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Home of Brave & Brilliant poetry and literature. UCalgary Press publishes peer-reviewed academic books that connect expert scholars and readers worldwide.

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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 38m
LCR Publishing is proud to make The Story of ii' taa'poh'to'p available in a free-to-read open access edition. The grandparents of ii' taa'poh'to'p welcome readers to learn from their experience and share insightful lessons from the journey towards the creation of an Indigenous strategy.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Save the Date! On October 8th join Paul Chastko at the Calgary Central Library to discover how the 1914 Dingman "Wonder Well" transformed Alberta's future. Presented in partnership with the Chinook Country Historical Society. Details: buff.ly/5C4cN4m
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
John D. Norton has won the 2026 Lakatos Award for his books The Material Theory of Induction and the Large-Scale Structure of Inductive Inference. A huge congratulations to Dr. Norton for this honour. We can't wait for the LSE prize lecture! buff.ly/0iWZ1jG
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2026 Lakatos Award Winner | LSE Philosophy
John Norton receives the 2026 Lakatos Award for his books The Material Theory of Induction (University of Calgary Press) and The Large-Scale Structure of Inductive Inference (University of Calgary…
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tonight! Join Candas Jane Dorsey to launch her new novel, At the Freak Show at Audreys Books Edmonton. 7:00PM! buff.ly/bY3o4aj
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kelly Kaur never imagined publishing a poetry collection, despite a love for poetry stemming back to childhood. Now her first collection is forthcoming this October. A Power Q&A with River Street Writing: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/7/...
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Next Tuesday! Join Candas Jane Dorsey to launch her new novel, At the Freak Show at Audreys Books Edmonton. www.audreys.ca/events/60144...
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This Wednesday ! Join Jeremy Butterfield, Al Wilson, and Richard Dawid for a lively and fascinating discussion of The Multiverse, chaired by Helen Beebee and David Tiera. RSVP for this online event at philevents.org/event/show/1...
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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
the book of sentences is up for the Archibald Lampman! , a shortlist, a shortlist, my kingdom for a shortlist! / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @arcpoetry.bsky.social ; robmclennan.substack.com/p/the-book-o...
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Kelly Kaur's My Love is a Durian is one of CBC Books 25 Canadian poetry titles we're excited to read this fall: buff.ly/9UuyDTa
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Save the date! Join Candas Jane Dorsey to launch At the Freak Show at Audreys Books Edmonton on September 22! www.audreys.ca/events/60144...
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"At the Freak Show" Book Launch with Candas Jane Dorsey | Audreys Books
Edmonton's Oldest Independent Bookstore selling new books for adults and children
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On September 16, join Jeremy Butterfield, Al Wilson, and Richard Dawid for a lively and fascinating discussion of The Multiverse, chaired by Helen Beebee and David Tiera. RSVP for this online event at buff.ly/Zmix5vk
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There's something cinematic about a courtroom battle over 31 trout . . . Troubled Tributaries, reviewed at Canada's History. buff.ly/SgrZ2fC
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Troubled Tributaries - Canada's History
Book review: Troubled Tributaries explores how evolving ideas of environmental conservation shaped angling culture and fish protection in Alberta between 1900 and 1930.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What makes a good life? What allows for a life to be good? Beneficiary by JoAnn McCaig reviewed at AlbertaViews Magazine! buff.ly/VOAxcuj
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Beneficiary - Alberta Views
an being rich ever be morally neutral? Or morally good? These questions are at the heart of JoAnn McCaig’s new novel, Beneficiary...
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What inspired Kelly Kaur to write her first poetry collection? A Power Q&A with River Street Writing: buff.ly/2Tg7LfA
