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New titles from Alberta publishers, and local authors published outside the province.
Alberta Views' 2025 Books Guide

Literary

Refugee Mouth poems by Sanita Fejzić

EDGE PUBLISHING
www.edgewebsite.com
Science fiction, fantasy, magic realism.
FICTION
• The Scrolls of Bishop Eubulus, and Other Stories, by Rebecca Bradley
• When the Fur Hits the Fan, Duck,
by Carrie Newberry
• A Song to Drown the World,
by Rowena Spring

FREEHAND BOOKS
freehand-books.com
An independent literary press in Calgary.
FICTION
• Blue Hours, by Alison Acheson
• Graveyard Shift at the Lemonade Stand,
by Tim Bowling

• The Longest Night, by Lauren Carter
• Good Victory, by Mikka Jacobsen
• That’s Where You Were, Then,
by Judith Pond
• We Are All of Us Left Behind,
by Bradley Somer
NON-FICTION
How to Breathe Water, by Sharon Butala

FRONTENAC HOUSE
www.frontenachouse.com
An independent literary press.
FICTION AND POETRY
• In the Bear’s House, by Bruce Hunter
• Refugee Mouth, by Sanita Fejzić
• juniper, by Kerri Huffman
• There’s Magic Here Too: A Trans Woman’s Guide to Being Monstrous,
by Skylar Kay
• Leaf Counter, by D.A. Lockhart
• If I Know Anything About a Knife,
by Carley Mayson
• Boxing in the Bone Orchard,
by Bruce McRae
• Your Lover Stabbed in the Street,
by David Romanda

• Breaking Into Blossom, by Anna Yin

LABERINTO PRESS
laberintopress.com
Underrepresented authors.
ANTHOLOGY
• Beyond Touch Sites: An Anthology of the Tangible, edited by Wendy McGrath

A Story Can Be Told About Pain by Lisa Martin NEWEST PRESS

MYTHIC ROADS PRESS
www.mythicroadspress.com
Fantasy, science fiction and romance.
FICTION
• The Moon the Sun Forgot,
by B.J. Wagner

NEWEST PRESS
newestpress.com
Regional writers and first-time authors.
FICTION
• The Boy Who Was Saved by Jazz,
by Tom Bentley-Fisher
• Revolution Songs, by Carissa Halton
• The Drowned Man’s Daughter,
by C.J. Lavigne

• A Story Can Be Told About Pain,
by Lisa Martin

• The Two Faces of Paradise, by Ted Smith
NON-FICTION
• Standing in the Footprints of Beasts,
by Danica Klewchuk

• Cruising the Downtown:Celebrating Edmonton’s Queer History,
edited by Kristopher Wells
POETRY
• The Beauty of Vultures,
by Wendy McGrath,
photos by Danny Miles
• Contraband Bodies, by Jide Salawu
• All Wrong Horses on Fire that Go Away in the Rain, by Sarain Frank Soonias

RENEGADE ARTS ENTERTAINMENT
renegadeartsentertainment.com
Comic books and graphic novels.
FICTION
• Alberta Comics: Love,
edited by Alexander Finbow, Emily Pomeroy, Shea Proulx and Hartley Rose

• Modern Asian Family: Straight Outta Busan, by Stefano Jun
• Resilient, by George Michail, illustrated by Vinz Tabanas and Ed Benes
• Pass Me By: Lily,
by Kat Simmers and Ryan Danny Owen

• Mordecai Crow: Blood and Fire,
by Bill Slavin
• The Last Band on Earth,
by Elaine M. Will

How to Breathe Water by Sharon Butala

STONEHOUSE PUBLISHING
www.stonehousepublishing.ca
Literary, trade and historical fiction.
FICTION
• Home Fires Burn: A Merry Bell Mystery, by Anthony Bidulka
• A Dark Death: A Meredith Island Mystery, by Alice Fitzpatrick

TYCHE BOOKS
tychebooks.com
Science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction.
FICTION
• Starship Librarians,
edited by Shannon Allen and J.R. Campbell
• Harvesting Moonshine and Other Stories, by M.L.D. Curelas
• Hauntings and Hoarfrost,
edited by Rhonda Parrish

WILD SKIES PRESS
wildskiespress.com
New and established prairie authors.
NON-FICTION
• Garden Journey: Stories, Sketches and Recipes, by Terrie Shaw
POETRY
• Confirm Humanity, by Kim Mannix
• Coyote Snow, by Laurie Lynn Muirhead
• The Feast: Two Spirit: Stories, Sex and the Ceremony Behind It All, and Other Poems, by Alycia Two Bears
• Closer to Closure, by Drew Walker

