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@ualbertapress.bsky.socialThank you, Ricardo!
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialToday's blog post introduces Francina Cousins, our newest PhD Intern: committed, delightful, and talented, with a great sense of humour!
"Having lived on a tropical island all my life, I consider surviving my first Edmonton winter to be my greatest accomplishment to date."
@abbookpub.bsky.socialReposted by @ualbertapress.bsky.socialEdmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending October 4, 2026! #ABbooks @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @magpiebooks.bsky.social @paperbirchbooks @newestpress.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialReading THE WAKING GLACIER with your book club? Take a look at the book club questions online!
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#TravelWriting #Arctic #TallShipExpedition #ArtistResidency #Svalbard #North #glaciers #environment #literary #books #reading @diannechisholm.bsky.social
@ualbertapress.bsky.social“Stories about Iranian life and culture have never been told with such grace and complexity.”
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, author of there’s more
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#Reading #ShortFiction #Books #CanLit #OwnVoice #Newcomer #Immigration
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@ualbertapress.bsky.socialOctober 16 | 7 pm | Muttart Theatre, EPL. Free.
Join Senator Paula Simons for a thought-provoking discussion with author Aaron Hughes at a critical time in our country.
Host: Evan Osenton,@albertaviews.bsky.social
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialToronto friends: Mehdi Kashani's book launch is Thursday, October 15, at 6:30 pm at TYPE Books on Dundas. All are welcome to join the celebration!
https://bit.ly/3TCq4pW
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialWe are delighted to see TRIANGULARITY and THE WAKING GLACIER on this week's list. Congratulations to the author and publishers of all of the book. And, of course, huge thanks to our readers!
@robmclennan.bsky.socialReposted by @ualbertapress.bsky.socialSpotlight series #126 : Dawn Macdonald / @yukondawn.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social @bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social ;
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@ualbertapress.bsky.socialIn TOAST FOR TWO TONGUES, Gisèle Villeneuve reveals the richness, but also the challenges, of a life lived in two cultures and languages, not alternately, but at the same time.
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#books #literature #FarOuest #ShortFiction #ShortStories #FrancoAlbertan
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialOctober 5 is Do Something Nice Day.
Small acts of kindness can have a big impact.
Of course, our minds go directly to books!
-Read someone a story.
-Gift a book.
-Say thank you to a bookseller or a librarian.
Our website: https://bit.ly/46M0lM2
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialWith RESISTING POLICE IN QUEER SPACES, “DeGagné crafts a compelling, cutting-edge account of fierce contests over police incursions in queer publics that deserves to be widely read.” Emma Russell, La Trobe Univ.
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@ualbertapress.bsky.socialCanada's History shared an article about the history of public libraries.
"A library has always been more than a place to get a book; it’s a civic space where knowledge circulates, opportunity expands and community takes shape."
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#reading @canadashistory.bsky.social
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialTRIANGULARITY by Alice Major explores the intersections of poetic forms, science, and spirit, using moments from the author’s life as counterpoint to ideas about research, ecology, and reconciliation.
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@ualbertapress.bsky.socialToday, we are reading Dr. Crystal Gail Fraser's article, "Recognizing progress and continuing to expect more on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation."
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@ualbertapress.bsky.social“A strikingly original and deeply immersive meditation on Arctic exploration, climate change, and the evolving meanings of place in a rapidly warming world.” Lisa E. Bloom, Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics
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#TravelWriting #environment @diannechisholm.bsky.social
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialJeremy Ravi Mumford in The Canadian Historical Review says that THE RIEL PROBLEM surveys "Louis Riel’s cultural afterlife" and calls it "a rich, substantial, and well-conceived study."
About the book: https://bit.ly/3T3V13f
Full review: https://bit.ly/4ruxtUK
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialLisa Richter is reading from SUBLUNARY in the Maritimes.
On October 1, at the Attic Owl Reading Series in Moncton, with Loch Baillie.
This weekend in Fredericton as part of Poetry Weekend at UNB.
Lisa is a vivacious reader: enjoy!
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@ualbertapress.bsky.socialCreative writing instructors will find TRIANGULARITY: Essays on Poetry, Science, and Spirit opens productive conversations, with reflections on each of the poems between the essays. It is full of insights into how a poet works with her material.
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@ualbertapress.bsky.socialScienceWriters2026 is happening now, running September 25 to 28.
What a great time to highlight these books!
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#NASW2026 CASW2026 #science #health #technology #STS
