Bestsellers - Sept 2021

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: September 2021

Shop Local: Why to Buy Book Gifts Early This Year

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Why to Buy Book Gifts Early This Year

Crow Reads Podcast (inked illustration of a crow standing on a book)

Crow Reads

Rayanne Haines Interviews Trina Moyles

Uche Umezurike Interviews Kat Cameron, author of Ghosts Still Linger

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Author Interview: Kat Cameron

Alberta Reads Book Club Selection: The Witch's Diary

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‘The Witch’s Diary’ Selected for the Alberta Reads Book Club

Beyond the Stacks with Jessie Bach: Library Card Fees in Alberta

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Library Card Fees in Alberta

Publishing, and the Perfume of Place. Luciana Erregue-Sacchi of Laberinto Press.

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Publishing, and the Perfume of Place

2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Winners!

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2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Winners

Hilary Weston Writers Trust Award 2021 Finalists: Five book covers in e-readers

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Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Awards

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Back-to-School with Alberta Books

Book Talk on Read Alberta with Ken Davis (with book cover for Humane)

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Book Talk with Ken Davis and Anna Marie Sewell

Read Alberta New Releases: September 2021 (written in decorative, "Old West"-inspired type

New Releases

New Releases: September 2021

Feature image for September editorial cartoon by Derek Evernden

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden

Alberta Bestselling Books

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: August 2021

Crow Reads Podcast (inked illustration of a crow standing on a book)

Crow Reads

Rayanne Haines Interviews Titilope Sonuga

Feature image for Uche Umezurike's interview with Rona Altrows

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Author Interview: Rona Altrows

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Writers-in-Residence at Alberta Libraries

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Author Interview: Rebecca Brae

Cover image for Uche Umezurike's interview with Conrad Scott

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Author Interview: Conrad Scott

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Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: August 2021

Book Talk with Ken Davis with Winnie Yeung, author of Homes: A Refugee Story. (Cover of Homes appears next to text. Cover is a picture of Homs, in Syria, with an upsidedown picture of snowy trees in Edmonton at the top of the page.

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Book Talk with Ken Davis and Winnie Yeung

Alberta Bestsellers - July 2021

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: July 2021

New Releases in August 2021. Read Alberta!

New Releases

New Releases: August 2021

Crow Reads Podcast (inked illustration of a crow standing on a book)

Crow Reads

Rayanne Haines Interviews Dr. Micheline Maylor

A Q&A with Sarah Leavitt, author of Agnes, Murderess (Freehand Books).

Interviews

An Interview with Sarah Leavitt

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Beyond the Stacks

Alberta’s Regional Library Systems

Case study - Howdy Im John Ware

Case Study

Case Study: Howdy, I’m John Ware

Book cover image for Humane

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‘Humane’ Selected for the Alberta Reads Book Club

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Author Interview with Bertrand Bickersteth

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Publisher Profile: An In-Depth Look at Stonehouse

Concept art from ROTH by Richard Van Camp

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Richard Van Camp Graphic Novel to be Published by Renegade Arts and Entertainment

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The Canadian Authors Meet: A Glimpse into the Week Calgary Became the Literary Centre of Canada

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Book Publishing

2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Shortlist

Derek Evernden Editorial Cartoon + 6 Books You Shouldn't Put Off Reading

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Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: July 2021

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Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: June 2021

Prairie Indigenous ebook Collection

Library Stories

The Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection

Crow Reads Podcast (inked illustration of a crow standing on a book)

Crow Reads

Rayanne Haines Interviews Ellen Kartz

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Alberta Reads Book Club Shortlist for July/August

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Most Borrowed Alberta-Published Library Books in 2021

Flora Fridays - FEAT. Willow Tree

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FLORA FRIDAYS: Mother Earth Plants for Health and Beauty

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Author Interview: Lisa Martin

Book Talk on Read Alberta: Chasia's Enchantment

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Book Talk with Ken Davis and Hilda Chasia Smith

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Interview with Darrel J. McLeod

Case Study: Mother Earth Plants for Health and Beauty

Behind-The-Scenes

Case Study: Mother Earth Plants for Health & Beauty

Rough: An Interview with Robin Van Eck

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Rough: An Interview with Robin van Eck

Flora Fridays, featuring the book cover image for the Prairie Gardener's Go-To for Vegetables

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Flora Fridays: The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Vegetables

Event Stories

Alberta Kids Can Join the 2021 TD Summer Reading Club

Interviews

Interview with Keith Maillard

A photo of a laptop on a book cart in a library, with the heading Beyond the Stacks with Jessie Bach

