We Are Our Own Masters
Don’t go crying to the Queen…!
Briefly Noted
New Alberta Books
Happy Sands
Barb Howard’s new novel, Happy Sands, details the summertime revelation of 42-year-old massage therapist Ginny (short for Ginette, which reminds her of a “too-small bottle of booze, the kind you [...]
From Sojourners to Citizens: Alberta’s Italian History
Italians first came to Alberta in the 1880s; sojourners who followed the promise of work. At that time, Canada judged Italians as unsuitable for settlement and classified them as “non-preferred [...]
Return of Darkness
The Enlightenment is history.
Johnny Chinook
…and the invention of Albertan culture
Public Housing For Sale?
What happens if the UCP government privatizes low income housing
All The Rage: A Partial Memoir in Two Acts and a Prologue
If you were young and gay in late 1980s Alberta, it seemed you were always waiting. You were waiting for news from the big world in Vancouver, and Toronto, and New York—from friends, from tricks, [...]
The Doll
The Doll isn’t a typical children’s story. An autobiographical tale by Nhung Tran-Davies, it tackles the refugee crisis, surviving stormy seas, and racism. It’s a lot to pack into a handful of [...]
Unlocking
Amy LeBlanc’s debut novella begins with the words of Euphemia Rosenbaum, an eccentric and mysterious woman in the small town of Snowton, Alberta: “Here’s what I’ve always said: a goldfish will [...]