At the time of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty’s death in 1976, few could have predicted that the art museum that now bears his name would have a publishing arm with its Virtual Library. But that’s one of the first things created by Getty... Read More

An image from The Squickerwonkers by Evangeline Lilly, illustrated by Johnny Fraser-Allen. From China to Zimbabwe, from Lebanon to Japan, from Istanbul to Greece—even from one pole to the other—these sixteen children’s books stretch... Read More

Every so often, another obituary for the short story will appear in print. But, despite the wailing and tears, the form is proving itself surprisingly resilient. Good, even great short fiction is still being written—stories capable of... Read More

Change can be troubling even in the best of times, but it’s especially vexing when the old guard is comfortable with the way things are. Sometimes an outsider’s perspective is needed to shake things up. The protagonists in these eight... Read More

These eight books chart a course through a confusion of cultures, from Korea to Denmark, the Canadian Rockies to Prague. For places in between, there is an anthology of travel writing by the finest of contemporary writers, offering... Read More

Dig Darwin. Down as he was with climbing the social ladder, albeit out of the primordial swamp. Make something of yourself, amoeba. Get the evolutionary process started. Bring on opposable thumbs, consciousness, wisdom and language, Plato... Read More

The University of Alberta Press’s mission is to produce culturally significant works of high-quality scholarship and creative excellence. Given the numerous Foreword IndieFabs, among other awards, the press seems to be fulfilling that... Read More

Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classic Covers 200 Years of Classic Covers Margaret C. Sullivan Quirk Books Hardcover $24.95 (224pp) 978-1-59474-725-0 This book is such a great idea, and so masterfully put together, no one should... Read More