Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, 2025

Earlier this month, thousands of adventure film and book enthusiasts gathered in Banff for the Banff Mountain Film Festival, which has been hosted by the Banff Centre for the last 50 years. Summerthought Publishing had a booth at the festival trade show and as in past...

The State of Book Publishing in Alberta

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta recently launched a You Tube series titled The State of Book Publishing in Alberta. The short videos provide an overview of book publishing in the province. Anyone interested in learning more about the industry in Alberta,...

Alberta’s bestselling books: August 2025

Read Alberta recently released their monthly list of the 10 bestselling books by Alberta publishers. Alberta’s bestselling books in August 2025 included two Summerthought books, with Canadian Animals for Kids topping the list at No. 1. Coming in at No. 3 was our book...

New book: The Canadian Rockies

Summerthought published its first Canadian Rockies coffee table book in 2010. This year, we published a new version, by local photographer and writer Andrew Hempstead. With a different set of photos and captions, it’s designed as a souvenir of the Canadian...