by Shaun Hunter
Step into Lady Lougheed’s ballroom and engage in a treasure hunt through Calgary’s largely unknown literary heritage. At a fictional dinner party circa 1923, you’ll meet 12 colourful writers of early Calgary and discover their take on our changing, changeable city.
Reserve your spot at the launch on January 30 — free and open to the public. There will be stories, storytellers and vintage typewriters for you to tap out your own Calgary stories. See you there!
by Shaun Hunter
by Shaun Hunter
Here are a few of the books I mentioned on my Historic Calgary Week walk — plus a few other literary treasures.
Inspiring Life Stories: The Calgary Public Library since 1912 (2012) – Brian Brennan
Letters from America (1916) – Rupert Brooke
“Fool of the New West” (2013) – Kris Demeanor
“Timothy Findley: The Calgary Connection” (2004) – William Whitehead
The Great Karoo (2008) – Fred Stenson
The I Chong: Meditations from the Joint (2006) – Tommy Chong
My Discovery of the West (1937) – Stephen Leacock
The Figgs (2018) – Ali Bryan
“Eva Reid: Girl Reporter”(2004) – Jennifer Hamblin
“Calgary: Gateway to the Woman’s West” (1913) — Calgary Branch, Canadian Women’s Press Club
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s visit to Calgary, June 1923
The Grand Tour: Letters and Photographs from the British Empire Expedition (2012) – Agatha Christie
Ordeal by Innocence (1958) – Agatha Christie
Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta (2001) – Aritha van Herk
The Words of My Roaring (1966) – Robert Kroetsch
The Aberhart Summer (1983) – Bruce Allen Powe
Aberhart Summer (1999) - Conni Massing’s play adaptation
The Judas Conspiracy (aka Alberta Alone) (1976; 1981) – John Ballem
The Oil Patch Quartet – John Ballem
The Stream Runs Fast (1945) – Nellie McClung
The Magpie’s Nest (1917) - Isabel Paterson
The Cow Puncher (1918) - Robert J. C. Stead
Fold Home (1950) – Flos Jewell Williams
Journey with No Maps: A Life of P. K. Page (2012) – Sandra Djwa
“Max and My Mother: A Memoir,” Border Crossings (1988) – P. K. Page
Our Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary (2018) – Kevin Allen
Country Music Country (1996; 2019) – Bruce Hunter
Bending at the Bow (1995) – Marion Douglas
“Been Caught Stealing: Life Inside The Lorraine” (2020) – Heidi Klaassen
“Electric Avenue: An Infamous Chapter in Calgary’s Partying History,” Avenue Magazine (2013)-- Shelley Arnusch
Salvage King, Ya! (1997) – Mark Anthony Jarman
The Crash Palace (2021) – Andrew Wedderburn
by Shaun Hunter
Here are a few of the books I mentioned on my Jane’s Walk — and a few other treasures as well.
Photo: Neale Carbert
Letters from America (1916) – Rupert Brooke
“Timothy Findley: The Calgary Connection” (2004) -- William Whitehead
The Great Karoo (2008) – Fred Stenson
The I Chong: Meditations from the Joint (2006) – Tommy Chong
My Discovery of the West (1937) – Stephen Leacock
The Figgs (2018) – Ali Bryan
“Eva Reid: Girl Reporter”(2004) – Jennifer Hamblin
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s visit to Calgary, June 1923
The Grand Tour: Letters and Photographs from the British Empire Expedition (2012) – Agatha Christie
Ordeal by Innocence (1958) – Agatha Christie
Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta (2001) – Aritha van Herk
The Words of My Roaring (1966) – Robert Kroetsch
The Aberhart Summer (1983) – Bruce Allen Powe
Aberhart Summer (1999) - Conni Massing’s play adaptation
The Stream Runs Fast (1945) – Nellie McClung
The Shadow Riders (1916) & The Magpie’s Nest (1917) - Isabel Paterson
The Cow Puncher (1918) - Robert J. C. Stead
Fold Home (1950) – Flos Jewell Williams
Journey with No Maps: A Life of P. K. Page (2012) – Sandra Djwa
“Max and My Mother: A Memoir,” Border Crossings (1988) – P. K. Page
Our Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary (2018) – Kevin Allen
The Judas Conspiracy (aka Alberta Alone) (1976; 1981) – John Ballem
Country Music Country (1996; 2019) – Bruce Hunter
Bending at the Bow (1995) – Marion Douglas
“Electric Avenue: An Infamous Chapter in Calgary’s Partying History,” Avenue Magazine (2013)-- Shelley Arnusch
Salvage King, Ya! (1997) – Mark Anthony Jarman
