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✨ Check out this brand new, absolutely stunning review✨ of DREAMS OF THE EPOCH & THE ROCK, second in Jaspreet Singh's “Still Astonished” trilogy—with the third forthcoming in 2026.

Available now from our online store or at a bookstore near you!

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New Review. Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock by Jaspreet Singh: "I can’t do justice to the wisdom in this book, to its beauty, to the undertow and buoyancy in its sea of feeling." — Tonya Lailey, Freefall Magazine
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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✨ Check out this brand new review✨ of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES poems by @wendymcgrath.bsky.social , photos by Danny Miles

Do you have your copy yet? Order from our online store or find at a bookstore near you!

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New Review, The Beauty of Vultures, poems by Wendy McGrath with photos by Danny Miles: "Both invitation and celebration: The Beauty of Vultures embodies the transformational power of creativity and attention." — Buried in Print
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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🦉 ❄️ Stop by and say at the ODD BIRD WINTER FAIR November 28-30! NeWest will be there with some of our favourite winter titles, surrounded by amazing local venders and some sort of sweet treat. What better way to spend the day?

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Odd Bird Winter Fair. 2 weekends to shop! Nov 28-30 and dec 5-7. Fri: 5-9pm. Sat: 10am-5pm. Sun: 10am-4pm. At the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre. 8426 Gateway Boulevard NW, Edmonton AB
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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✨ Check out this brand new review✨ Danica Klewchuk and STANDING IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF BEASTS.

Do you have your copy yet? Order from our online store or find at a bookstore near you!

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New Review for Standing in the Footprints of Beasts: "Told with spare prose and unflinching humour, Standing in the Footprints of Beasts is part coming-of-age story and part travelogue — a fearless invitation to anyone brave enough to confront their deepest pain and emerge with a story to tell." — The Winnipeg Free Press
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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⏰ Don't forget to join us tomorrow, November 6, for another launch of CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY with the Edmonton Queer History Project this time @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social!

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Event Poster: book launch for Cruising the Downtown at Audreys Books on Jasper Ave in Edmonton. November 6. doors at 6:30pm
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Celebrate Alberta Book Day with your favourite Alberta stories! Here are some of ours from NeWest, what are yours??

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Alberta Book Day. Celebrate with NeWest Press. Publishing western Canadian authors and western Canadian stories since 1977. A certified Canadian publisher Book Cover: Revolution Songs by Carissa Halton. A stylized black and white mountains with a solid red sky and yellow text. Silhouettes of ravens circle. Book Cover: Ezra's Ghosts, Stories by Darcy Tamayose. Delicate coral lines curve over and around the image of a prairie with distant mountains, nested in a hazy purple. Book Cover: Contraband Bodies. Poems. Jide Salawu. A closeup photograph of a dark skinned man's neck and shoulders and he twists in movement. The photograph is cut into sections and geometrically juxtaposed against itself.
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Celebrate Alberta Book Day with your favourite Alberta stories! Here are some of ours from NeWest, what are yours??

#newestpress #albertabookday #readlocal #buylocal #albertapublisher
Alberta Book Day. Celebrate with NeWest Press. Publishing western Canadian authors and western Canadian stories since 1977. A certified Canadian publisher Book Cover: Revolution Songs by Carissa Halton. A stylized black and white mountains with a solid red sky and yellow text. Silhouettes of ravens circle. Book Cover: Ezra's Ghosts, Stories by Darcy Tamayose. Delicate coral lines curve over and around the image of a prairie with distant mountains, nested in a hazy purple. Book Cover: Contraband Bodies. Poems. Jide Salawu. A closeup photograph of a dark skinned man's neck and shoulders and he twists in movement. The photograph is cut into sections and geometrically juxtaposed against itself.
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Celebrate Alberta Book Day with your favourite Alberta stories! Here are some of ours from NeWest, what are yours??

#newestpress #albertabookday #readlocal #buylocal #albertapublisher
Alberta Book Day. Celebrate with NeWest Press. Publishing western Canadian authors and western Canadian stories since 1977. A certified Canadian publisher Book Cover: Revolution Songs by Carissa Halton. A stylized black and white mountains with a solid red sky and yellow text. Silhouettes of ravens circle. Book Cover: Ezra's Ghosts, Stories by Darcy Tamayose. Delicate coral lines curve over and around the image of a prairie with distant mountains, nested in a hazy purple. Book Cover: Contraband Bodies. Poems. Jide Salawu. A closeup photograph of a dark skinned man's neck and shoulders and he twists in movement. The photograph is cut into sections and geometrically juxtaposed against itself.
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Celebrate Alberta Book Day with your favourite Alberta stories! Here are some of ours from NeWest, what are yours??

#newestpress #albertabookday #readlocal #buylocal #albertapublisher
Alberta Book Day. Celebrate with NeWest Press. Publishing western Canadian authors and western Canadian stories since 1977. A certified Canadian publisher Book Cover: Revolution Songs by Carissa Halton. A stylized black and white mountains with a solid red sky and yellow text. Silhouettes of ravens circle. Book Cover: Ezra's Ghosts, Stories by Darcy Tamayose. Delicate coral lines curve over and around the image of a prairie with distant mountains, nested in a hazy purple. Book Cover: Contraband Bodies. Poems. Jide Salawu. A closeup photograph of a dark skinned man's neck and shoulders and he twists in movement. The photograph is cut into sections and geometrically juxtaposed against itself.
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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🎃 Happy Halloween from NeWest Press! Enjoy the spooky season with some NeWest Noir or some NeWest Mysteries!

