Thank you to CTV for interviewing author Glen Hvenegaard about his new book, co-authored with Jeremy Mouat and Heather Marshall, Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...

Next week at McGill, Krista Maxwell discusses INDIGENOUS HEALING AS PARADOX: Re-Membering and Biopolitics in the Settler Colony with a panel of scholars: Tuyaa Montgomery (Anthropology) Wanda Gabriel (Social Work) Leslie Sabiston (Anthropology) Dennis C. Wendt (Education) https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4

Kreative Kontrol Patreon Subscriber Drive 2025! November 21-28! Target: 700 Subs! w/daily random draw gifts! listen for more info: 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p... 💰: www.patreon.com/posts/patreo... ☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nstq340 🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna

Dana Hansen at Hamilton Review of Books recommends SHELTER IN TEXT, edited by Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik. So many good books on this list: check it out! https://bit.ly/3LJKSrf ##books #booklists #Literature #CanLit

Reminder that UAP's website sales goes until the end of the month: 40% off all print books (code iH25) 50% off all EPUB and PDF editions (code iE2) ualbertapress.ca @ualbertapress.bsky.social **books make the best gifts**

Another great post in honour of University Press week: www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/art...

Woot!

Amazing! Congratulations Leanne!

Thanks to Davida Breier at Hopkins Fulfillment Services for such a great piece on how books get distributed: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Here's a great article from acquisitions editors, in time for University Press Week: Don't Go It Alone! And Other Tips on How To Get Your First Book Published with a University Press. https://bit.ly/3XoKxfV ##UPWeek2025 #TeamUP #ReadUP @rcolesworthy.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social

University Press Week 2025 is about collaboration. Canadian university presses came together in this two-page ad in the Literary Review of Canada. Take a look! More info about #UPWeek: https://bit.ly/497lEN1 ##TeamUP #ReadUP @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social

How do university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge? A baker’s dozen inspiring examples in the #UPWeek Gallery include work by @ucpress.bsky.social, @dukepress.bsky.social, @mitpress.bsky.social, @uofupress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social & @ualbertapress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/43CrodY#TeamUP#UPWeek

The 2025 theme for University Press Week (November 10-14) is #TeamUP, to celebrate the many hands involved in making university press publications successful. This year, we are proud to feature our CLC Kreisel Lecture Series. https://bit.ly/497lEN1 @aupresses.bsky.social #ReadUP #UPWeek

Toronto friends, Nov 12, join editors Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik for the launch of SHELTER IN TEXT. Food! Drinks! Books for purchase! Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3Xa8kjA Our thanks to the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Toronto Lit Up, and the Toronto Arts Council for their support.

Honored to have co-presented with my co-editor & friend Simone Puleo at the UHart Philosophy Club on our Postcolonial Bildungsroman volumes Out now: The Postcolonial Bildungsroman @ualbertapress.bsky.social Out Jan 2026: Postcolonial Bildungsroman & the Character of Place with UNebraska Press

A big 50% off sale announced by University of Alberta Press today - maybe a good time to purchase The COVID Journals! ualbertapress.ca/978177212681...

Kevin Irie is longlisted for the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize. How thrilling! Information at https://bit.ly/4oVj5Cu and https://bit.ly/3LmDv8Y We are proud to be publishing his collection, EVACUATIONS, in February. https://bit.ly/3X9SmGi @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social

"By the true beginning, I mean the place where I suddenly begin to care about the poem, either as a reader or writer, or both. It doesn’t have to be deep and emotional or autobiographical. Just the place where the bottom of the poem drops out from under you and you are in the poem." Thank you rob!

Toronto friends, join editors Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik, along with contributors Lily Cho, Robert Zacharias, and Sophie Feng, for the launch of SHELTER IN TEXT on Nov 12. Food! Drinks! Books for purchase! Centre for Creativity, U of T, 5 - 7 pm ET. Info: https://bit.ly/48JlXNT ##TorontoLitUp

"At last we have a book that gently subverts the idea of the bildungsroman as a European form." Sumana Roy, writer and poet https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c ##bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social

RUBBLE CHILDREN stories are emotionally poignant tales of childhood political discovery, teenage sexual awakening, the dissolution of adult romantic relationships, and discussions about Zionism. Now in audio! https://bit.ly/4bXHSzF @aaronkreuter.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Fiction #JewishIdentity

And check out his collection Gospel Drunk ualbertapress.ca/978177212546...

Nov 8, join writers Lisa Baird, Myna Wallin, and Teresa Mason Pierre in Waterloo as they discuss how poetry can help make sense of uncertain times. Moderated by @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3L5RHTF @thenewquarterly.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social @eramosageese.bsky.social

Thank you so much, KFB! You're the best.

