Shawna Lemay’s Rumi and the Red Handbag is now one of five titles vying for the Alberta Readers’ Choice Award! Rumi has been selected from an original longlist of 54 titles, and the shortlist was announced last night at the Launch Gala in Edmonton.

On July 4, readers will be able to vote for their favourite title. Congratulations to Shawna and the other writers on the list! It’s lovely for writers to receive such support and recognition through this award. And thank you to Alberta fans for voting for Rumi!