General

Canada Unscripted Conversations with Canadian Media Icons, Edited by Vic Sarin

DURVILE & UPROUTE
durvile.com
True crime, memoir, Indigenous issues, arts and culture, fiction and non-fiction.
FANTASY/HORROR
• Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread, edited by Julian Hobson, Lorene Shyba and Jared Tailfeather
MEDIA
• Canada Unscripted: Conversations with Canadian Media Icons, edited by Vic Sarin
POETRY
• Beneath the Surface: Poems and Their Stories, by Chief R. Stacey Laforme
• Fifty-Five Ways to Survive/Cinquante- cinq voies de survie, by Laurier Tiernan
TRUE CRIME
• Acts of Darkness: Notorious Criminals, Their Defenders, Prosecutors and Jailers, by John L. Hill
• Rough and Messy Justice: A Train Heist, Murder and Misdeeds,
by W. Keith Regular

MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
• Spirit Rider: A Lillian Mystery,
by Lynda Partridge,
illustrations by Dave Nicholson

Conservation Confidential by Lorne Fitch

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOOKS
rmbooks.com
Hiking, climbing and skiing guidebooks, plus adventure, travel and photography.
CHILDREN’S
• My Little Santa Claus,
by Gabrielle Vincent
GUIDEBOOKS
• Family Walks and Hikes of Vancouver Island: Volume 2, Nanaimo North to Strathcona Park, Revised Edition,
by Theo Dombrowski
• Mountain Footsteps: Hikes in the East Kootenay of Southeastern British Columbia, 4th Edition, by Janice Strong
NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT
• A Festive Season on Vancouver Island,
by Bill Arnott
• A Season in the Okanagan, by Bill Arnott
Conservation Confidential: A Biologist Investigates the Clash Between Progress and Nature, by Lorne Fitch
• The Beaver Manifesto: Conservation, Conflict and the Future of Wetlands, 2nd Edition, by Glynnis Hood
• Flow: Women’s Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock and Sky, edited by Denisa Krásná and Alena Rainsberry
• Understory: An Ecologist’s Memoir of Loss and Hope, by Kevin Van Tighem
TRUE CRIME
• Malcom is Missing: A True Story of Murder and a Daughter’s Quest for Justice in Mexico, by Robert Osborne

INDEPENDENT
AND SELF-PUBLISHED
A selection of books published by individuals and organizations in Alberta.

• Calgary’s Best Walks, Expanded 3rd Ed., by Lori Beattie (Fit Frog Adventures)
• Crosswinds: A Cross-Country Bike Ride that Revealed Why Canada Is Worth Fighting For, by Doug Firby
(Big Lonely Doug Publications)

• Margaret, by Joyce M. Harries
(Joyce Harries)
• Writing in the Wound: Acculturation, Trauma and Music, by Shumaila Hemani (The Deep Listening Path)
• How Beautiful Our Brains Can Be,
by Bailey Oleksyn,
illustrated by Roka Studio
(Bailey Oleksyn)
• A Murder of Prose,
by Scott Charlton Paul
(Scott Charlton Paul)

Scholarly

Forgers Fakers and Publisher-Pirates, by Linda Quirk

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PRESS
ualbertapress.ca
Critical scholarly and literary books.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
• Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist, by Sarah Boon
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
• The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine: A 1967 New York City Seminar Featuring Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker and Museum Professionals,
edited by William J. Buxton
• Harley Parker: The McLuhan of the Museum, by Gary Genosko
• The Culture Box: Museums as Media,
by Harley Parker, edited by Gary Genosko
CONSERVATION
• Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta,
by Glen Hvenegaard, Jeremy Mouat and Heather J. Marshall

EDUCATION
• Unmasking Academia: Institutional Inequities Laid Bare During COVID-19, edited by Irene Shankar and Corinne L. Mason
• Collaborative Methods: Participatory Data Analysis in Feminist Research,
edited by Kaylan C. Schwarz, Claudia Mitchell and Rebekah Hutten
FEMINISM
• South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora: Critical Perspectives from Canada,
edited by Amina Jamal, Jane Ku and Maryam Khan
INDIGENOUS STUDIES
• Cartographic Poetry: Examining Historic Blackfoot and Gros Ventre Maps,
by Ted Binnema, François Lanoë and Heinz W. Pyszczyk
• Territories of Life: Equivocations, Entanglements and Endurances,
edited by Mario Blaser, Sylvie Poirier and Penelope Anthias
• Indigenous Healing as Paradox: Re-Membering and Biopolitics in the Settler Colony, by Krista Maxwell
INFORMATION LITERACY
• Forgers, Fakers and Publisher-Pirates: A Book History Lesson for Our Times,
by Linda Quirk
LABOUR AND CLASS
Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour,
by Kate Beaton

