Reading Red by the Brook or in Bed
Roses are red, Violets are blue
books Come in all colours
And there’s certainly one for you …
It’s Spring, the world is puddle-wonderful, the colours of the rainbow are waving up high, and it’s time to celebrate the wonderful work designers do. Read Alberta asked members of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta to send us covers of books that span the entire spectrum. In the months that follow, we will feature book covers from Alberta publishers in all the colours of the rainbow, starting with RED…
MUSING
Jonathan Locke Hart
Working within the framework of a classic poetic form, Jonathan Locke Hart embarks on an extended meditation on our rootedness in landscape and in the past.
Jonathan Locke Hart
Published: Apr 01, 2011 by Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 9781897425909
10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada
Aaron Hughes
Revisiting ten notable days from recent history, Aaron W. Hughes invites readers to think about the tensions, events, and personalities that make Canada distinct.
Aaron Hughes 
Published: Aug 15, 2022 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772126327
After Alice
Karen Hofmann
After retiring from the heady world of academia, Sidonie von Täler has returned to the small Okanagan Valley town she escaped in her youth for the lights of the big city. The family orchard has since gone to seed, and ever decades later Sidonie still finds herself living in the shadow of her deceased older sister Alice.
Karen Hofmann 
Published: Apr 01, 2014 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781927063460
Canadian Outdoor Survival Guide
Duane Radford
This book is straightforward, practical guide for taking care of yourself (and others) in a survival situation with crucial, basic survival skills required for an emergency situation during all four seasons in all wilderness areas of Canada.
Duane Radford
Published: May 15, 2022 by Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551056050
Weird Canadian Traditions and Superstitions
Lisa Wojna
Don’t walk under ladders! Place a star on the top of your Christmas tree. Superstitions and traditions often govern how we participate in life. But what of the uniquely Canadian superstitions and traditions practised across the country? Discover Canada’s weird traditions and superstitions in this fun-packed collection!
Lisa Wojna 
Published: Aug 17, 2009 by Blue Bike Books
ISBN: 9781897278581
How the Polish Created Canada
Jacek Kozak
For generations, the Polish have been among the top ten immigrants to Canada. With them has come their rich culture, religious strength and steadfast work ethic, which have all contributed to many outstanding achievements in the development of our country. Canada owes a debt to Polish Canadians for Medicare and multiculturalism, beautiful music and the ”black gold” hewn from its coalmines, for the Queen’s Plate horse race and delicious cuisine. This book will give you a taste of just how the Polish created Canada.
Jacek Kozak
Published: Nov 17, 2011 by Dragon Hill Publishing
ISBN: 9781896124568
The Red Chesterfield
Wayne Arthurson
The Red Chesterfield is a delightful, unusual novella that upends the tropes and traditions of crime fiction while asking how far one person is willing to go to solve a crime, be it murder or the abandonment of a piece of furniture.
Wayne Arthurson 
Published: Oct 15, 2019 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773850771
Victoria Callihoo
Cora Taylor
Victoria Callihoo was born before Canada was a nation, and was a grandmother by the time Alberta became a province. She travelled with her family on the buffalo hunt on a Red River cart when the herds were so numerous they resembled a moving brown sea. She embraced her Metis heritage and shared her stories with her children and her friends. Through her stories, she inspires us with the perspective of a strong woman in the early days of our country. She gives us a window onto the world of the Metis and provides us with an image of what it was like to be a woman during the time of the buffalo hunt.
Cora Taylor 
Published: May 01, 2009 by Eschia Books
ISBN: 9780981094243
The Party Is Here
Georgina Beaty
Edgy and darkly humorous, these stories introduce us to women grappling with climate, fertility, and their relationships with each other, all as they teeter on the verge of transformation. A figure skater in a warming world quits, only to find herself embroiled in the politics of ice; a graduate student becomes progressively unhinged as she reports on the unravelling of her Patagonia research project; an artist finds an unconventional use for her own frozen eggs; a park ranger at Joshua Tree National Park goes to extreme lengths to save his beloved tortoises.
Georgina Beaty 
Published: Sep 27, 2021 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298931
The Rangeland Derby
Glen Mikkelsen
In 2023, the Rangeland Derby celebrates its 100th anniversary. There is simply no other race like it. The Calgary Stampede’s Rangeland Derby brings together a unique community of men, women and horses for the toughest teamster competition in the world! This book takes its hat off to this incomparable contest and gallops into the lives, stories and true tall tales of the men and women in a community that has no equal.
Glen Mikkelsen 
Published: Mar 01, 2023 by Folklore Publishing
ISBN: 9781773110134
The Ghost of You
Margarita Saona
Nothing says post-anthropocentric like Saona’s stories. Her characters, resisting gender and other labels inhabit cities that while existing in the real world, refuse to be pinned down on a map. In Saona’s stories, animals behave like humans, humans, like animals, or the elements, in a relentless phantasmagoria reminiscent of ancient mythology.
Margarita Saona
Published: Mar 31, 2023 by Laberinto Press
ISBN: 9781777085926
Redcoats-ish
Jeff Martin
Redcoats-ish, Jeff Martin’s War of 1812, collects the complete 101 comic strip run of weekly web-comics featuring the misadventures of John and George, two not-so-fearless men of the Canadian militia. Heeding the call to defend Canada against the invading American army, John and George are now doing their best to be heroes, whilst also working hard to avoid battles, marching, danger or anything else that involves effort. This a good fun read for anyone looking for War of 1812 adventures that make you chuckle.
Jeff Martin 
Published: Sep 24, 2014 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9780992150860
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~ Steve Budnarchuk, Audreys Books