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July Recommendations – Read Alberta’s Summer Reading Challenge

Let the games begin!

Our summer reading challenge is back, and we have sooooo many good books to recommend. Every week this summer, we’ll be sharing book lists for each bingo prompt to keep you inspired and motivated. You can see June’s recommendations here.

Ask your local independent bookseller for more recommendations or browse titles in the Read Alberta eBook collection.

Learn more about Read Alberta’s Summer Reading Challenge and download your bingo card here.

Alberta Books with Pretty Covers

We’re sure your mother always told you it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Well, these books are beautiful inside and out. They’re guaranteed to look gorgeous on your shelves (and on your bingo card too)!

This book cover is a work of art that would look just as good framed on your wall as it does on your bookshelf.

The Blue Gate

Kathryn MacDonald

Published: Apr 15, 2026 by Frontenac House Ltd.
ISBN: 9781997580089

Award-winning designer Natalie Olsen created this eye-catching cover.

The Longest Night

Lauren Carter

Published: Sep 09, 2025 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601958

Athabasca University Press consistently delivers stunning book covers, and Abode is no different.

Abode

Jun-long Lee

Published: Sep 16, 2025 by Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 9781771994460

With artwork by author and illustrator Jarret Hartnell, this cover is as intriguing to look at as the story is to read.

Shout Kill Revel

Jarret Hartnell

Published: Apr 17, 2024 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781988903910

Alberta Books by Alberta Authors

Alberta is home to an amazing community of talented authors. Here are just a few of the fantastic authors that reside in Alberta.

Carissa Halton is an award-winning Alberta author.

Revolution Songs

Carissa Halton

Published: Oct 01, 2025 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774391242

Dania Idriss is a Lebanese-Canadian writer who currently lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Tales of the Mountains and the Sea

Dania Idriss

Published: May 01, 2026 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781997534174

Leander K. Lane lives in Edmonton, Alberta, where he was born and raised.

The Road to Shiloh: The Untold Story of the First Black American Community on the Saskatchewan Prairies

Leander K. Lane

Published: May 19, 2025 by Brush Education
ISBN: 9781550599398

DerRic Starlight is a member of the Tsuut’ina Nation with family ties to the Blackfoot Confederacy.

See-Me Street: My Indigenous Journey Through Homelessness

DerRic Starlight

Published: Jun 01, 2026 by Durvile & UpRoute
ISBN: 9781990735929

Carley Mayson was born in Calgary, Alberta.

If I Know Anything About a Knife

Carley Mayson

Published: Oct 13, 2025 by Frontenac House Ltd.
ISBN: 9781997580003

B.J. Wagner is an Alberta-based science fiction author.

The Moon the Sun Forgot

July Recommendations – Read Alberta’s Summer Reading Challenge