LITERARY CRITICISM
• Shelter in Text: Essays on Dwelling and Refuge, edited by Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik
• Alice Munro and the Art of Time,
by Laura K. Davis
• The Postcolonial Bildungsroman: Narratives of Youth, Representational Politics and Aesthetic Reinventions,
edited by Arnab Dutta Roy and Paul Ugor

POETRY
• Python Love, by Shannon Arntfield
• When Whales Went Back to the Water,
by Lisa Baird
• This Sweet Rupture, by Omar Ramadan
POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Secularism, Race and the Politics of Islamophobia,
edited by Sharmin Sadequee
SOCIAL HISTORY
• Crossing Into Canada: Stories from Two Generations of US War Resisters,
edited by Alison Mountz

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY PRESS
press.ucalgary.ca
Fiction, poetry and academic work.
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
• Mythologies of Outer Space,
edited by Jim Ellis and Noreen Humble

EDUCATION
• The Story of ii’taa’poh’to’p: University of Calgary’s Journey Towards an Indigenous Strategy,
by Grandparents of ii’taa’poh’to’p
ENVIRONMENT
• Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada,
edited by Eric Higgs, Zac Robinson, Mary Sanseverino and Kristen Walsh
FICTION
• Rag Pickers, by Blaine Newton
• Love and War Western Style,
by Rose Scollard
HISTORY
• Colonial Land Legacies in the Portuguese-Speaking World,
edited by Susanna Barnes and Laura S. Meitzner Yoder
• The Boom: Oil, Popular Culture and Politics in Alberta, 1912–1924,
edited by Paul Chastko
• Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area,
by Victoria Freeman
• Behind the Bricks: The Life and Times of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s Longest- Running Residential School, edited by Richard W. Hill Sr., Alison Norman, Thomas Peace and Jennifer Pettit
• Thresholds, Walls and Bridges: Journeys Through the Borderlands of History,
by Elizabeth Jameson
• The Next War: Indications Intelligence in the Early Cold War,
by Timothy Andrews Sayle
PHILOSOPHY
• The Material Mind: Reduction and Emergence, by Max Kistler
POETRY
What is Broken Binds Us,
by Lorne Daniel

• the book of sentences, by rob mclennan
• Bonememory, by Anna Veprinska

Exploring Agency in Children and Youth

ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY PRESS
www.aupress.ca
Open access scholarly press
.
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
The Wikimedia Movement in Canada: Communities, Institutions and Open Culture, edited by Jean-Michel Lapointe and Marie D. Martel
EDUCATION
• Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online, edited by Jacquelyne Thoni Howard, Enilda Romero-Hall, Clare Daniel, Niya Bond and Liv Newman
• Women and Leadership in Distance Education in Canada, edited by Cindy Ives, Pamela Walsh and Rebecca Heiser
• Troubles Online: Ableism and Access in Higher Education,
edited by Chelsea Temple Jones, Fady Shanouda and Lisanne Binhammer
• Learning Online: An Introduction to Online Education for the Health Disciplines, by Kristin Petrovic, Lynn Corcoran, Emily Doyle and Terra Murray
HISTORY
• Triumph and Solidarity: BC Communists in the Early Years of the Great Depression, by Jon Bartlett
• An Honourable and Impartial Tribunal: The Court Martial of Major General Henry Procter, Minutes of the Proceedings, transcribed and annotated
by Guy St-Denis
MEMOIR
• Safarnameh: A Traveller’s Journey Along the Hippie Trail, by Trevor W. Harrison
PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
• Challenging Borders: Contingencies and Consequences, edited by Paul McKenzie- Jones, Sheila McManus and Julie Young
POETRY
• My Works, Ye Mighty, by Christian Bök
• Abode, by Jun-long Lee
SOCIOLOGY
• Technique and Control: Jacques Ellul’s Sociology, by Frank W. Elwell
• Exploring Agency in Children and Youth: Expressions and Constraints,
edited by Voula Marinos, Christine Tardif- Williams, Dawn Zinga, Rebecca Raby and Shauna Pomerantz

