New Publisher at Blue Bike Books
Blue Bike Books is pleased to announce a new publisher: Peter Boer. Read their news release here.
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BPAA in the Media
We have been featured in the media three times recently… in the Edmonton Journal and in Metro Edmonton for the Alberta Book Publishers Fund… and in Quill and Quire for our Read Alberta eBook Project. Check them out!
Alberta Book Publishers Fund Proposal
Do You Love Alberta Books As Much As We Do? Alberta’s book publishers share Alberta’s stories with the world, we help Albertans learn from each other, and we strengthen Alberta’s community and economy. That’s why we think it’s a great idea for the Government of Alberta to invest in books as part of their Cultural
2017 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Open
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is pleased to announce the opening of the 2017 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. The Alberta Book Publishing Awards are awarded every year, with awards given out across 14 categories. Awards are open to books published by Alberta publishers. Jurors from across the country, and the publishing spectrum, adjudicate the
Read Alberta eBook Collection Officially Launched
This week the Read Alberta eBooks project launches on library websites across the province. Alberta Municipal Affairs’ Public Library Services Branch (PLSB) has partnered with the Book Publishers Association of Alberta to make over 1,000 Alberta-published eBooks available to readers across the province. These eBooks can now be borrowed through the Cantook Station platform on
UpRoute Author Rich Theroux Profiled in the Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald has profiled UpRoute Books and Media (an imprint of Lorene Shyba’s Durvile Publications) author and illustrator Rich Theroux in its “Our Town” series. Mr. Theroux runs an inner city art society whose costs he partially paid for with the royalties from his new adult colouring book Stop Making Art and Die. Read
New Western Canadian Author Podcast
Lisa Guenther in Saskatchewan has a new podcast for Western Canadian authors that she is seeking submissions from publishers for. Read her letter to publishers here.
Edmonton Best Seller List 20161221
Download the .pdf of the bestseller list here: Edmonton Bestseller-List-20161221 . Or check it out on our partners’ blogs at daveberta.ca or albertapolitics.ca.
‘Read Alberta eBooks’ library collection coming in 2017
We’re thrilled to announce that the BPAA has partnered with the Government of Alberta to make 1,130 Alberta-published eBooks available to readers across the province. Alberta Municipal Affairs’ Public Library Services Branch (PLSB), has invested over $200,000 in this groundbreaking project. The first of its kind in Canada, the collection represents 24 BPAA member publishers.
Freehand Press Release
Freehand books put out the following press release announcing their win of Publisher of the Year at the 2016 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. September.19.2016. Freehand at the 2016 Alberta Book Awards The 2016 Alberta Book Awards were given out on Friday, September 16 in Calgary. Freehand was very honoured to receive two awards: Publisher of