The July edition of Avenue features a look at why Edmonton has arguably become Canada’s literary capital. Michael Hingston, author of The Dilettantes, looks at the initiative to make Edmonton officially designated as a “City of Writers.” And the print edition also features new original fiction from Janice MacDonald and Todd Babiak.
As a companion, we present a short list of recommended Edmonton books. By no means should this be taken as a complete summary of all things awesome when it comes to Edmonton literary works. Use this as a jumping-off point. We all celebrate the Eat Local movement; we should all take a little bit of our time to Read Local, as well.
Officer of the Order of Canada. Edmonton’s book prize is named for him. And, in 1969, this book earned Kroetsch the Governer General’s Award for Fiction