About Calgary Bookstores
Indie bookshops, libraries, reading series, book clubs. The shelves of Calgary.
What this site is
Indie bookshops, libraries, reading series, book clubs. The shelves of Calgary.
Who runs it
Jordan DeFazio · Editor, Fat Monk Media Network · Operator, Fat Monk Media Ltd. (Alberta corporation). Lives in Calgary. Email jordan@fatmonkmedia.com.
Why we built it
The Fat Monk Media Network is the working portfolio of Fat Monk Media — a Calgary marketing studio that builds story-driven worlds for its clients. We built the network as our own demonstration of the methodology we sell: audience persona, brand voice, six core stories, a content system, an AI concierge. Same bones we'd build for a client, just for ourselves first.
Reading the network is free. There's no paywall, no programmatic ads, no surveillance tracking, and we don't ask Calgarians for money. If you like what you see and want a similar editorial system built for your business, the studio is at fatmonkmedia.com.
The network
Fat Monk Media Network covers Calgary one topic at a time. The full directory lives at fatmonkmedia.com. Sister publications include:
- calgarynewspaper.com
- calgarysaddledome.com
- calgaryflames.com
- calgaryconcerts.com
- calgaryolympics.com
- calgaryrodeo.com
- calgaryfilmfestival.com
- calgarykids.com
- calgarymenu.com
Editorial standards
Every story on this site comes from a documented source: a venue record, a primary interview, a public document, or a reader submission that a human editor has reviewed. We make mistakes; when we do, we correct them publicly and date the correction.
AI assistance: We use AI tools to draft, translate, and accelerate editorial work. A human reviews everything before publication. The AI does not make editorial decisions.
Get in touch
Tip line, corrections, complaints, kind words: jordan@fatmonkmedia.com. Reply within two business days unless we're on the road.