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Mount Revelstoke" by Nancy J. Turner is the latest featured excerpt from Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada. This is the latest book in our Canadian History and Environment series with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/09/01/m...
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Mount Revelstoke
Secwépemc Elder Mary Thomas shared traditional knowledge on harvesting mountain plants, emphasizing sustainable practices, winter survival, and environmental respect.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A book that begs to be used, not just consumed. Dawn Macdonald follows Kyle Flemmer into play and poetry with The Wiki of Babel at @theseaboardreview.ca Check it out: www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-wiki-o...
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Save the Date! Join Jeremy Butterfield, Al Wilson, and Richard Dawid for a lively and fascinating discussion of The Multiverse, chaired by Helen Beebee and David Tiera. RSVP for this online event at buff.ly/awdwHq4
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Mark your calendars for the Edmonton launch of At the Freak Show! Hosted by the amazing @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social Click through for details: buff.ly/ekSv6nU
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Survival, IISS bi-monthly journal and one of the world's leading forums for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs, reviews Timothy Sayles The Next War. "Deterrence, Arms Control and Nuclear History," available here: buff.ly/YiJpNU4
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Kyle Flemmer talks the playful random, what counts as a poem, collective knowledge and more at the Calgary Herald! buff.ly/EARBqTj
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Poet Kyle Flemmer zooms in on Wikipedia as a bastion of collective knowledge in new collection
Poems composed from text fragments copied from Wikipedia through word associations and chance operations, poet says.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"A complex and fascinating variation on the Platonic myth—the androgyne severed from its Other/Self—yet nothing as simple as the male/female alternated division experienced by Tiresias, the blind seer of old." At the Freak Show. September 15. Wherever you get your books.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
From the Margins to the Center: Peasant Struggles and State Power in Chile, Peru, and Bolivia. Check out this fascinating and detailed review essay from The Americas, published Open Access (Just like Peasant Wars in Bolivia): buff.ly/yj0LuLQ
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A sneak peek into Kelly Kaur's forthcoming book of Poetry, My Love is a Durian: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/7/... Coming this October!
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Excerpt from My Love is a Durian by Kelly Kaur — River Street Writing
Mummy sits in the corner of the room dupatta over her head hands in clasped obeisance murmuring verses from the Adi Granth I scream in unbearable agony expelling this errant child from my womb ...
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Announcing the online book launch of Jeremy Butterfield's The Multiverse! Join Jeremy in conversation with Al Wlison and Richard Dawid to explore the idea that our universe is just one of many possible universes and learn about the new book, The Multiverse! RSVP AT buff.ly/awdwHq4
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A book that rewards readers who take their time to know the true nature of a character. Meet Seren in Beneficiary. Reviewed at FreeFall magazine:
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Review of Joann McCaig's "Beneficiary" | FreeFall Magazine
By Sasha Yurchenko Beneficiary by JoAnn McCaig University of Calgary Press (2026) Seren lived many lives. She was born into a picture-perfect family with
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Next War uses newly declassified documents to illuminate an important and largely unappreciated topic: how Ottawa, Washington, and London tried to mitigate the danger of a surprise attack. The Next War, reviewed at Survival Journal. Read it #OpenAccess.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Wiki of Babel is a provocation . . . both a gift and a challenge. Dawn Macdonald engages with Kyle Flemmer's The Wiki of Babel as poetry and play at @theseaboardreview.ca Check it out! buff.ly/XhW1Jn7
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The Wiki of Babel by Kyle Flemmer
