REGINA — The University of Regina (U of R) Press has won three awards at the 32nd annual Saskatchewan Book Awards.
The awards began in 1993, with a nationally recognized reputation for celebrating writing excellence.
Three U of R Press books, The Medicine Chest: A Physician’s Journey Towards Reconciliation, Eroding a Way of Life: Neoliberalism and the Family Farm, and The Good Walk: Creating New Paths on Traditional Prairie Trails, were among those selected.
The Medicine Chest: A Physician’s Journey Towards Reconciliation by Jarol Boan won the First Book Award. Boan’s book explores "the intersectionality of common diseases and social determinants of health gained from her experience of caring for Indigenous patients."
In the book, the author shares historical data, health policies, and more while diving into how Canada’s health-care system is failing those in need.
Eroding a Way of Life: Neoliberalism and the Family Farm by Murray Knuttila was given the Jennifer Welsh Scholarly Writing Award.
Knuttila’s book talks about prairie agriculture’s history through the lenses of class, policies, and global capitalism.
He "describes the physical, social, and political reordering of the countryside and the resulting human costs paid by farmers, labourers, and families."
Meanwhile, The Good Walk: Creating New Paths on Traditional Prairie Trails, written by Matthew R. Anderson, was awarded the Creative Saskatchewan Publishing Award.
Anderson’s book explores the adventures of settlers and indigenous ramblers retracing the early historic trails of the prairies.
"Each of them rooted in compassionate engagement with place, in thoughtful, learned reflection, and in an eloquent commitment to serving our local and national communities," said U of R Press editorial director Marcel Decoste.