Education and Special Interest

Nathan Little's Nature Riddles

BLUE BIKE BOOKS
bluebikebooks.com
Canadiana, educational works and trivia.
CHILDREN’S
• Cat Talk: What Your Cat Is Trying to Tell You, by Nicholle Carrière
• Dog Talk: What Your Dog Is Trying to Tell You, by Wendy Pirk
HUMOUR
• Nathan Little’s Nature Riddles,
by Nathan Little
• Cheezy Dad Jokes, by Tyler Stewart
• Corny Dad Jokes, by Tyler Stewart

BROADVIEW PRESS
broadviewpress.com
An independent academic publisher.
HISTORY
• Roger Williams and His World: A History in Documents, edited by Charlotte Carrington-Farmer
LITERATURE
• The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: One-Volume Compact, 2nd Edition, edited by Joseph Black et al.
• Victorian Poetry: An Anthology,
edited by Erik Gray and Veronica Alfano
• Canadian Literatures in English, Vol. 1, 2nd Edition: Texts and Contexts,
by Cynthia Sugars and Laura Moss
PHILOSOPHY
• Good Reasoning Matters! A Guide to Critical Thinking in a Digital Age, 6th Edition, by Leo A. Groarke, Christopher W. Tindale and Linda Carozza
• An Introduction to the Philosophy of Leisure, by Jason Holt
• Western Technoscience: Not the Usual Story, by Nathan Kowalsky
• Artificial Intelligence and the Value Alignment Problem: A Philosophical Introduction, by Travis LaCroix
• War Ethics: Theory, Practice and Memoir, edited by Brian Orend
• Why Does Anything Exist? An Introductory Exploration,
by Stephen A. Simon
WRITING AND COMPOSITION
• Business and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide, 3rd Canadian Edition,
by Paul MacRae, Joel Hawkes and Laura Fanning
• Writing Science in the Twenty-First Century, 2nd Edition, by Christopher Thaiss and Ashley Mehlenbacher
• Solving the Puzzle: A Student’s Guide to Historical Research and Writing,
by Valerie S. Thaler
• Original Inquiry: A Guide to Research for Undergraduates,
by Matthew James Vechinski

BRUSH EDUCATION
brusheducation.ca
Learning resources for postsecondary, professional and general readers.
HISTORY
• The Road to Shiloh: The Untold Story of the First Black American Community on the Saskatchewan Prairies,
by Leander K. Lane
INDIGENOUS
• sakâw nîhiyawîwin ayamihcikîwin ikwa masinahikîwin: Reading and Writing Bush Cree: The Mini Guide for Northern Y Dialect, by Connie Twin and Tanya Fontaine
• Elements of Indigenous Style, 2nd Edition: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples, by Gregory Younging, edited by Warren Cariou
LAW
• Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations in Canadian Immigration Law: A Handbook for Lawyers, Paralegals and Immigration Consultants,
by Raj Napal

DRAGON HILL PUBLISHING
dragonhillpublishing.com
Canadian fiction and non-fiction.
FICTION
• Vancouver Underwater: A Dystopian Novel About Global Warming,
by Yvonne Harris
HUMOUR
• My Dog Ate the Internet, by Frank Erkes n Politicians Say the Dumbest Things,
by Tyler Stewart
• Witty Things Famous People Say,
by Tyler Stewart

ESCHIA BOOKS
eschiabooks.com
First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors.
LANGUAGE
• K is for Kayak, by Gregory Lepine
• Learning Cree: Animals,
by Gregory Lepine
• Learning Cree: Months and Seasons,
by Gregory Lepine
• Learning Cree: Numbers and Nature,
by Gregory Lepine

FOLKLORE PUBLISHING
folklorepublishing.com
History, humour and reference books.
HUMOUR
• Barking Bad: Jokes About Dogs,
by Wendy Pirk
• Cat-ittude: Jokes About Cats,
by Tyler Stewart
ARGENTA PRESS
(FOLKLORE IMPRINT)
• Desperados and Bandits of the Wild West, by Dan Asfar, Eli MacLaren and Margaret A. MacPherson
• Gunslingers and Bandits of the Wild West, by Dan Asfar, Eli MacLaren and Margaret A. MacPherson
• Justice in the Wild West,
by Dan Asfar, Eli MacLaren and Margaret A. MacPherson

LONE PINE PUBLISHING
bookpublishers.ab.ca/lone-pine
Gardening books and nature guides.
AGRICULTURE
• Diseases of Field Crops in Canada, 4th Edition, by B.D. Gossen, S. Chatterton and M.W. Harding
HISTORY
• The Wisdom of Our Elders,
by Sydney Henderson and William Giroux

RED BARN BOOKS
redbarnbooks.ca
Publisher of Alberta authors and artists celebrating horses and western heritage.

