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Hungry for Change Winnipeg Launch
Posted on February 11th, 2013 in Book Launches
Haroon Akram-Lodhi spoke at Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse in Winnipeg on Thursday, Feb. 7, to launch his new book, Hungry for Change. Haroon delivered an engaging, passionate talk and answered some great questions afterwards. We’d like to send out a big thank you to the folks at Mondragon for hosting…
Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada - Launch Video
Posted on August 1st, 2012 in Book Launches
Once again, the fine folks over at LeftStreamed have put together three great videos from the launch of Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada.We’ve got three videos to check out. The first is from Larry Savage and Stephanie Ross, who delivered a great talk discussing how this…
The Year We Became Us Book Launch Extravaganza
Posted on June 28th, 2012 in Book Launches
Gary Engler just released his latest book, The Year We Became Us, to a packed house in Moose Jaw. But you don’t have to take our word for it:http://fernwoodpublishing.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mj-june-19-A-8-1024x709.jpg
Racialized Policing Launch Photos
Posted on April 19th, 2012 in Book Launches
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 clarity and conviction about a crucially important topic in Canadian society.
Kaandossiwin Book Launch
Posted on February 6th, 2012 in Book Launches
Dr. Kathy Absolon will celebrate the launch of her most recent book, Kaandossiwin, February 15th in the Paul Martin Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. Kim Anderson will also release her latest, Life Stages of Native Women. Please see the poster below for more information.For more on Kaandossiwin, click…
Chasing Freedom Launch
Posted on October 13th, 2011 in Book Launches
Gloria Ann Wesley released her latest book for Roseway Publishing, Chasing Freedom, and we couldn’t be happier with the response from her launch. Check out the photos below. For more information on this stunning novel, click here.http://fernwoodpublishing.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/DSCN3067-1-768x1024.jpghttp://fernwoodpublishing…
About Canada: Queer Rights launches in Montreal!
Posted on September 27th, 2011 in Book Launches
Peter Knegt’s new book, About Canada: Queer Rights, one of the latest in our About Canada series, launched last night in Montreal at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore to an enthusiastic crowd. Peter’s book is a primer on queer rights in Canada, the only of its kind in…
Jim Silver Launch Photos
Posted on April 28th, 2011 in Book Launches
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 McNally sold every single copy of the book they…
Double Book Launch in Vancouver on Wednesday
Posted on March 28th, 2011 in Book Launches
Ardea Books and Art are host not one but two Fernwood launches in the same evening! March 30, 7 pm, 2025 West 4th St. If you live in the Vancouver area, head down to Ardea for the launch of Mr. Big and Get That Freak. If this office wasn’t stuck in the…
How The Cougar Came to be Called the Ghost Cat - Launch Photos
Posted on October 26th, 2010 in Book Launches
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 more special.Michael Isaac has been…