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        Meltdown

        Meltdown

        The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist

        by Sarah Boon

        ISBN: 9781772127911

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: June 17, 2025

        328 Pages

        Meltdown brings intimate storytelling and scientific observation together in a memoir about glaciers and forests, the struggles of academia, and a scientist who just might also be a writer.

        Harley Parker

        Harley Parker

        The McLuhan of the Museum

        by Gary Genosko

        ISBN: 9781772127935

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: April 15, 2025

        240 Pages

        Genosko uncovers the legacy of Harley Parker (1915-1992), Canadian museum exhibition designer, typographer, and painter, and explores his innovative concepts reshaping museums as perceptual laboratories.
        Half-Light

        Half-Light

        Westbound on a Hot Planet

        by Amy Kaler

        ISBN: 9781772127409

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: May 30, 2024

        248 Pages

        Braiding together personal, collective, and historical explorations of what it means to “go west,” Half-Light offers deep reflections on the meaning of life, middle age, and climate catastrophe.
        All the World’s a Mall

        All the World's a Mall

        by Rinny Gremaud

        Translated by Luise von Flotow

        ISBN: 9781772127126

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: September 22, 2023

        152 Pages

        All the World’s a Mall is a memorable, hallucinatory travel adventure to five of the biggest malls in the world.
        Come My Children

        Come My Children

        by Hekmat Al-Taweel

        Edited by Ghada Ageel and Barbara Bill

        ISBN: 9781772126761

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: June 5, 2023

        224 Pages

        Hekmat Al-Taweel’s narrative sheds light on Muslim–Christian relationships in Gaza and contradicts Western stereotypes.
        The COVID Journals

        The COVID Journals

        Health Care Workers Write the Pandemic

        Edited by Shane Neilson, Sarah Fraser, and Arundhati Dhara

        ISBN: 9781772126815

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: June 5, 2023

        224 Pages

        A broad range of Canadian health care workers recount their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in prose and poetry.
        How to Clean a Fish

        How to Clean a Fish

        And Other Adventures in Portugal

        by Esmeralda Cabral

        ISBN: 9781772126556

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: May 10, 2023

        320 Pages

        An extended family stay in Portugal, full of food, adventure, and the search for home.
        An Anthology of Monsters

        An Anthology of Monsters

        How Story Saves Us from Our Anxiety

        by Cherie Dimaline

        ISBN: 9781772126822

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: February 15, 2023

        56 Pages

        A deeply personal narrative about all the ways in which we cower and crush through stories.
        The Fur Trader

        The Fur Trader

        From Oslo to Oxford House

        by Einar Odd Mortensen Sr.

        With Gerd Kjustad Mortensen

        Edited by Ingrid Urberg and Daniel Sims

        ISBN: 9781772125986

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: August 12, 2022

        224 Pages

        A critical edition of a Norwegian free trader’s account of the fur trade in Manitoba.
        Until Further Notice

        Until Further Notice

        A Year in Pandemic Time

        by Amy Kaler

        ISBN: 9781772126259

        Publisher: University of Alberta Press

        Publication date: August 2, 2022

        184 Pages

        Amy Kaler explores the changing consciousness and confusion of life during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first year. Reflexive and relatable, she captures fine-grained, everyday experiences from an extraordinary year.
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