In conversation with Alberta memoir authors Mary Tidlund and Sharon Wood with guest Julian Norris. Click here to register for this Zoom event.
 

• Two memoirs
• Two Alberta women
• Two world changers
• Two authentic paths
• Two unlikely success stories
• Two styles of writing

 
Join us for readings and an interactive conversation with memoirists Mary Tidlund and Sharon Wood. Mary is best known for her global philanthropic impact and for being the first black women to be CEO of a public energy corporation, and Sharon as the first woman from the Americas to climb Mount Everest.  Common ground brings these two engaging women together to share their pivotal experiences in finding their authentic paths and rocking their worlds. 

 

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When schools reopened in September 2020, Nadine Dunseith faced a different reality of masks, physical distancing as space allowed, and daily disinfecting of her classroom. This was a reality that all teachers faced in the pandemic of 2020. Using the language of the times and the reality of mental health struggles, Nadine Dunseith presents a searing set of poetry that explores the daily and weekly environment that she faced, culminating in an awareness and understanding of the situation she faced. She hopes this set of poetry can provide some solace for teachers and front line workers during these challenging times.
 

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The Everyday Icing Layer One storybook is a modern spin on a classic storybook. This delightful collection contains 24 wildly imaginative 5 ,10 and 15-minute read aloud stories meant for sharing with readers young and old, or savouring by an independent reader. Every story is intentionally written to inspire creativity and encourage young readers to dive deep into the depths of their imagination to a world where anything is possible. Whimsical and entertaining this is a must-have storybook for anyone who loves being completely immersed in a storytime experience.

Everyday Icing Layer One story book received an honourable mention in the short story collection category at the 2020 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards.

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The war may be officially over, but journalist Billie Walker’s search for a missing young German immigrant plunges her right back into the danger and drama she thought she’d left behind in Europe. A thrilling tale of courage and secrets set in glamorous post-war Sydney.

Sydney, Australia, 1946. Though war correspondent Billie Walker is happy to finally be home, the heady post-war days are tarnished by the death of her father and the disappearance in Europe of her husband, Jack. To make matters worse, now that the war is over, the newspapers are sidelining her reporting talents to prioritize jobs for returning soldiers. But Billie is a survivor and she’s determined to take control of her own future. She reopens her late father’s business, a private investigation agency, and slowly, the women of Sydney come knocking.

At first, Billie’s bread and butter is tailing cheating husbands. Then a young man, the son of European immigrants, goes missing, and Billie finds herself on a dangerous new trail that will lead to the highest levels of Sydney society as well as the city’s underworld. What is the young man’s connection to an exclusive dance club and a high-class auction house? When the people she questions start to turn up dead, Billie is thrown into the path of Detective Inspector Hank Cooper. Will he take her seriously or just get in her way?

As the danger mounts and Billie realizes how much is at stake, it becomes clear that although the war was won, it is far from over.
 

 

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Resumes! Applications! Interviews! Do these words make you nervous? Do interview interview question leave you flustered? Does an interview feel more like an interrogation?Read on to reduce your jitters and perform better in interviews. Know what employers expect! Present your best self to maximize your chance of success!Gleaned with over 15 years of experience, this book includes:-Resume writing tips to capture the attention of recruiters-Common interview questions with sample answers-Different types of Interview and STAR techniques to respond effectively-Practice a two-minute elevator speech-Strategies to reduce nervousness during an interview-How to effectively follow up after an interview.Leena has spent over 15 years in HR specifically in recruitment, gaining expertise in behavioral-based interviews. Having reviewed over 50,000 resumes and conducted over 1000 interviews, she knows what makes an interview successful.

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Join us for an evening of poetry and discussion with Heather Leigh.

The only strength you need is from yourself. 
You are in charge of the way you plant your garden, how you water your garden, and if you allow for it to grow.
Every garden is beautiful, no matter what has been planted, and every garden can bloom.
It just takes patience, strength,forgiveness and love.
Go grow that garden, because that garden is you.

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Herbert O’Driscoll’s long-awaited new volume of autobiographical reminiscences brings together almost a hundred short memory pieces, ranging widely over his life and career, including his youth in Ireland, his student days at Trinity College Dublin, his four-decade ministry in Canada, his extensive experiences in the United States, and his later years of pilgrimage in Holy and Celtic Lands.
 

Herbert O’Driscoll is a highly regarded preacher and retreat leader, the prolific author of over fifty books and many hymns. Much of his work reflects his own Celtic spirituality. He served several parishes in and around Ottawa, was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver and Warden of the College of Preachers in Washington, DC. His last decade of active ministry was at the Anglican Parish of Christ Church, Elbow Park, here in Calgary.
 

After his memoirs had gone to the press, O’Driscoll continued to write further recollections of his time in Calgary. Several of these have been collected in a handsome little chapbook, which is also now available for purchase.
 

During this one-hour online event, Herbert O’Driscoll will read excerpts from his new books, and be interviewed about his life and work. Also joining in the conversation: two other well-known clergy who worked closely with Herb: Robert Pynn, former dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Calgary, and Richard LeSueur, who served with him at Elbow Park.

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Come explore children’s books with a Speech Language Pathologist! Learn new ways to grow and develop your child’s language skills through books. We will explore ways to build your child’s vocabulary, critical thinking, early reading skills, and much more!!
 
About Jill Northwood
 
As a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and a mother of two young children, I find great joy supporting the development of communication. With each new word that a child learns it enables them to better connect with loved ones and understand the world around them.

 

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Here is a voice we have never heard--a voice full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with stunning urgency and force.

Here is a story of several people, each of whom has private reasons for travelling to the Big Oakland Powwow. Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame. Dene Oxendene is pulling his life together after his uncle's death and has come to work at the powwow to honour his uncle's memory. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come to watch her nephew Orvil Red Feather, who has taught himself traditional Indian dance through YouTube videos and has come to the powwow to dance in public for the very first time. There will be glorious communion, and a spectacle of sacred tradition and pageantry. And there will be sacrifice, and heroism, and unspeakable loss.

Fierce, angry, funny, heartbreaking, There There is a relentlessly paced multi-generational story about violence and recovery, memory and identity, and the beauty and despair woven into the history of a nation and its people. An unforgettable debut.

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One woman dead, another missing—and time is running out

Politically incorrect detective Andreas Kaldis, promoted out of Athens to serve as police chief for Mykonos, is certain his homicide investigation days are over. Murders don't happen in Greece's tourist heaven. At least that's what he's thinking as he stares at the remains of a young woman, ritually bound and buried on a pile of human bones inside a remote mountain church.

Teamed with the nearly-retired local homicide chief, Andreas must find the killer before the world-wide media attention can destroy the Greek island's fabled reputation with rumors of a mystery that's haunted Mykonos for decades.

When another young woman disappears, political niceties no longer matter. The murder mystery quickly becomes a rescue operation, and Andreas races against a killer intent on claiming a new victim...

This high-stakes adventure introduces Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, and begins a series perfect for armchair travelers interested in pairing the idyllic views of Greece with devious mysteries.

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A series of seemingly unrelated deaths occur around the city. When one is an obvious homicide, Detective Brad Coulter gets the case.
Coulter has barely started investigating when more murders occur. It is clear that the killer not only understands Crime Scene Unit protocols but also has special forces military skills—or training in a Tactical Unit.
Coulter realizes he has a connection to some victims. Then the Crime Scene Unit discovers evidence that points to Coulter as the murderer.
Now hunted by his own police service, he has to clear his name.
But the killer has other plans.