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  • Kohkum’s Royal Bannock
    Young Adult/Children

    Pair of picture books bring Métis language to life with light fun and more serious history

    Wilfred Burton feeds bannock to the Queen, shares lived realities of tuberculosis

    By Amanda Sanders

  • Randy Lundy Something for the Dark
    Poetry

    Poems grounded in the body speak directly to the reader, invoking many senses

    New collection by Lundy shares what can be salvaged from mistakes, failure

    By Kyla Neufeld

  • Paul Chastko The Boom
    Features

    Origin story of Alberta’s oil culture shares ‘chaotic mix’ of ambition, hype, and a dash of fraud

    Deep dive into George Buck written for academics, and anyone who likes a good story

    By Paula E. Kirman

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