Top Ten Most Borrowed – May 2024
Alberta readers enjoyed a mix of backlist bestsellers and new releases in May 2024. Discover new eBooks and eMagazines— and old favourites— through the Read Alberta Collection, available through all Alberta libraries.
eBooks
1. Canada as a Settler Colony on the Question of Palestine
Published: Feb 14, 2024 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772127287
2. A Son of the Fur Trade
John Francis Grant
Published: Nov 21, 2008 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772124132
3. Even More Ghost Stories of Alberta
Barbara Smith 
Published: Aug 27, 1996 by Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551050836
4. Shy
Published: Nov 01, 2013 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9780888647436
5. The Albertans
Scott Rollans
, Ken Davis
Published: Aug 30, 2005 by Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9781551055114
6. The Bosun Chair
Jennifer Bowering Delisle 
Published: Apr 15, 2017 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781926455884
8. After the Force
Published: Jan 13, 2022 by Durvile Publications
ISBN: 9781990735080
9. Alberta Blue
Pat Hatherly 
Published: Oct 10, 2021 by Red Barn Books
ISBN: 9781989915028
10. Alberta Nature Guide
Krista Kagume
, Gregory Kennedy 
Published: Sep 01, 2020 by Lone Pine Media
ISBN: 9780986786242
eMagazines
1. Alberta Views, March 2024
The magazine for engaged citizens, our writers provide perspective on the province’s politics, social issues and culture with in-depth analysis relevant to the public interest of Albertans. Recognized for its editorial excellence, Alberta Views has won Magazine of the Year at both the Western and National Magazine Awards.
2. FreeFall, Fall 2023
FreeFall is a literary magazine publishing prose, poetry, non-fiction, and book reviews. We publish new, emerging, and established writers from all across Canada.
3. airdrielife, Spring 2024
A lifestyle magazine for Airdrie and surrounding area.
4. Alberta Outdoorsmen, May 2024
Alberta Outdoorsmen is designed to keep the hunters, anglers and trappers of Alberta up-to-date on the news, issues and events that surround hunting, fishing and trapping. Dedicated to maintaining our great outdoor heritage, Alberta Outdoorsmen tackles all of the issues head-on, providing insights through a great collection of outdoor writers and authors. If you love hunting, fishing and trapping, Alberta Outdoorsmen is the magazine for you.
5. Alberta Outdoorsmen, October 2023
Alberta Outdoorsmen is designed to keep the hunters, anglers and trappers of Alberta up-to-date on the news, issues and events that surround hunting, fishing and trapping. Dedicated to maintaining our great outdoor heritage, Alberta Outdoorsmen tackles all of the issues head-on, providing insights through a great collection of outdoor writers and authors. If you love hunting, fishing and trapping, Alberta Outdoorsmen is the magazine for you.
6. Alberta Views, January-February 2024
The magazine for engaged citizens, our writers provide perspective on the province’s politics, social issues and culture with in-depth analysis relevant to the public interest of Albertans. Recognized for its editorial excellence, Alberta Views has won Magazine of the Year at both the Western and National Magazine Awards.
7. Canadian Cowboy Country, April-May 2024
A western lifestyle magazine that celebrates the heritage, culture, and lifestyle of farm and ranch life.
8. Edify, January-February 2024
Edify authentically reflects Edmonton while telling the stories about people, business, food, arts, design and spaces—all told in an uplifting and entertaining way. We edify our city.
9. filling Station, Issue 81
Experimental literary magazine that publishes art, poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and has been around for 25 years
10. Funicular, Volume 5 Issue 1
Funicular Magazine publishes short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry from emerging and established Canadian writers, as well as work from writers around the world. Funicular Magazine is made in Edmonton, Alberta.
“No Definition of Alberta Culture is complete without recognizing the herculean efforts of Alberta publishers to bring the prodigious talents of Canadian writers to eager readers everywhere.”
~ Steve Budnarchuk, Audreys Books