Reviewed by Dawn Macdonald
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Pigeon Spire" by Ella Molnar-Piché is the latest featured excerpt from Mountain Voices, which is part of our Canadian History and Environment series with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/08/01/p... #envhist #cdnhist #mountains #books
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Pigeon Spire
As the daughter of mountain guides, Ella balances school with wild adventures, including an upcoming climbing trip to the Bugaboos.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"The author manages to create a palpable presence of a woman who is perceived so differently by every person in her life that a reader cannot help but wonder who she really is." A huge thanks to @freefallmagazine.bsky.social for the review! Read it here: buff.ly/kRXyfme
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"What Colpitts brings to light is an early conservation debate and the way settlers viewed their new environment." Troubled Tributaries reviewed at @albertaviews.bsky.social buff.ly/XH45vSP
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Tara at Canada Reads Inspired is joined by JoAnn McCaig to talk Beneficiary: buff.ly/JE5b9FE
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Singapore and Canada twine and intertwine in Kellly Kaur's forthcoming poetry collection, an exploration of immigration and belonging. These are poems that tangle with colour and race, freedom and acceptance, memory and home. We can't wait to share this Brave & Brilliant title. This October!
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library have announced the longlist for the 2026 Toronto Book Awards! We are so proud that Where Histories Meet was has been honoured on this list, recognizing authors whose work captures the spirit, history, people, and places of Toronto.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This September! Canada SF&F and Edmonton Arts & Culture Hall of Famer Candas Jane Dorsey returns to the page with the kaleidoscopic and fearless new novel At the Freak Show.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Is our universe the only one there is? Join leading philosopher Jeremy Butterfield on a journey through the multiverse in philosophy and physics in this new #openaccess publication.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"These poems are not really “written” until you read them. The book is not defined by the rules of its composition. It is not even the text that is printed on the page." Kyle Flemmer (@kyleflemmer.com) talks The Wiki of Babel at @49thshelf.bsky.social
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On Writing (or Seeming to Write) The Wiki of Babel · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
From the author of The Wiki of Babel (University of Calgary Press).
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Are we all there is? Our is our universe just one of many? Leading philosopher Jeremy Butterfield presents and assesses three versions of the idea of the multiverse, one from philosophy and two from physics in this just released book, written especially for students and newcomers.
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Kyle Flemmer hopes to bring the fringes of experimental poetic form to the people. He talks Oulipo, Wikipedia, and more at Prairie Books NOW: buff.ly/YIe2SFj
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Is our universe just one of many? Leading philosopher Jeremy Butterfield explores the multiverse in logic, quantum theory, and cosmology in this just released book. Wherever fine books are sold or click through: buff.ly/h2jkoLJ
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Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending July 5, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social
Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 5, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Heartstopper #6 - Alice Oseman (Graphix)
2. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
3. The Last Mandarin - Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Minotaur Books)
4. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
5. I Who Have Never Known Men - Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz (Transit Books)
6. Butter - Asako Yuzuki, trans. Polly Barton (Ecco)
7. Carl's Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinniman (Ace)
8. The Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman (Ace) 
9. The Hearing Trumpet - Leonora Carrington (New York Review Books)
10. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 5, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

