{"id":7570,"date":"2019-12-20T11:16:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T18:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/?p=7570"},"modified":"2021-12-06T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T23:27:30","slug":"happy-holidays-from-ualberta-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/2019\/12\/20\/happy-holidays-from-ualberta-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Holidays from UAlberta Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the year comes to a close, we&#8217;d like to take the opportunity to thank all of our colleagues, authors, friends, and supporters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May the holidays and 2020 bring you many good reads!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for some ideas, here is a link to the best books of 2019 by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kerry Clare (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/picklemethis.com\/2019\/12\/17\/2019-books-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kerry Clare<\/a>, which includes <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uap.ualberta.ca\/titles\/915-9781772123753-little-yellow-house\" target=\"_blank\">Little Yellow House<\/a><\/em> by Carissa Halton. Edmonton&#8217;s new independent bookstore, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Glass Bookshop (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glassbookshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Glass Bookshop<\/a>, chose <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uap.ualberta.ca\/titles\/960-9781772124934-power-play\" target=\"_blank\">Power Play<\/a><\/em> as one of the nine <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"books to gift (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-gift-of-reading-ten-of-the-years-best-books-by-local-authors-to-look-out-for\" target=\"_blank\">books to gift<\/a>. <em>Power Play<\/em> has been on the bestsellers&#8217; list for weeks! They also selected <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uap.ualberta.ca\/titles\/906-9781772123777-wisdom-in-nonsense\" target=\"_blank\">Wisdom in Nonsense<\/a><\/em>, by Heather O&#8217;Neill, a perfect gift for fathers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those of you who&#8217;ll be travelling, the Edmonton International Airport has a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/flyeia.com\/shop-dine-relax\/relax\/short-edition-short-story-dispenser#sm.0001fzee66cdaelaqvo1txyas8a34\" target=\"_blank\">short story dispenser<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll leave you with this photo of wonderful cookies made by our acquisitions editor, Mat Buntin, who spent the week in Edmonton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/Mats-cookies-1024x1007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8353\" width=\"452\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/Mats-cookies-1024x1007.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/Mats-cookies-450x442.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/Mats-cookies-150x147.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/Mats-cookies-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/Mats-cookies-1536x1510.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/ualbertapressblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/Mats-cookies.jpg 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the year comes to a close, we&#8217;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! 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