Books published by NeWest Press

Robert Kroetsch captures the beauty of this province in this endearing documentation of his Alberta experience from the dinosaur digs in the Badlands to the Calgary Stampede to the site of Big Bear s prophetic vision of kd lang s hometown Stettler

After a severe winter storm and extended power failure, thousands become trapped in their homes during one of the coldest weeks of the year. For one small group of people, thrown together by catastrophe, a state of anxiety and claustrophobia follows as they discover no precautions have been made for a disaster of this magnitude. When the dark and cold continues, endurance turns to despair and plans for survival begin to emerge as Fred, a fifteen-year-old boy from England, is forced to take charge in unpredictable ways. Alongside its bleak portrayal of social instability during economic collapse, Seal Intestine Raincoat unearths the powerful human instincts that convert helpless fear into the desire to adapt.

Writer and competitive swimmer Angie Abdou, tells the tale of Digger, an 85 kilo wrestler, and Sadie, a 26-year-old speed are nearing the end of their athletic careers, and are forced to confront the question: what happens to athletes when their bodies are too old and injured to compete?

Were the Bees is an innovative collection of poetry from a fresh Canadian voice In it Andy Weaver explores the boundaries of the poetic form to create a playful yet sincere examination of that language means to us

Detective Lane has a knack for discovering the whereabouts of missing persons But the city s latest case has disappeared without a trace After a brutal attack on his young nephew ex mayor Bob Swatsky has gone missing with 13 million dollars of tax payers money Is he on the run with the cash or is it something more sinister A zany cast of characters including a love doll and a chain smoking grandma with an oxygen tank lead Detective Lane on a thrilling romp through the streets of Calgary

"A Teatro Trilogy" is three plays written by Stewart Lemoine for his company Teatro la Quindicina Each play "Shockers Delight " "Pith " and "The Margin of the Sky" respond to the question Well what if THIS happened

"Apocrypha " a shaped collection of writing by Stan Dragland produced over two decades is a passionate meditation on the meeting of life and literature and a text of rumination invention and rhapsody Dragland looks at the texts of strangers and colleagues including Michael Ondaatje Roy Kiyooka Robert Kroetsch Fred Wah Matt Cohen Agnes Walsh and others weaving together personal reminiscences with theoretical and critical looks at their work