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09/04/2024

A fun review of 'From Sweetgrass Bridge' in Alberta View Magazine. Perfect fall reading. Thank you, Alberta Views magazine Read Alberta Anthony Bidulka

Bidulka writes people, not crime scenes. What is it like to transition without support, or the life of a reserve kid in the “big city..."

08/15/2024

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We are excited to announce Sisters in Crime ~ Canada West’s fourth multi-author book talk, Between the Covers! Join us on Saturday, September 21 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. Four of our wonderful author members will discuss books, the craft of writing and their processes. They will also read from their newest releases. Join Mirjam Dikken, Roxanne Dunn, Winona Kent, P.D. Workman and the Sisters in Crime Canada West community for a wonderful discussion. There will also be book giveaways to participants! This event is free and is for writers, readers and fans alike!
Registration is required: https://sinc-cw.ca/upcoming-events/

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07/29/2024

A beautiful review of 'Censorettes' in this month's edition of Geist Magazine.
https://www.stonehousepublishing.ca/store/censorettes

07/24/2024

What is it with humans and their need to witness murder? Here are 15 of the best mystery thriller books to satisfy your inner crime solver.

07/16/2024

Another 2024 Stonehouse package shipping out today! Have you got your summer reading sorted yet? ❤ Read Alberta

https://www.stonehousepublishing.ca/store/stonehouse-2024-season-bundle

07/07/2024

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06/18/2024

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06/16/2024

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Author of Sunset Lake Resort, Joanne Jackson describes how books featuring children or elderly protagonists are her favorites to read & write about.

06/10/2024

A HUGE congratulations to Anthony Bidulka on the news that 'Livingsky' has won a gold Ippy! This book/series introduces us to an unforgettable group of characters, including the main character herself, P.I. Merry Bell. Congratulations to Anthony for creating a series whose characters kick ass, push boundaries, and capture our hearts. Anthony Bidulka Read Alberta
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06/07/2024

Happy Pride! The best way we know how to party is with books, and these 30 brilliant books by LGBTQ+ authors are certainly something to celebrate. 🌈

https://alllitup.ca/book-list/pride-reads-2024/

06/03/2024

We had a fabulous launch party. Thanks for coming out, Edmonton! We are so happy to be able to welcome these four incredible books into the world. Read Alberta Thank you Darrin Hagen for being such a warm, funny, insightful MC for the event, and thank you to Anthony Bidulka , Alice Fitzpatrick Joanne Jackson for reading their gorgeous books. A big thank you to for vending, and to Art of Charcuterie for the amazing Chacuterie. Delicious drinks from were served by the incomparable Johnson. Lastly, thanks to Freya Rittwage-Scott for these beautiful photos. Now to Calgary... Alexandra Writers Centre Society

06/02/2024

Joanne Jackson, talking about her new book, 'Sunset Lake Resort', which was officially released yesterday.

When a woman named Ruby arrives at a place called Sunset Lake Resort she finds an abandoned structure and decades of decay. She also finds a place to call home. Ruby is the main character in a new novel by award-winning Saskatchewan writer Joanne Jackson. Joanne joins host Shauna Powers to explore w...

06/02/2024

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06/01/2024

If it is June 1st, that can only mean... Happy pride! And, it is party time! See you at the Edmonton Launch party https://StonehouseYEG2024.eventbrite.ca

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06/01/2024

05/30/2024

Our intrepid rights agent, Anna Marie Sewell, dreaming and scheming (for books rights sales!) at the Paris Book Market this week!

05/23/2024

A big congratulations to Sabrina Uswak, for being a finalist in the Alberta Magazines short story award!
https://albertamagazines.com/nominees/medusas-murder-in-the-piazza-della-signoria/
If you would like to read more of Sabrina's work, in novella form, check out 'All the Night Gone' here: https://www.stonehousepublishing.ca/store/all-the-night-gone
Sabrina Uswak

05/16/2024

"Have you ever wondered what was really going on in somebody else's mind? Mirjam Dikken's fast-paced political thriller takes you there, and shows you that it may be more of a curse than a blessing to know all the thoughts of others. Compulsively readable.” Tema Frank, bestselling author of PeopleShock.

Introducing the debut novel by Mirjam Dikken, Hekate’s Daughter:
Knowing what people think feels more like a curse than a blessing to Kathy van der Laan. After all, how do you deal with discovering your employer is a pervert, your father's replaying scenes from the car accident that killed your mother, and suspecting the guy ahead of you in the department store to be the reason for the latest amber alert? Unable to explain the source of her knowledge, Kathy reduces her interactions, sends anonymous tips to police and tries not to remind her father about a loss they both can’t get past. Then she receives an offer from the Syndicate, a shadowy organization which purports to shape policy within the EU, and where she discovers her mother worked till her death. To find out more about her mother, can she risk joining a group that seems to know too much about her dangerous gift? Read Alberta

Come help us celebrate the release of all four of our 2024 season books at our Launch parties in Edmonton & Calgary:
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05/11/2024

Introducing 'Secrets in the Water', the debut novel by Alice Fitzpatrick.

“Alice Fitzpatrick’s paints a vivid picture of a small island community of farmers, fishers, and cooks who take pride in their self-sufficiency. A place of trust where people have known each other all their lives, where no one ever locks their doors. Where privacy is always respected and secrets are kept for years.” Merrilee Robson

Emma Galway’s su***de has haunted the Meredith Island for fifty years. Back on the island to lay her grandmother to rest, Kate can’t avoid reflecting on the death of her aunt. Learning that her late mother had believed Emma was murdered and had conducted her own investigation, she decides to track down her aunt’s killer. With the help of her neighbour, impetuous and hedonistic sculptor Siobhan Fitzgerald, Kate picks up where her mother had left off. When the two women become the subject of threatening notes and violent incidents, it’s clear that one of their fellow islanders is warning them off. As they begin to look into Emma’s connection to the Sutherlands, a prominent Meredith Island family, another islander dies under suspicious circumstances, forcing Kate and Siobhan to confront the likelihood that Emma’s killer is still on the island.

We are overjoyed to be able to share our new season of books with you! Launch events in Edmonton and Calgary. Read Alberta Alexandra Writers Centre Society

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05/08/2024

Introducing 'Sunset Lake Resort', the third novel by the incredible Joanne Jackson, winner of the 2023 Crime Writers of Canada award for best novel set in Canada! Join us to celebrate its release at the Stonehouse Launches June 1st (Edmonton, https://StonehouseYEG2024.eventbrite.ca) and June 3rd (Calgary, https://StonehouseYYC24.eventbrite.ca).

When Ruby’s father passes away, but fails to leave her the millions some expected, Steve, her husband of 35 years, moves out. Alone, but in control of her own affairs for the first time in her life, Ruby is torn between panic and relief. When she investigates the remote beach cabin her father had left her instead of his estate, she discovers a dilapidated beach resort in a remote location, seemingly untouched since its former owner, Cecelia Johansen, died under mysterious circumstances. Despite the condition of the property and rumours it is haunted, Ruby decides to move to Sunset Lake Resort, determined to find out why her father bought it, and why he left it to her. Joanne Jackson Joanne Jackson
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04/29/2024

Starting June 1st, a whole new season of Stonehouse Books! We are so excited to share them with you. Introducing, 'From Sweetgrass Bridge', by Anthony Bidulka, the second book in his much loved Merry Bell Mystery series. Links for our upcoming launch parties and to pre-order are below:
FROM SWEETGRASS BRIDGE
On a perfect prairie summer evening, Saskatchewan Roughrider Dustin Thomson goes missing. As the Green & White’s first primary quarterback born in the province and first Indigenous quarterback, Thomson is beloved and celebrated. Mistrusting the police investigation, the family hires Merry Bell P.I. to find the football star. From the dark waters below Sweetgrass Bridge to the lands of Little Turtle Lake First Nation, Merry seeks answers while dealing with her continuing transition, swelling loneliness, a floundering career, well-meaning crossdressing assistant and having to decide whether the people in her life are friend or foe.
Bidulka
Pre-order from Stonehouse (ships very soon!)
https://www.stonehousepublishing.ca/store/from-sweetgrass-bridge-pre-order
-Calgary Launch Party
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-Edmonton Launch Party
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(Cover Design, Elizabeth Friesens, photo credit, David Stobbe)

04/19/2024

Check this out! For the second month in a row, 'Edge of Wild' is on the most borrowed in Alberta list. A cozy, spooky, thrilling read indeed. Congratulations, Stone, Author

We've rounded up the top ten most borrowed eBooks and e-magazines in the Read Alberta Collection for March 2024!

04/18/2024

It is 2013 and Calgary's Bow River is beginning to rise…

04/06/2024

Today marks Stonehouse Publishing's 10th year! It was hard to narrow these down to ten photos, but here is a snap-shot of all the fun, all the books, all the launches, and times when people I love and admire have gotten together to celebrate books, and to bring more of them into the world. An incredible decade of books, friends and publishing. Here's to you! ❤️📘🍾

04/03/2024

Some fantastic news! Congratulations Anna Marie Sewell, Jennifer Bowering Delisle & Richard Van Camp for being shortlisted for this year's Robert Kroetsch - City of Edmonton Book Prize Award! We are over the moon excited, and so glad that Anna Marie's latest novel, "Urbane" is being honoured this way.
Read the announcement here:
https://www.edmontonarts.ca/blog/12-edmonton-arts-prize-finalists-announced-today
Buy the book here:
https://www.stonehousepublishing.ca/store/urbane
Read Alberta Book Publishers Association Of Alberta Edmonton Arts Council

03/07/2024

What a fun surprise! Some great titles on this list, including D.K. Stone's 'Edge of Wild'. A great cozy February read. Luckily, D.K. Stone wrote the rest of the Waterton trilogy, 'Dark Divide' and 'Fall of Night', and also her latest novel, Inescapable: A Ghost Story. All of these on the Stonehouse Website

https://readalberta.ca/articles/top-ten-most-borrowed-february-2024/

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Danika Stone, Author Read Alberta

Discover the top ten most borrowed eBooks and magazines in the Read Alberta Collection for February 2024!

02/29/2024

It's spring vibes only today at ALU HQ.

Check out our 2024 spring preview where we pick out some
of the books we can’t wait to read in the coming months. Peek our selections here: alllitup.ca/2024-alu-spring-preview/