Ra-Mona Lisa. Proud of my kid for making most of this costume herself Happy Halloween!

This book about the 'who, what, when, where, and how' of the Charter is forthcoming this spring - check out historian Aaron Hughes's blog post about Alberta's Bill 2 and the use of s.33 at the link below.

INDIGENOUS HEALING AS PARADOX “is attentive to the complexities of Indigenous people's responses to the insidious violence of settler colonial intrusion and governance." Alexandra Widmer, York University https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4 ##healing #health #biopolitics #Indigenous

Happy to attend the U of Alberta’s Augustana campus fall faculty book launch, which features Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta. Congratulations Glen, Jeremy, and Heather!

I was recently interviewed by the brilliant Gargi Binju for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! Listen in to hear me talk about The Postcolonial Bildungsroman @ualbertapress.bsky.social Check it out: newbooksnetwork.com/the-postcolo...

Gargi Binju interviews Arnab Dutta Roy, co-editor of THE POSTCOLONIAL BILDUNGSROMAN, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4nBBCTn @arnabdr.bsky.social#bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd

Come listen to me, Vinh Nguyen, and Dan Rubenstein talk about memoir at the Edmonton LitFest on Sunday! secure.citadeltheatre.com/10128/10138

Ottawa friends, attend an expert panel discussion on challenging Canada’s perpetuation of settler-colonial violence in North America and the Middle East on October 23. More info: https://bit.ly/46StnNu @jeremywildeman.bsky.social @@cjpme.org @ijvcanada.bsky.social @octopusbooks.ca

“Roy and Ugor convincingly show that the Bildungsroman is a timely, urgent vehicle for reimagining postcolonial futures." Sarah L. Townsend, co-editor of The Irish Bildungsroman https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c ##literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social @drreznicek.bsky.social @arnabdr.bsky.social

I am pretty stoked to be on this list! Nelson Ball (1942-2019) seems to have been quite a lovely person and generous poet; being listed here is like the next best thing to meeting him (for us who missed that chance)

Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist: Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY Congratulations to all! https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux @atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social

“Ramadan layers sonic patterns into sensory delights around the dinner table…. A dazzling collection...” Cristalle Smith, author of Invisible Lives https://bit.ly/40u9ity @cristallesmith.bsky.social #poetry #CanLit #debut #diasporalit #hybrid #arab #Lebanon #immigrant

Troy just wrote this piece on the power of lists: rabble.ca/politics/can...

Job Posting! a special press based in Edmonton, NeWest Press, is seeking a new general manager: newestpress.com/news-all/job...

Is academic copy editing for you? Find out in our Oct. 21 webinar with James Harbeck, which will examine the particularities of copy editing academic books and the skills required. Sign up now to learn more: webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web... #Editing #CopyEditing #AcademicEditing

It’s here! Hot off the Press! Almost half a decade of hard work on this project, culminating to this point! The book releases worldwide tomorrow! @ualbertapress.bsky.social

ACP is excited to launch the Certified Canadian Publisher program! 🍁📚 Look for the seal when you buy books and you'll: 📖Support Canadian jobs 🏆Champion Canadian talent 🏘 Strengthen communities 💰Boost our economy 🍁 Preserve Canadian stories www.certifiedcanadianpublisher.com

BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR by @katebeaton.bsky.social explores connections between class, literature, and art from Cape Breton Island. In this thought-provoking book, Beaton addresses the often overlooked impact of class on the Canadian arts scene. https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l ##Wordfest #VWF

Harley Parker’s contribution to the fields of museum studies, sensory studies, and communication studies was prophetic, as it turns out, and this biography, by Gary Genosko, is his vindication. https://bit.ly/47b8duw ##books #communications #museums

Edmonton friends, Jide Salawu launches Contraband Bodies at Audreys Books on October 16. This is his debut poetry collection. Congratulations, Jide! https://bit.ly/46OhQ0s @jidesalawu.bsky.social @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social

Today is the last day to submit to our poetry window ⬇️ Thanks to all those who apply!

On September 30, we share links to resources for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection: https://bit.ly/3PPLIRI ##UAlberta Press books: https://bit.ly/4e7NHMb Department of Canadian Heritage: https://bit.ly/3o5GDZa ##TRC #NTRD @abbookpub.bsky.social

Tyler McCreary's Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities won Scholarly and Academic Book of the Year in the 2025 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. Read more on our blog: https://bit.ly/470UNk7 ##CoastalGasLink #cdnpoli #pipeline #geography #oilandgas #ClimateJustice #envhum

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Hot of the press and releasing shortly. @arnabdr.bsky.social it is beautiful! Featuring stunning artwork by Rakajoo, Face à toi, 2021.