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Chasing Freedom on CBC Books List of 100 Canadian YA Novels

Posted on July 2nd, 2015

Gloria Ann Wesley’s novel named one of 100 CBC Books’ YA novels that make you proud to be Canadian.

Foreword from the Cuban Spanish edition of Cuba and Its Neighbours, by Ricardo Alarcon

Posted on May 12th, 2015

Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada served as Cuba’s permanent representative to the United Nations for nearly 30 years and later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992-1993. He wrote the Foreward, titled “The Long Road to Utopia”, for the Cuban Spanish edition of Arnold August’s “Cuba and its Neighbours: Democracy in Motion (Cuba y sus vecinos: Democracia en movimiento)” - we are pleased to present the English translation of Alarcón’s Foreward here.

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Double Pregnant and Grist Nominated for Atlantic Book Awards

Posted on May 7th, 2015

Double Pregnant by Natalie Meisner and Grist by Linda Little are both up for Atlantic Book Awards!

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Shawn Katz - Radio Interviews

Posted on April 22nd, 2015

Author of Generation Rising did a string of great radio interviews about his latest book, which looks at the 2012 Quebec Student Spring.

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FREE eBook: Racism in Winnipeg

Posted on April 2nd, 2015

Download a free eBook or PDF compilation of Fernwood titles about racism towards Aboriginal people in Winnipeg specifically, and Canada, generally.

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Understanding Further Cuba–US Relations

Posted on February 10th, 2015

There are two crucial aspects, among others, that are arising in the aftermath of the December 17, 2014, simultaneous announcements by Raúl Castro and Barack Obama…

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