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We’re Turning 20!
To celebrate 20 years of publishing critical books for critical thinkers, Fernwood Winnipeg is having a party at Mondragon Bookstore and Coffeehouse, one of our good friends and the host of many of our book launches and events over the … Continue reading
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
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
Open Letter to CAUT, re: U of T and WU Access Copyright agreements
Open Letter to CAUT: We are writing to express our deep disappointment with the position CAUT has taken regarding the on-going copyright dispute between post-secondary educational institutions and ACCESS Copyright (AC). Fernwood Publishing has always been in support of CAUT … 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
Nova Scotia MP Congratulates Susan Dodd on The Ocean Ranger
Wow. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour MP Robert Chisholm recently made a statement this statement congratulating author Susan Dodd on her latest book, The Ocean Ranger: Remaking the Promise of Oil. We’ll just let you watch the video: Also, the Chronicle Herald has … Continue reading