CHILDREN’S
• Howdy, I’m Singh Hari, by Kelly Kaur, illustrations by Ravina Kaur Toor

Selected Alberta Authors Published Elsewhere

• Altrows, Rona, and Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, editors, Please Don’t Interrupt: An Anthology (Griots Lounge)
• Baird, Craig, Canada’s Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway (Sutherland House)
• Berkhout, Nina, The Great Wake
(Now or Never Publishing)
• Bök, Christian, The Xenotext: Book 2 (Coach House Books)
Caulfield, Timothy, The Certainty Illusion: What You Don’t Know and Why It Matters (Allen Lane)
• Cree, Robert, with Therese Greenwood, The Many Names of Robert Cree: How a First Nations Chief Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to His People (ECW Press)
• Currie-Wood, Rob, Renegotiating the Bargain: The Formation of Power-Sharing Arrangements within Canadian Political Parties (UBC Press)
• Deen, Natasha, A Summer of Dragonflies (Cormorant Books)
• Dick, Morgan, Favourite Daughter (Viking)
• Di Cintio, Marcello, Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers (Biblioasis)
• Ellefson, Karen Hourie, illustrated by Leah Dorion, I Am Métis
(Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
• fitzpatrick, ryan, No Depression in Heaven (Talonbooks)
• Flemmer, Kyle, Supergiants
(Wolsak & Wynn)
• Garneau, David, Arin Fay and Nic Wilson, Dark Chapters: Reading the Still Lives of David Garneau
(University of Regina Press)

A Summer of Dragonflies by Natasha Deen

• Haynes, Elizabeth J., Food for the Journey: A Life in Travel
(Thistledown Press)

• Hutchinson, Chris, Lost Signal (Palimpsest Press)
• Jensen, Danielle L., The Twisted Throne (Del Rey)
• Juzwishin, Donald, et al., AgeTech Innovations in Healthcare for Older Adults (Springer Nature)
• Kerr, Conor, Beaver Hills Forever: A Métis Poetic Novella (Arsenal Pulp Press)
• Kidd, Monica, The Crane
(Breakwater Books)

• Kimmel, Fran, Cattail Lane (ECW Press)
Klostermann, Janna, At the Limits of Care: Gendered Work and Stories that Matter (University of Toronto Press)
• Kootenhayoo, Taran, White Noise: A Curious Comedy (Talonbooks)
• Kvern, Lee, Catch You on the Flipside (Enfield & Wizenty)
• MacKinnon, Doris Jeanne and Marie Rose Delorme Smith, In Her Words: Marie Rose Delorme Smith—Pioneer, Homesteader, Métis Matriarch
(Heritage House)
• Mayne, Lise, Time Enough
(Oprelle Publications)
• McGee, Patrick, Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company (Scribner)
• McLeod, Kristy, and Phyllis Webb, Decolonization and Me: Conversations About Healing a Nation and Ourselves (Medicine Wheel Publishing)
• Melfi, Marco, Routine Maintenance (Gaspereau Press)

White Noise: A curious comedy, by Taran Kootenhayoo

• Melrose, Janet, and Sheryl Normandeau, Staying Alive: The Go-To Guide for Houseplants (TouchWood Editions)
• Mortlock, Lance, Outside In, Inside Out: Unleashing the Power of Business Strategy in Times of Market Uncertainty
(ECW Press)
• Oloruntoba, Tolu, Unravel
(McClelland & Stewart)
• Purcell, Jason, Crohnic
(Arsenal Pulp Press)
• Sage, Chyana Marie, Soft as Bones: A Memoir (House of Anansi)
• Sandor, Steven, Leveling the Ice: Confronting Racism in Hockey (Beacon)
• Scace, Matthew, Jasper on Fire: Five Days of Hell in a Rocky Mountain Paradise (Sutherland House)
• Shepherd, Kelly, Dog and Moon (University of Regina Press)
• Šobat, Gail Sidonie, Songs From This and That Country (Enfield & Wizenty)
• Sutton, C. Gerald, The Trinity: The Indian, the Half-Breed and the Other Guy (FriesenPress)
• Thiessen, Vern, ICEMEN
(Playwrights Canada Press)
• Todd, Meg, Most Grievous Fault (Nightwood Editions)
• Van Guinn, Olivia, April Snow
(At Bay Press)
Wharton, Thomas, Wolf, Moon, Dog (Random House Canada)
• Williams, Lynda, The Beauty and the Hell of It and Other Stories (Guernica Editions)
• Wilson, Sheri-D, The Oneironaut Ø2 (Write Bloody North)
• Zalkind, Ben, Honeydew (Radiant Press)

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