Author Archives: Curran
Elizabeth Comack on CKUW
Elizabeth Comack just appeared on CKUW, where she discussed her latest book, Racialized Policing. Just in case you missed it, you can listen to the interview here. If you haven’t read Racialized Policing, you should visit our website for more … Continue reading
Racialized Policing Launch Photos
Elizabeth Comack, author of Racialized Policing, gave two talks in Winnipeg this week to celebrate the release of her latest book at McNally Robinson and the Urban and Inner-City Studies campus at the University of Winnipeg. Elizabeth spoke with great … Continue reading
Elizabeth Comack on APTN
Hot on the heels of the release of her latest book, Racialized Policing, Dr. Elizabeth Comack was interviewed by APTN. The full interview can be viewed on their website. After you hear Dr. Comack discuss her book, why not pick … Continue reading
Book Award Nomination Round-up
Wow! What a week it’s been around the Fernwood HQ. We’ve had three (!!!) of our books nominated for awards. First off, Gloria Wesley’s Chasing Freedom has been shortlisted for the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature by the … Continue reading
Fernwood Authors Nominated for Manitoba Book Awards
We’d like to send a massive congratulations to Jim Silver and David Camfield for having their books nominated for a Manitoba Book Award. Silver’s Good Places to Live and Camfield’s Canadian Labour in Crisis are both up for the Alexander … Continue reading
Fernwood Staff and Authors team up in Spelling Bee
March 8 was the fundraiser for the annual Word on the Street festival in Halifax. Fernwood’s own Nancy Malek and Stacey Byrne teamed up with authors Richard Zurawski (Media Mediocrity) and Gloria Wesley (Chasing Freedom)Â squaring off against a multitude of … Continue reading
Chris Benjamin at Atlantic Book Awards Society
Drive-by Saviours author, journalist and all-around great guy Chris Benjamin is participating in a conversation with author Alexander MacLeod, and several other writers, on March 21 at Neptune’s Studio Theatre. The event starts at 7 pm and is a fundraiser … Continue reading
Join the Conversation
On Wednesday, the Office of Africa NS Affairs (@officeofANSA) will be hosting a conversation with Chasing Freedom author Gloria Wesley (@youknowglo). So if you’re dialled into Twitter, leave a comment, ask Gloria a question, something! We’ll give you some ideas: … Continue reading
Guest Blogger: Gloria Ann Wesley
We love it when our authors take the time to write something for us, and you, here on the Fernblog. So it is our distinct pleasure to present our latest guest blog entry from Gloria Ann Wesley, author of Chasing … Continue reading