Our Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary is available for sale at select independent bookstores (see list below).
Online Shopping: $24.99 + $6.99 shipping (Canada): here.
E-book edition at Amazon for $9.99 (Canada): here. GoodReads reviews: here.
Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist 2020
Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming Finalist 2019
John Ibbitson, from The Globe and Mail, explains: “You are going to read about some amazing people, places, and times in these pages… There is no one better equipped than Kevin Allen to give us a tour.”
The book can be found at fine independent bookstores in Calgary including:
Pages on Kensington, and
In Fernie, Our Past Matters is for sale at:
In Edmonton: Audreys Books; in Toronto: Glad Day Bookshop.
If you would like to order multiple copies at a discount: email us: here.
The book was launched at the New Central Library on November 22, 2018.
Book Launch Crowd. Photo: Noel Bégin.
Kevin Allen visiting the book in production in Winnipeg.
Our Past Matters hit #1 on the Calgary Herald bestseller list on February 2, 2019, climbing the chart since its November release.
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