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Awards and Bestsellers!

14 April 2017

This Spring has been very good to the University of Alberta Press and to our authors. The expected warm weather with sunshine and green grass did not arrive, but the… READ MORE

Three American Association of University Presses (AAUP) Awards for Design

6 April 2017

Family Day Weekend started with a bang with some terrific news. On Friday, we received news that three University of Alberta Press titles had won design awards from the prestigious… READ MORE

“Farm Workers in Western Canada” Launch in Kelowna, BC

30 March 2017

The third week of March is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, aiming to raise awareness about the importance of farm safety. The editors of Farm Workers in Western Canada: Injustices and Activism worked hard… READ MORE

Rudy Wiebe Launch

7 March 2017

The Old Timer’s Cabin was filled with friends and fans who came out to celebrate the arrival of Rudy Wiebe’s collected short stories with the man himself. Gail Greenwood did… READ MORE

Letters to a Young Reader of Reviews by James Gifford

6 March 2017

Dear Young Reader, or Old(er) for that matter. We hope you’ll enjoy James Gifford’s musings about how to deal with reviews of a more negative nature. James is a UAP author;… READ MORE

Kick up Canadian Finals Rodeo Week with Geo Takach!

13 February 2017

What is the real Alberta? Is it cowboys, blue skies, oil, all that larger-than-life stuff? It’s all that, and then some… Come celebrate the greatness and the craziness of Wild… READ MORE

Fabulous Friends: George Fetherling and Shawna Lemay

There are many brilliant people out there who help others discover superb new books. Today, we would like to thank two reviewers who made Poetry Month 2012 really special. George… READ MORE

“Why Grow Here” Fan Letter

21 January 2017

Hi Kathryn, We met so briefly at the Barbours’ 50th commemoration, which was a shame as I had lots of questions to ask about Edmonton’s gardening history. Well, now having read… READ MORE

Roger Epp in St. Petersburg, Russia

4 January 2017

By Machno’s Wagon: A Meditation on Public Museums by Roger Epp St. Petersburg is a city founded on Russian imperial ambition and filled with the museums to prove it: the… READ MORE