Small Alberta Books for Everyone

Easy to sneak into a stocking, slip under a pillow, or add a bow to, these small— but impressive— Alberta books are handy to have around for the unexpected moments when you find yourself needing another gift.

Laser Quit Smoking Massage by Cole Nowicki

A series of short non-fiction pieces, Laser Quit Smoking Massage explores the peculiarities of the urban and rural centres of the Canadian West. From prairie towns to sprawling cities, Cole Nowicki’s witty, insightful, and ever curious reportage explores the evolving states of community, family, and belonging.

Laser Quit Smoking Massage

Cole Nowicki

Published: Apr 01, 2024 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390900

Writing Ukraine by Myrna Kostash

Myrna Kostash’s term as writer in residence at Athabasca University began shortly after the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2022. In this essay, based on her writer-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, Kostash offers a self-critical reflection on her body of work and considers how her visits to Ukraine and the ongoing war have nuanced her writing about and understanding of Ukrainian Canadian identity.

Writing Ukraine

Myrna Kostash

Published: Aug 27, 2024 by Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 9781771994224

Beyond the Park Edited by Angel Mota

There are more immigrant voices added daily to our conversation on the environment and climate change in this country, and yet, there are lots more to add. Editor Angel Mota has expertly curated each of the pieces in this anthology into a compelling whole about the authors’ connection to natural spaces through olfactory experiences. Most of the contributors of Beyond the Park are immigrant settlers, with their own mother tongues, embracing either English or French, depending on where they settled. The untranslated pieces, written in English or French, Canada’s two official languages, complicate the cultural and linguistic idea of the “Two Solitudes.”

Beyond the Park: An Anthology of Ecological Experiences: An Anthology of Ecological Experiences

Diego Creimer , Antonio D'Alfonso , Marie-Denise Douyon

Published: by Laberinto Press
ISBN: 9781777085957

Bogart Creek Vol 3 by Derek Evernden

Collecting the latest and funniest of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden’s laugh out loud funny single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. If life scares the hell out of you one minute and cracks you up the next, you’ll feel right at home in Bogart Creek.

Bogart Creek 3

Derek Evernden

Published: Apr 06, 2022 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754108

Indigiqueerness by Joshua Whitehead, in dialogue with Angie Abdou

Evolving from a conversation between Joshua Whitehead and Angie Abdou, Indigiqueerness is part dialogue, part collage, and part memoir. Beginning with memories of his childhood poetry and prose and travelling through the library of his life, Whitehead contemplates the role of theory, Indigenous language, queerness, and fantastical worlds in all his artistic pursuits. This volume is imbued with Whitehead’s energy and celebrates Indigenous writers and creators who defy expectations and transcend genres.

Indigiqueerness: A Conversation about Storytelling

Joshua Whitehead

Published: Apr 25, 2023 by Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 9781771993913

An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline

An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline, award-winning author of The Marrow Thieves, is the tale of an intricate dance with life-long anxiety. It is about how the stories we tell ourselves can help reshape the ways in which we think, cope, and ultimately survive. Using examples from her books, from her mère, and from her own late night worry sessions, Dimaline choreographs a deeply personal narrative about all the ways in which we tell stories. She reveals how to collect and curate our stories, how they elicit difficult and beautiful conversations, and how family and community is a place of refuge and strength.

An Anthology of Monsters: How Story Saves Us from Our Anxiety

Cherie Dimaline

Published: Feb 15, 2023 by Canadian Literature Centre / Centre de littérature canadienne
ISBN: 9781772126822

Homes by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah with Winnie Yeung

Homes is the remarkable true story of how a young boy emerged from a war zone – and found safety in Canada – with a passion for sharing his story and telling the world what is truly happening in Syria. As told to her by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, writer Winnie Yeung has crafted a heartbreaking, hopeful, and urgently necessary book that provides a window into understanding Syria.

Homes: A Refugee Story

Small Alberta Books for Everyone