Michelle Lobkowicz

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Acquisitions Editor @ualbertapress.bsky.social‬. (she/her/they)

Photograph of a table with books on display. The banner going down the front reads University of Alberta Press.
Book cover of Our Rights and Freedoms: A Biography of Canada's Charter, written by Aaron W. Hughes, the author of 10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada.
Poster for a book reading event. There are three author head shots across the top and three book cover images across the bottom. The text on the poster reads: "Laurie D. Graham with Jaspreet Singh & Lisa Martin. Saturday, May 9, 2026, 3 pm. Audreys Books 10702 Jasper Avenue amiskwaciywaskahikan/Edmonton." The book covers along the bottom are for Calling it Back to Me by Laurie D. Graham, The Time of the Earth by Jaspreet Singh, and Nighthawks by Lisa Martin.
a rectangular grid mosaic of book covers that are nominated for various 2026 BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Across the top of the image it reads: Congratulations to the 2026 finalists.
Event poster featuring the book cover for Sublunary by Lisa Richter. The cover shows a dark face with four eyes, a nose, and an open mouth, surrounded by a larger yellow circle - it is a detail from the painting The shadow of the living light by Runa Ikeda (2021, acrylic and pastel on canvas, 210 cm x 350 cm). The text on the poster reads: book launch, Friday May 1, 7 pm, Lisa Richter with Jordan Abel and Jason Purcell, Magpie Books 9553 76 Ave NW in Edmonton.
Three books of poetry propped up on a cabinet. From left to right the books are Sublunary by Lisa Richter, Evacuations by Kevin Irie, Nighthawks by Lisa Martin.
Man standing at a microphone and reading from a book. Some of a seated audience is visible in the foreground of the photograph. The room features floor to ceiling bookshelves filled with books.
Book cover featuring two men in discussion. The book title is laid out between them and reads The Museum as Large-Room Pinball Machine: A 1967 New York City Seminar Featuring Marshall McLuhan, Harley Parker, and Museum Professionals, edited by William J. Buxton.
Woman holding a book poses in front of a table full of books.
Photograph of the welcome banner at the 2026 MLA annual convention, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. There are escalators visible under the banner.
Photograph of a girl dressed in a long black dress with a picture frame around her head as if she is a live portrait of the Mona Lisa.
Photograph of the book cover for Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta.
Apartment sign that reads Citation Style, No Vacancy. There is a city road in the background.
Book cover for The Postcolonial Bildungsroman: Narratives of Youth, Representational Politics, and Aesthetic Reinventions.
Photograph: two tables with books displayed. The runners on each table read University of Alberta Press.
Image of the Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities book cover winning the Scholarly and Academic Book of the Year, published by University of Alberta Press.
Book cover for Sarah Boon’s Meltdowb: the making and breaking of a field scientist.
Erin Moure standing at a podium, reading from a book.
Book cover for Harley Parker: The McLuhan of the Museum by Gary Genosko featuring a portrait of Parker by Yousuf Karsh. The portrait shows Parker in side profile and is in black and white.
Computer screen showing four readers on Zoom.
Cover of poetry collection entitled Sweet Rupture by Omar Ramadan. The cover art is an abstract painting reminiscent of a group of apricots. The colours are bright orange and yellow against a background of navy.
Cover of poetry collection by Lisa Baird entitled When Whales Went Back to the Water. The image is of a painted white half-moon against a green background. The trees in the foreground are constructed of green acrylic paint and seem three-dimensional.
Cover of poetry collection entitled Python Love by Shannon Arntfield. Cover features abstract artwork, red swirling lines against a purple backdrop.
Author David A. Robertson stands at a wooden podium, speaking into a microphone. He is wearing black Chuck Taylors, jeans, and a green ‘shaket’ (shirt jacket) that is open over a black T-shirt. There is a flower arrangement in front of the podium.
Photograph of an event poster featuring head shot of David Robertson along with event details: Wednesday March 12 7:30 pm lecture is taking place at Timms Centre for the Arts, $15 general $5 students