Category Archives: Events
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
Jim Silver Launch Photos
Jim Silver absolutely packed McNally Robinson for the launch of his latest, Good Places to Live: Poverty and Public Housing in Canada. Indeed, there were people standing in the children’s section on the second level to hear Jim speak and … Continue reading
HUGE Fernwood Event Update
Someone left our Promotions Department on overnight, and we have a HUGE amount of author tour dates and book launches to tell you about. First and foremost, Paul Bennett and Richard Zurawski will be doing a series of signings and … Continue reading
David McNally to speak in Winnipeg
David McNally, author of Global Slump: The Economics and Politics of Crisis and Resistance, will deliver a talk on February 24th in Winnipeg. The talk will be held in the Buchwald room in the Millennium Library and will celebrate the … Continue reading
A Legacy of Love – Speech by Marion Kerans
Marion Kerans, author of A Legacy of Love delivered this speech about Muriel Duckworth at a book launch in Ottawa on December 3, 2010. It’s a great speech that encapsulates Kerans’ thoughts on Muriel Duckworth and her motivations for writing … Continue reading
How The Cougar Came to be Called the Ghost Cat – Launch Photos
Michael Isaac’s How the Cougar Came to be Called the Ghost Cat is a beautiful, unique and powerful book. Aside from being Roseway’s first children’s book, Ghost Cat is written both in English and Mi’kmaw, making this book all the … Continue reading
Chris Benjamin: Bloggin’ From the Road – Part 3
Chris Benjamin strikes back with part 3 of his Drive-by Saviours book tour blog diary! We left Lachutes in what we thought was plenty of time. But we hit Friday afternoon rush-hour traffic at the outskirts of Montreal. “City squirrels … Continue reading
David Hugill – Live from the Winnipeg Radical Book Fair
David Hugill was in Winnipeg for the Radical Book Fair and he delivered a great talk about the media coverage and failed state response to the Pickton murders in Vancouver. Thanks to Ethan at CKUW’s Black Mask: The Frequency of … Continue reading
Chris Benjamin: Bloggin’ from the Road – Part 2
Drive-by Saviours author and book-touring machine Chris Benjamin is still out on the road! Here’s his latest report from the road. I’m writing from Lachutes, Quebec, about 40 km northwest of Montreal. A good friend of mine is Superintendent of … Continue reading