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Posted on May 28th, 2013
Both us here at Fernwood and our authors are going to be busy attending conference, hosting talks, launching books and staffing book displays this summer.Here’s a list to help you keep track.Latin American Studies Association – May 29–June 1, Washington D.C. Stephen Kimber (What Lies Across the Water)…
Happy 40th Anniversary Briarpatch!
Posted on May 23rd, 2013
We’d like to send a huge congratulations to our friends over at Briarpatch for 40 years of important, progressive and critical writing. We know perfectly well how challenging it is to remain fiercely independent, especially in publishing, especially in Canada and especially if you’re publishing the kind of material…
"Future of World Capitalism" Lecture in Russia
Posted on May 21st, 2013
Here’s a video of Alan Freeman and Radhika Desai, author of the recently published Geopolitical Economy, speaking in Moscow about several issues, including Thatcher’s death, and introducing the “Future of World Capitalism” book series.
Susan Dodd Wins Atlantic Book Award
Posted on May 17th, 2013 in Awards
We are positively thrilled to announce that Susan Dodd, author of The Ocean Ranger, has won the Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing. The awards were given out last night to a packed house, and we’d like to send our congratulations to all the other winners as well.For…
Everything Is So Political - Exclusive Excerpt by Susi Lovell
Posted on May 16th, 2013
May is short story month, and since we’re just at the half-way mark, there’s probably no better time than now to share an excerpt (or two, maybe) from our very first collection of short fiction, Everything Is So Political, edited by Sandra McIntyre.The idea behind the collection…
Bill Carroll - Blind Eye Forward
Posted on May 9th, 2013
Bill Carroll is a longtime friend and supporter of Fernwood Publishing. He’s created an original song and music video titled “Blind Eye Forward.” Here’s Bill’s description of the project:“The six-minute production is a minor blues with jazz inflections courtesy of guitarist Wes Carroll (who also produced…