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Karyn Wisselink

The Newsletter: January

Welcome to our newest blog series, “The Newsletter.” Every month is a busy month in publishing so we thought we would condense all that’s happened into a short blog post…

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Spring 2017 at AU Press

We’ve had some exceptionally cold days this Edmonton winter and while we love the snow, we sometimes need a reminder that warmer days are on their way. Luckily, our spring…

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“Odia literature is a treasure trove for translators, but not many venture into this field.” The work of the women writers of Odisha, India contributes to an ongoing dialogue concerning…

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Of Men and Cupcakes

“Cupcakes. The end is clearly near,” says Anthony Bourdain in an episode of The Layover. It’s clear, the man hates cupcakes. But what’s so bad about cupcakes and what does…

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The Importance of Winter

Although winter doesn’t officially start for another few weeks, we’ve already donned our toques and mitts and parkas. Here in Edmonton, the snow has finally started falling and we’re celebrating the…

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Consensus and Climate Change

On CBC’s As It Happens, Phil Plait, an astronomer and science writer, called Donald Trump’s plans to cut NASA’s climate change research “a horrible, horrible plan that will spell nothing…

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A Survivor’s Documents

In 1949, as a seven-year-old boy, Arthur Bear Chief was pulled from his family home to attend residential school. From his dorm room at Old Sun Residential School near Gleichen,…

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