After residing in a quiet corner of the North campus of the University of Alberta, we are moving to a more central location. You will find us in Rutherford Library South on March 9, 2020. Our new headquarters has an event space and offices for our current staff as well as ‘touch-down’ desks for interns […]
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As the year comes to a close, we’d like to take the opportunity to thank all of our colleagues, authors, friends, and supporters. May the holidays and 2020 bring you many good reads! If you are looking for some ideas, here is a link to the best books of 2019 by Kerry Clare, which includes […]
You may have heard that University of Alberta Press is hiring an Acquisitions Editor to work in our Edmonton office. We want every potential candidate to hear of the position and encourage our blog readers to help us spread the word! Recently we hired Mat Buntin to acquire in the social sciences. The new acquisitions […]
If you have a hard time figuring out what to get for your father or father figure in your life, you might consider a new book by award-winning author Heather O’Neill. Wisdom in Nonsense is full of wry and witty stories of unconventional mentors that provided the foundation of O’Neill’s writing life. “[Heather O’Neill’s] father shared […]
May the holidays and 2018 bring you many good reads! If you are looking for some ideas, here is a link to the best books of 2017 in the National Post. The 49th Shelf and Kerry Clare also have some suggestions. Iceland has the neatest Christmas tradition! Did you know about Jólabókaflóð or “The book flood of […]
