Athabasca University Press

09/10/2026

Delightful to see E.D. Blodgett's Poems for a Small Park on last week's bestseller list! This 2012 collection muses on the quiet of the outdoors and the mysterious relationship that exists between spaces of silence within a city’s limits.

☀️ Find one of the poems written in morse code solar panels on the Edmonton Convention Centre! https://www.aupress.ca/blog/2020/06/03/solar-panel-poetry/

09/10/2026

Tonight! Don't miss Christian Bök, Kyle Flemmer, and Nikki Sheppy at Shelf Life Books for the Flywheel Reading Series!

Christian Bök, Kyle Flemmer, and Nikki Sheppy read Thursday, September 10th, 7 pm at Shelf Life Books. Discussion to follow, music by Doug Waite.

Christian Bok Kyle Flemmer Nikki Sheppy Doug Waite Jani Krulc Shelf Life Books
Athabasca University Press

09/09/2026

New review! Rod Mickleburgh reviews The Red Baron of IBEW Local 213 for BC Bookworld and pays homage to the great Les McDonald. https://bcbooklook.com/latest-issue/

09/08/2026

We are thrilled to share that Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online has been awarded the Ángel David Nieves Book Award for an Edited Collection by the DH Caucus of the American Studies Association! https://www.aupress.ca/awards-and-recognition/

08/27/2026

Christian Bök reads Thursday, September 10th, 7 pm Shelf Life Books
Discussion to follow.
Christian Bok Athabasca University Press

08/25/2026

Canada’s mobile workforce keeps the economy moving—but at what cost?

This new book examines the overlooked risks faced by workers on the move and asks how Canada can better protect this labour force.

📖 Read it here: https://www.aupress.ca/books/120346-occupational-safety-and-health-and-canadas-mobile-labour-force/

08/13/2026

Are you experiencing an end-of-summer reading slump? 😴 📚

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Today, we’re featuring six fantastic Alberta books by BIPOC authors that are sure to break you out of that slump!

Featuring titles published by:
Frontenac House
Athabasca University Press
Freehand Books
Durvile & UpRoute Books
University of Alberta Press
NeWest Press

See the full list and other recommendations here: https://buff.ly/erxPi79

08/04/2026

New review of Jamie Dopp's Hockey on the Moon from the Journal of Sport History! https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/article/994714

07/30/2026

"The belief that online learning is accessible to all is a fallacy that needs further attention, resources, and dedicated review in higher education. This book is an excellent resource to begin these critical conversations as it unveils many experiences of missed opportunities for accessibility in online education, a topic that requires continued advocacy and greater consideration in higher education."

New review of Troubles Online in Brock Education Journal! https://journals.library.brocku.ca/brocked/index.php/home/article/view/1386