Articles

How to “Hack” the Holds List

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Excerpts

Flora Fridays: Old Man’s Garden

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Interviews

Author Interview: Marilyn Dumont

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Articles

Decolonizing the Language of Library Cataloguing

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: June 2021

Flora Fridays feature image with the book cover for Native Plants for the Short Season Yard

Excerpts

Flora Fridays: Native Plants for the Short Season Yard

High Plains Book Awards

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2021 High Plains Awards Finalists

Alberta Bestsellers: May 2021

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: May 2021

Alberta's newly-released books in June and July 2021

New Releases

New Releases: June-July 2021

Sunday Shorts - Sabrina Uswak

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Sunday Shorts: Sabrina Uswak

Wild Roses Are Worth It by Kevin Van Tighem: Book Talk on Read Alberta with Ken Davis

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Book Talk with Ken Davis and Kevin Van Tighem

Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences

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Congress 2021 at the University of Alberta

Sunday Shorts - The End of Me

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Sunday Shorts: The End of Me

Beyond the Stacks with Jessie Bach

Beyond the Stacks

Alberta Public Libraries: By the Numbers

Alberta Reads Book Club

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Alberta Reads Book Club Announcement – June 2021

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Studio Secrets: Jocey Asnong

Author photo of Mandi Kujawa, on a hike with her daughter, Hana, in the mountains

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Author Interview: Mandi Kujawa

Sunday Shorts with cover of Border Markers

Excerpts

Sunday Shorts: Border Markers

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Articles

The Mothers of Stonehouse Publishing

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Alberta’s Historic Literary Spring

The Response of Weeds, winner of a League of Canadian Poets Award

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League of Canadian Poets 2021 Awards

New Releases - May 2021

New Releases

New Releases: May 2021

Hunger Moon - Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

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Hunger Moon a finalist for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

Bestsellers - April 2021

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: April 2021

A mama duck swims with her ducklings behind her in a line, the last one has a pen and notebook. Mama duck: "Pay attention Zoey, the world is passing you by." Duckling with notebook: "...exclaimed the controlling matriarch!"

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: May 2021

Sunday Shorts: Seen Reading

Excerpts

Sunday Shorts: Seen Reading

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Articles

Nisha Patel: 5 Alberta Poetry Books That Inspire Me

Book Talk on Read Alberta: Ken Davis interviews Paul Zits

Interviews

Book Talk with Ken Davis: Interview with Paul Zits

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Interviews

Interview with Rayanne Haines

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Excerpts

Monday Poems: The Response of Weeds by Bertrand Bickersteth

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How to Support Your Local Bookstore at This Stage of the Pandemic

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Recommendations

Eight Books for Earth Day

airdrie reads cover photo

Articles

Shortlist Announced for Airdrie Reads 2021

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Articles

Alberta Libraries Respond to COVID-19

Articles

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day 2021

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Interviews

Shelagh Rogers Interviews Anna Marie Sewell on CBC’s The Next Chapter

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Excerpts

Monday Poems: Ghosts Still Linger by Kat Cameron

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Articles

Surprising Things and Great Local Reads Available at Alberta Libraries

Short Story Month feature

Articles

Five Book Club Ideas for Short Story Month

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Excerpts

Monday Poems: From Turtle Island to Gaza by David Groulx

New Releases: April 2021. #Read Alberta

New Releases

New Releases: April 2021

Covers of the Response of Weeds, Taken By the Muse and Ghosts Still Linger

Articles

2021 Alberta Literary Awards Shortlist

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Bookselling

Welcome, CIBA!

Man holding a book called Purring through the Pandemic, looking at a virtual author reading on zoom, and realizing that the author is "actually a cat"

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon by Derek Evernden: April 2021

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Excerpts

Monday Poems: Exhibit by Paul Zits

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Bookselling

Bookseller Interview: Victor Hugo, Analog Books

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Articles

How to Access the Read Alberta and Prairie Indigenous eBook Collections

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Behind-The-Scenes

Interview with Peter Midgley

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Behind-The-Scenes

Interview with Wordfest’s Shelley Youngblut

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Articles

Shaun Hunter’s Map of Calgary’s Literary History

Bestsellers

Alberta Bestsellers: March 2021

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Articles

Five Book Club Ideas for Poetry Month

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Paul Zits’s EXHIBIT selected for Alberta Reads Provincial Book Club

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Event Stories

Overview of Alberta Book Events

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How to Buy Alberta Books Online

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Albertans Celebrate I Read Canadian Day 2021

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Overview of Alberta’s Publishers

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Overview of Alberta’s Bookstores

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Overview of Alberta’s Public Libraries

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New Releases

New Releases: March 2021

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New Releases

New Releases: January and February 2021

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Articles

Author Interview: Norma Dunning

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Book Publishing

The 2020 Alberta Publishing Awards

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New ownership at Freehand Books

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