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Happy Halloween from NeWest Press. Celebrate this spooky season with some NeWest Noir. Call of the Void. The Paradise Engine. The Extra Cadaver Murder. Six Books: To Those Who Killed Me. There Are Wolves Here Too. The Weight of Blood. Horseplay. Where the Bodies Lie. Five Moves of Doom.
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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⏰ Don't forget! Tomorrow is the launch of CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY at EVO on Jasper Ave in collaboration with the Edmonton Queer History Project!

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Event Poster: Cruising the Downtown. November 1 at 4:30pm at EVO. 11508 Jasper Ave.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Celebrate women's history this month and every month with some of our favourite NeWest reads.

Available now at at a bookstore near you 💕

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Women's History Month. A Collage of cut out headshots of a variety of women. Dozens of women of all shapes, colours, smiles, and clothing, spill out over the edges of the page. Moon Honey by Suzette Mayr The Cine Star Salon by Leah Ranada Ezra's Ghosts by Darcy Tamayose
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 🎉 Join us on November 6 for another launch of CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY with @edmqueerhistory this time @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social

Where: Audreys Books (10702 Jasper Ave)
When: November 6, doors at 6:30pm
Snacks: Always

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Event Poster: book launch for Cruising the Downtown at Audreys Books on Jasper Ave in Edmonton. November 6. doors at 6:30pm
October 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Edmonton’s NeWest Press seeks an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Learn more about the qualifications we are looking for and how to apply by visiting our website.

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We're Hiring! NeWest Press is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Submit your cover letter and resume to president@newestpress.com not later than Friday, October 17, 2025.
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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🚗 REVOLUTION SONGS is going on tour! Check the dates and see when @carissahalton.bsky.social is at a bookstore near you! ❤️ 💛

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Tour Poster. Dates available on the NeWest Press Website under events. Book Cover: Revolution Songs by Carissa Halton. A stylized black and white mountains with a solid red sky and yellow text. Silhouettes of ravens circle.Book Cover: Revolution Songs by Carissa Halton. A stylized black and white mountains with a solid red sky and yellow text. Silhouettes of ravens circle.
October 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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🎉 🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pub Day!! 🏳️‍🌈 🎉 To @edmqueerhistory and CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY

Get your copy while you still can! And keep an eye out for events coming soon!

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Book Cover: Cruising the Downtown: Celebrating Edmonton's Queer History. On a lavender background, a rainbow of colours, including all colours in the progress flag, curves down in the shape of the North Saskatchewan River over a vintage photograph.
October 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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🎉 Happy Pub Day🎉 to Ted Smith and THE TWO FACES OF PARADISE!! This soon-to-be classic Canadian travel novel is finally ready to be on your shelf.

Available now at a bookstore near you.

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BookCover: Large purple titles sit over a photograph. The Two Faces of Paradise. A novel by Ted Smith. A golden statue of the Buddha sits tucked away in a tree.
October 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Edmonton’s NeWest Press seeks an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Learn more about the qualifications we are looking for and how to apply by visiting our website.

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#NeWestPress #NowHiring
We're Hiring! NeWest Press is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Submit your cover letter and resume to president@newestpress.com not later than Friday, October 17, 2025.
October 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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✨ New Review ✨ of Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock, the second in Jaspreet Singh's beloved poetic trilogy (the third and final instalment coming soon...)

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New Review. “Some poetry books make me think; others bring joy. Dreams of the Epoch & the Rock by Jaspreet Singh does both.”—Event Poetry and Pros
October 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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🌈 🎉 it's almost here! The launch of CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY in collaboration with the Edmonton Queer History Project.

Stop by EVO on Jasper and show your support for this amazing project and pretty gorgeous book! We can't wait to see you!

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Event Poster: Cruising the Downtown launch at EVO on Jasper Ave. November 1 at 4:30pm
October 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 Queer History Month is here and have you chosen your TBR yet?

Here are some NeWest favourites, but check out A Queer Edmonton Library at the Edmonton Pride Centre to find so many more!

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Queer History. Celebrate this queer history month with your favourite NeWest titles. Cruising the Downtown. The Melting Queen. I (Athena). Burning the Night. The Boy Who Was Saved By Jazz.
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Edmonton’s NeWest Press seeks an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Learn more about the qualifications we are looking for and how to apply by visiting our website.

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#NeWestPress #NowHiring
We're Hiring! NeWest Press is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Submit your cover letter and resume to president@newestpress.com not later than Friday, October 17, 2025.
October 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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🎧 Have you heard the one and only @carissahalton.bsky.social on CBC yet? Don't miss this amazing interview! ❤️ 💛

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New Interview. CBC Listen. With Carissa Halton author of Revolution Songs.
October 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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✨ In conversation: @jidesalawu.bsky.social and Marilyn Dumont at Henderson Hall at the University of Alberta. You won't want to miss this discussion with two brilliant poets!

Where: Henderson Hall at the University of Alberta (North Campus)
When: October 29, 2025 2-4pm

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In Conversation with Jide Salawu and Marilyn Dumont. October 29, 2025 2-4pm
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Thank you to the Association of Canadian Publishers and @49thshelf.bsky.social for organizing this exciting new industry standard. NeWest is proud to have all of our books written, published, and printed in Canada.
We are proud to be a Certified Canadian Publisher. NeWest Press. Publishing Western Canadian authors and Western Canadian Stories since 1977.
October 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM