The American Anthropological Association is holding its annual meeting in Tampa this week. Here's to a fine conference! Our anthropology books are found here: bit.ly/4hZH8x8 Order online with code iC24 for a 30% discount. American Anthropological Association #Anthropology #AAAAnnualMeeting

A fascinating conversation between Troy Nahumko and Alan Mcguire on The Sobremesa Podcast about STORIES LEFT IN STONE. They talk about everything from the city's old town to the world's oldest cave art and regional politics in Extremadura. spoti.fi/3CBX2hg @amcguiri Troy Nahumko

rob mclennan (ON BEAUTY: stories) and Christine McNair (Toxemia) are reading in Calgary tonight at Shelf Life Books. But check out all of their recent adventures in this post. What a time they are having! bit.ly/4fG1yKm rob mclennan #yycarts #books

The Gender-Based Violence Teaching Network created a teaching toolkit to support teachers teaching students about the root causes and consequences of different forms of gender-based violence. We share it on this #NDRAVAW. bit.ly/3TmQvgS #GBV

Thinking of buying books as presents? Check out Canada's History Book & Gift Guide. You'll find THE RIEL PROBLEM: Canada, the Métis, and a Resistant Hero by Albert Braz and many other great books. bit.ly/40Mgjq3 Canada's History #books #Riel #Métis #gifts #nextread

It's an exciting moment when a contributor to one of our theme-based anthologies comes out with her first book. That is what has just happened with SHY contributor, @EveKrakow! Read more in this post by the co-editor of SHY, Rona Altrows. bit.ly/3A32E3g #nextread

What We Aim To Do is a podcast about vocation featuring conversations with artists, writers, and founders. Megan Nichols' conversation with rob mclennan, author of ON BEAUTY, is marvellous. bit.ly/46bo3mf What We Aim To Do Podcast megan nichols rob mclennan #literature #stories

A big thanks to Tony Bryant and SUR in English for helping getting the word out about my new book 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚́𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 published by UAlberta Press. surinenglish.com/lifestyle/peop…

"What advice would you give other writers who are drawn to short stories?" Finnian Burnett "...read as much as possible, don’t be afraid of revision or failure, find your people, and just keep #writing. You only achieve the things you spend the time doing." rob mclennan

We hosted the 2024 Traveling Book, Jacket, & Journal Show in November at #UAlberta. We were honoured to participate in a truly exceptional exhibit of book design. See if you can find our book, THE CANCER PLOT, designed by Alan Brownoff. UAlberta Library Read Alberta #ReadUP #books

Authors @loleen_berdahl, Jonathan Malloy, and Lisa Young offer a manifesto to elevate the role of the Arts, and Arts graduate training in particular, to a position of prominence in the Canadian economy and society. Substack: bit.ly/48Z2Ai1 #HigherEd

November's FOLD Academy webinar is now available for replay on our YouTube channel! Tune in to learn about short story structure from author and lawyer @saeedteebi. Watch now at: TheFoldCanada.org/Academy #FestivalOfLiteraryDiversity #FoldAcademy #WritingCraft #ShortStory

a new review of On Beauty: ‘On Beauty’ captures the delicacies of the mundane, by Natasha Baldin / UAlberta Press ; charlatan.ca/review-on-beau…

If you have read Adam Shoalts’ books, you’ll find a great new read in OF CANOES AND CROCODILES. bit.ly/3YUpbJg Dave Cole J.M. Cheer Tourism Geographies #travel #canoes #PNG #PapuaNewGuinea #VisitPNG #pngtourism #reading #adventure

It's an exciting moment when a contributor to one of our anthologies comes out with her first book. That is what has just happened with SHY contributor, @EveKrakow. Voice Lessons is on CBC's 54 works of fiction to check out this fall. Learn more: bit.ly/3A32E3g

We are searching for the next Director and Publisher for University of Alberta Press. The posting is up: the deadline is December 10. This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word. bit.ly/3Oe2euf #UAlberta #ReadUP #Alberta #jobs #hiring #scholarly #publishing

On Dec 6, 1989, 14 women at Polytechnique Montréal were murdered in an act of violent misogyny. This tragic event led Parliament to designate this date as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. #RememberThe14 #December6 bit.ly/4fdrego

Dec 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. An important book to read is KEETSAHNAK / OUR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS SISTERS, Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell, and Christi Belcourt, editors. bit.ly/3Itd5xl #MMIWG #VAW #16dayscampaign

A loose itinerary following the thread of my new book, 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚́𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 with the UAlberta Press on the Amateur Traveler podcast with Chris Christensen. amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-cace… #storiesleftinstone

“This two-month expedition is filled with humor, suspense, and careful observation—a must-read for travel enthusiasts." —Ken Haigh, On Foot to Canterbury bit.ly/4extuiQ Anita Sane BBC Travel Stanfords #travel #canoes #PNG #books #adventure Giles Tremlett