Welcome to the Speakers Bureau of the Book Publishers
Association of Alberta.

The Speakers Bureau is a listing of authors who are available for speaking engagements on a wide range of topics—from birding
to the UN. These authors have books published by members of
the BPAA, and are listed alphabetically.

For each author, you will find contact information, their topics of interest, and a list of their recently published books. If you would
like one of the authors to speak at your function, whether a Rotary meeting or a fundraiser, please contact the author directly, using
the information provided.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at
(780) 424-5060, or by sending an email to info@bookpublishers.ab.ca.

Please note that this database of speakers is a referral service only.

Gurcharan Bhatia
Judge, Court of Canadian Citizenship
Phone: (780) 488-4124
Speaking Topics:
Citizenship, Canadian Values
Recent Books:
Peace, Justice and Freedom: Human Rights
Challenges for the New Millennium

Dr. Lesley Cormack
Department of History and Classics
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-2588
lesley.cormack@ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Globe making in the Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
Maps, Contacts & Empire Building, The Cult of Elizabeth I
More Work for Mother—the History of Housework
Recent Books:
A History Of Science
Making Contact: Maps, Identity, and Travel
Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities, 1580-1620

Roger Epp
Augustana University College
Phone: (780) 679-1537
eppr@augustana.ab.ca
Speaking Topics:
Rural communities, agriculture, and the role of the university
Recent Books:
Writing Off the Rural West: Globalization, Governments, and the Transformation of Rural Communities

Nora Foster Stovel
Department of English
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-7818
nora.stovel@ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Margaret Laurence
Recent Books:
Long Drums and Cannons: Nigerian Dramatists
and Novelists, 1952–1966
Margaret Drabble: Symbolic Moralist
Rachel's Children: Margaret Laurence's A Jest of God

Gerald Gall
Law Faculty
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-3349
ggall@law.ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Constitutional law, human rights issues and the
adminstration of justice
Recent Books:
Peace, Justice and Freedom: Human Rights Challenges
for the New Millennium
Jianada fa lu zhi du
Canadian Legal System

Dr. Gerald Hankins
Phone: (403) 678-9578
Speaking Topics:
Nepal
Gary McPherson, the disabled
Mustard Seed Street Ministry
Recent Books:
Rolling On: The Story of the Amazing Gary McPherson
A Heart for Nepal: The Dr. Helen Huston Story

Dr. A.K. Hellum
Phone: (780) 467-7706
akh@shaw.ca
Speaking Topics:
Waking in Another Culture, A Bhutan Experience
Recent Books:
A painter's year in the forests of Bhutan
Trees of Guyana: A Seedling Identification Guide

Dr. Steve Hrudey
Department of Public Health Services
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-6450
steve.hrudey@ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Safe drinking water
Recent Books:
Risk of Death in Canada: What We Know and How We Know It

Dr. Jerrold Kachur
Educational Policy Studies
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-4427
jerry.kachur@ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Politics of Education: International and National
Recent Books:
Contested Classrooms: Education, Globalization, and
Democracy in Alberta

Dr. Andy Knight
Department of Political Science
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-9970
andy.knight@ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
United Nations reform
Terrorism
the US as a Hyperpower
Peacebuilding
Children and War
Recent Books:
Building Sustainable Peace
Adapting the United Nations to a Post Modern Era
A Changing United Nations: Multilateral Evolution and the Quest for Global Governance

Bente Roed
Director, University Teaching Services
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-2826
bente.roed@ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Print artists in Alberta
what are prints?
Recent Books:
Printmaking in Alberta, 1945?1985

Simply Wild Publications
Pat Bumstead
Phone: (403) 279-5892
Jennifer Tizzard
Phone: (403) 278-6212
simplywildpub@shaw.ca
www.simplywildpub.com
Speaking Topics:
Canadian birds and wildlife, with the emphasis on Alberta species.
Presented by amateur naturalists with a quirky sense of humour!
Recent Books:
Canadian Feathers
Canadian Skin & Scales
The Art of Birdwatching

Dr. Kevin Taft
MLA, Edmonton - Riverview,
Former Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party
Phone: (780) 414-0719
kevin.taft@assembly.ab.ca
Speaking Topics:
Role of the Opposition
the political scene in Alberta
Recent Titles:
Clear Answers: The Economics and Politics of
For-Profit Medicine
Shredding the Public Interest: Ralph Klein and
25 Years of One-Party Government

Dr. Earle Waugh
Department of Religious Studies
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-0403
eqaugh@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Islam
Native traditions
Language studies
Religious topics
Recent Books:
The Shaping of an American Islamic Discourse: A Memorial
to Fazlur Rahman
Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary
Dissonant Worlds: Roger Vandersteene Among the Cree

Jerry White
Department of Film and Media Studies
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-0121
gswhite@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Canadian cinema
the National Film Board
film in general
Recent Books:
North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980

Laird Wilson
Faculty of Engineering
University of Alberta
Phone: (780) 492-0008
laird.wilson@ualberta.ca
Speaking Topics:
Looking for better safety and risk management results?
Recent Books:
Industrial Safety and Risk Management