NON-FICTION

1. kiskisomitok ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ - reuben quinn (Talonbooks) *Alberta Author
2. It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful - Jack Lowery (Bold Type Books)
3. The Republic of Alberta - Tyler Dawson (Sutherland House Publishing) *Alberta Author
4. We Are Nature Defending Itself - Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan (Pluto Press)
5. Politics and the English Language - George Orwell (Penguin Classic)
6. Indigenous Writes - Chelsea Vowel (HighWater Press) *Alberta Author
7. Talk Treaty to Me - Crystal Gail Fraser and Sara Komarnisky (Collins) *Alberta Author
8. Understory - Kevin Van Tighem (RMB | Rocky Mountain Books) *Alberta Author
9. Enshittification - Cory Doctorow (MCD)
10. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)Edmonton Bestseller List for the week ending July 5, 2026.

POETRY

1. Dad Era - Jordan Abel (Coach House Books) *Alberta Author
2. Reading the Air - Brenda Gunn (Wild Skies Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
3. This Wound is a World - Billy-Ray Belcourt (Frontenac House) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
4. The Beauty of Vultures - Wendy McGrath (NeWest Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
5. Descântec For My Split Tongue - Adriana Onițǎ (Palimpsest Press) *Alberta Author
6. Crohnic - Jason Purcell (Arsenal Pulp Press) *Alberta Author
7. We Survived Until We Could Live - Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (University of Calgary Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
8. There’s Magic Here Too - Skylar Kay (Frontenac House) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
9. The Moon That Turns You Back - Hala Alyan (Ecco)
10. The Alberta Health Services Guide to Safer Sex During Recovery from Total Hip Replacement Surgery - Lucas Crawford (Agatha Press) *Alberta Author +Alberta Publisher
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Beneficiary by JoAnn McCaig begins with an interesting premise. We meet Seren in a local shop where she declines the purchase of a lottery ticket. “Don’t you want to be a millionaire?” prompts the clerk. “I already am.” Beneficiary reviewed at the Miramichi Reader: buff.ly/nWABs3b
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"The overarching structure of the book is determined by a feeling we are by now all too familiar with; that of plummeting headlong down the infinite rabbit hole of the internet." @kyleflemmer.com talks The Wiki of Babel at @49thshelf.bsky.social: buff.ly/ASi3n6k
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Seren’s story of a ‘poor little rich girl’ aches with its contemplative look at power, privilege, good intentions and careful choice making. The intersection of wealth, class and status is treated with respect delicacy and discernment. Beneficiary reviewed at the Miramichi Reader: buff.ly/nWABs3b
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Weather it's subconscious or intentional, people are always thinking about money. Six books to challenge your perception of wealth - including JoAnn McCaig's Beneficiary - at River Street Writing.
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Six Books to Challenge Your Perception of Wealth — River Street Writing
Whether it’s subconscious or intentional, people are often  thinking about money. It’s kind of a hard topic to avoid. Questions like how much we need to get by, how much others have, how to save up…
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Rag Pickers is shortlisted for the High Plains International Book Awards! Author Blaine Newton brings his experience as a playwright to these short stories with crackling dialogue and sharply drawn scene. Rag Pickers is a short story collection not to be missed!
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"Marvel Lake: Losing Blue" by Leanne Allison is the latest featured excerpt from Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project & a Century of Change in Western Canada (November 2025), part of our Canadian History & Environment series with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2026/07/01/m...
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Marvel Lake: Losing Blue
Climate change reduces glacier silt and alters mountain lake ecosystems, rapidly causing these iconic blue waters to fade and disappear.
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Book Publishers Association of Alberta @abbookpub.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending June 25, 2026! #ABbooks @shelflifebooks.bsky.social @renegadeartsent.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social
Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending  June 25, 2026. A PDF of the list can be found on our website.

FICTION

1. Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (Knopf Canada)
2. Dancing With The Leopard - D.H. Brown (self-published) *Alberta Author
3. Theo of Golden - Allen Levi (Simon & Schuster)
4. Unlocking Queer Futures - Queer Creators of Calgary (self-published) *Alberta Author
5. Pockets in My Heart - Heather Skulski, illus. Nj Mills (self-published) *Alberta Author
6. The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Crown)
7. Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper)
8. At the Edge of the Woods - Kathryn Bromwich (Two Dollar Radio)
9. The Calamity Club - Kathryn Stockett (Doubleday Canada)
10. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Ace)Calgary Bestseller List for the week ending  June 25, 2026. 

NON-FICTION

1. Grande Prairie With an E - Stefano Jun (Renegade Arts Entertainment) *Alberta Author  +Alberta Publisher
2. My Mother Joins the Resistance - Richard Harrison (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers) *Alberta Author 
3. The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 - Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
4. London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe (Bond Street Books)
5. The Wiki of Babel - Kyle Flemmer (University of Calgary Press) *Alberta Author  +Alberta Publisher
6. State of Our City - Noel Keough (self-published) *Alberta Author 
7. Kathie the Mail Girl's Mother's Cookies - Julie Van Rosendaal (self-published) *Alberta Author 
8. Clarence Goes Out West & Meets a Purple Horse - Jean Ekman Adams (Cooper Square Publishing) 
9. The Land and Its People - David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company)
10. The Book of Birds - Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (House of Anansi)
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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Kim Fahner @kimfahner.bsky.social : What Is Broken Binds Us, by Lorne Daniel / @lornedaniel.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/07/kim-...
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Kim Fahner : What Is Broken Binds Us, by Lorne Daniel
What Is Broken Binds Us , Lorne Daniel University of Calgary Press, 2025       Lorne Daniel’s new collection, What Is Broken Binds Us , ex...
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlist has been announced! We are so happy to be included in this celebration of Alberta publishers . . . and to start working through the reading list!
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Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists announced - Quill and Quire
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) has announced the 2026 shortlists for the annual Alberta Book Publishing Awards. The awards, which encompass trade and academic publishing, and…
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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Rag Pickers has been shortlisted for the High Plains International Book Awards in the Short Stories category! Huge congratulations to Blaine Newton and to all the finalists!
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