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Celebrating The Beginning of Print Culture in Athabasca Country

Thursday, June 24, 2010, Provincial Archives of Alberta: And what a celebration! This book has been a long time in the making and never would have made it without the talent and devotion of many people. A book that brings together several traditions, talents, and texts really wanted a launch celebration just as diverse. After [...]

Sales Rep of the Year is our sales rep!

Congratulations to Rorie Bruce, who won Sales Representative of the Year at the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Awards 2010. Rorie is the sales rep for the Prairie Region with Kate Walker & Company, longtime reps for UAP. Over the years the whole team at KWS has been terrific. Rorie definitely earned this one. Keep up [...]

Stephen Scobie interview on CJSR

For those who enjoyed Stephen’s fascinating reading and the ensuing discussion at The Measure of Paris launch last week, you will be delighted to hear him go into greater depth on Paris and his “long poem of walking” in this interview with Tiffany Brown Olsen at CJSR Radio. And for even more, you are encouraged [...]

iPod Touch Draw

This year, we offered an iPod Touch as our draw prize at Congress, held in Montreal. That got lots of attention (along with the candies we offered hungry conference-goers). It was a struggle to convince my colleagues that we had to do the draw and send this little beauty out to the winner, but in [...]

Heavy Burdens on Small Shoulders Shortlisted for CAA Award

Congratulations to UAP author Sandra Rollings-Magnusson for being shortlisted for the 2010 CAA Literary Awards for her book, Heavy Burdens on Small Shoulders. Here is the complete media release from the CAA. ******** Canadian Authors Association Announces Literary Awards Shortlists June 8, 2010 – The Canadian Authors Association is pleased to announce the Canadian Authors [...]

The Measure of Paris, Edmonton Launch

DATE: Thursday, June 10 TIME: 7:30 PM LOCATION: Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton MORE: Come celebrate with Stephen Scobie–Governor General’s Award-winning poet, literary critic, and flâneur de flânerie–the launch of his incomparable memoir, The Measure of Paris. Book signing and Parisian refreshments to follow the reading. All are welcome. MORE INFORMATION ON THE MEASURE [...]

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