Arthur Kroeger was a remarkable person who was integral in improving much of Canada’s social fabric. We were delighted to be able to launch his posthumous book, Retiring the Crow Rate: A Narrative of Political Management, at Carleton University during the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in May 2009. It made perfect sense, […]
Author: Cathie Crooks
June 14, 2017 was an auspicious day for Darryl Raymaker’s launch of Trudeau’s Tango: Alberta Meets Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–1972. The sun shone as some 200 guests shared a celebratory evening at The Ranchmen’s Club. The room was full and Darryl was in fine form, with daughter Nicole and son Derek there to help mark his […]
Rudy Wiebe called us with terrible news this morning: Robert Kroetsch was killed in a car accident on his way home from a literary festival. ***************** Robert has had an amazing year, replete with readings and awards, including the Lieutenant Governor’s Alberta Distinguished Artist award and the WGA Golden Pen Award (just two weeks ago). […]
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 AAUP Book, Journal & Jacket Show. Of 281 books submitted, only 46 books and journals are included in this year’s show. For covers, there were […]
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 a fantastic job organizing the launch and was there with a wide selection of Rudy’s books. Myrna Kostash, whose launch of Prodigal Daughter is tonight, […]
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 Fetherling wrote about all of the fine work being done by poets and their Canadian publishers in the Vancouver Sun on April 5. In his […]