We are grateful to Alberta Counsel for helping make this year’s Book Publishing Awards possible! Your contribution goes far in displaying the excellence of Alberta’s book publishers. Alberta Counsel #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Alberta’s Bestselling Books for the week ending August 25, 2024! #ABbooks @booknet_canada

Registration for the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards closes in 2 weeks. Tickets are $50/person and can be purchased here: buff.ly/3PxAO4n #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

First on the Book Cover shortlist is WHISTLE AT NIGHT AND THEY WILL COME – a collection of horror stories that weave the threads of Indigenous ways of knowledge into the fabric of fear. The chilling cover design is by Austin Andrews. DurvileUpRoutePublisher #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

EXIT STRATEGIES from @FhBooks is the next up on the Book Cover shortlist. It is a compelling and inventive collection about the ways we leave and the reasons we choose what to leave behind. This dynamic cover is by Natalie Olsen. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

Thank you to Blindman Brewing for sponsoring the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! We’re looking forward to sampling your craft beer at the awards gala! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending September 1, 2024! #ABbooks Audreys Books Magpie Books

Vibrant, tough, and serious-minded, Ruth DyckFehderau’s I (ATHENA) tells the story of a misdiagnosed young girl institutionalized for 30 years. Published by NeWest Press with an evocative cover by Natalie Olsen, it’s next on the Book Cover shortlist. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

Alberta’s Bestselling Books for the week ending September 1, 2024! #ABbooks @booknet_canada

The last title on the Book Cover shortlist is Conni Massing’s play MATARA (NeWest Press). Inspired by debates about Lucy, the elephant at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, it explores our relationships with animals & the surrounding power dynamics. Natalie Olsen #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

Calgary’s Bestselling Books for the week ending September 5, 2024! #ABbooks Owl's Nest Books Shelf Life Books NeWest Press

The Book Design shortlist recognizes books with thoughtful interior and exterior design elements. This year, titles from NeWest Press, Athabasca University Press, and @FhBooks have been recognized for their book design. #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

First on the Book Design shortlist is INDIGIQUEERNESS (Athabasca University Press). Part dialogue, collage, and memoir, it’s imbued with Joshua Whitehead’s energy and celebrates Indigenous writers and creators who defy expectations and transcend genres. Natalie Olsen #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist

The suspense is killing us! Good thing there are only a few days left to find out the winning titles of the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. Have you registered yet? There is only 1 week left! buff.ly/3PxAO4n #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Jerome Martin. A long-time publisher and member of the BPAA, he will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by us all. Read the full statement here: buff.ly/3B02d9Z

Last on the Book design shortlist is OLDMAN'S RIVER by Sid Marty – poems that celebrate rural life, the loves and losses, the valleys and peaks of life on the prairies, foothills, and the mountains of Alberta and BC. NeWest Press Natalie Olsen #ABbooks #ABPubShortlist