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Fernwood requests community support against austerity We’re reaching out to our community for urgent support, solidarity, and action.

In light of the proposed cuts to the Nova Scotia arts sector, we are requesting help from our friends and community. Please take the time to read this piece and help in whatever what you can.

#defendNSbooks #rallyforthearts

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Book cover for Policing Black Lives, Revised and Expanded Edition: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard (Fernwood): A comprehensive account of policing Black life in Canada and a vision for Black futures beyond surveillance and confinement. https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/policing-black-lives-revised-and-expanded-edition

Book cover for The Humanity of Others by Ali Benmakhlouf (Stanford UP): How should we speak of humanism today? To answer this question, Moroccan philosopher Ali Benmakhlouf turns to Montaigne. Through a rich and attentive reading of Montaigne's Essays, Benmakhlouf reminds us why the sixteenth-century author remains relevant today when the need to recognize the "humanity of others"—from the cry of "Black Lives Matter" to the anonymous deaths of migrants drowning in the Mediterranean Sea—is as urgent as ever. Forthcoming in June 2026. https://www.sup.org/books/theory-and-philosophy/humanity-others

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: The Humanity of Others (Ali Benmakhlouf , @stanfordpress.bsky.social) & Policing Black Lives (Robyn Maynard, @fernpub.bsky.social). See alt-text.

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Status for All!: Towards a Borderless Future of International Solidarity Join authors Luna Vives, Hasha Walia and Mostafa Henaway for an update on the global border crisis and how we can challenge it.

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To celebrate the Status for All victory of undocumented migrant workers in Spain Fernwood is offering 20% our book The Gates of the Sea: Migration and Rescue at the Edges of Europe by Luna Vives.

Pick up a copy here:
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What Canadians can learn from U.S. resistance to ICE terror ⋆ The Breach Author and activist Harsha Walia discusses cross-border solidarity in the face of anti-migrant state violence in the U.S.

On a new episode of 🌊The @breachmedia.ca Show🌊 author and activist @harshawalia.bsky.social discusses cross-border solidarity in the face of anti-migrant state violence in the US.

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4. Reject the normalization of the former al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rule and demand accountability for past and ongoing human rights violations and breaches of international humanitarian law.

3. Organize teach-ins, panels, and events to inform the public.

4. Donate to @heyvasor and @medicointernational for direct humanitarian assistance.

3. Speak publicly in defense of the self-determination rights of the Kurds and other minoritized groups in the region.

To help please do any of the following actions:

1. Circulate and publish this statement through your networks.

2. Contact your organizations, institutions and political representatives and demand action to stop the genocide and end the siege.

A Call for Solidarity from the Universities in Rojava/Northern and Eastern Syria We, the faculty, students, and staff of the Universities in Rojava/Northern and Eastern Syria, send you this message as we leave our classrooms to help defend our universities, our cities, and our rev...

Fernwood stands in solidarity the struggle of the people of Northeast Syria for freedom, democracy and autonomy. Here is a call from the Universities of Rojava for international solidarity. Please share widely.

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Book cover for Got Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in Blood Donation by OmiSoore H. Dryden, winner of the 2025 George Borden Writing for Change Award (Fernwood Publishing): Through storytelling, theorizing and discourse analysis, this book investigates how racist and homophobic nation-building policies became enshrined in blood donation. https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/got-blood-to-give

Book cover for American Graphic by JoAnne McFarland (Green Linden Press): Poetry. Winner of the Wishing Jewel Prize for Poetic Innovation. With candor and insight, American Graphic confronts personal and cultural pasts. Juxtaposing historical documents—recipes from the first cookbook published by a Black woman in the States, reward posters for people fleeing enslavement—with intimate moments from the present, the book's magic is to bend time so we see that the past’s rivers flow through us into the future. https://www.greenlindenpress.com/books/american-graphic

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: American Graphic by JoAnne McFarland (Green Linden Press) & Got Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in Blood Donation by OmiSoore H. Dryden ( @fernpub.bsky.social). See alt-text.

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Crisis as Class Strategy Mostafa Henaway on the emergence of the Carney doctrine in Canadian politics: elbows up and austerity for the many.

NEW: Mostafa Henaway (@mhenaway.bsky.social) on the emergence of the Carney doctrine in Canadian politics: elbows up and austerity for the many.

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Emily Grafton returns to Winnipeg to launch Divided Power Join Emily Grafton for the Winnipeg launch of Divided Power: How Federalism Undermines Reconciliation (Fernwood Publishing).

On Friday January 30 at 7pm, join Emily Grafton for the Winnipeg launch of Divided Power: How Federalism Undermines Reconciliation. - mailchi.mp/grant/emily-... @fernpub.bsky.social

On the Uprising in Iran and Its Possibilities: An Interview with Peyman Vahabzadeh The uprising in Iran has garnered a lot of interest on the internet and media lately. There are many conflicting narratives and a lot of possibilities of what the future holds for the Iranian people. ...

Recently Fernwood publishing interviewed Peyman Vahabzadeh, author of For Land and Culture, about what the thought of the unfolding uprising in Iran.

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Congrats @lunavives.bsky.social. We are so excited to see this book get into the hands of Spanish readers.

Today on GET LIT it's Scott Neigh! The author and broadcaster joins us to talk about his newest book Listen! Knowing The World and Fighting to Change It.

1230 pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or anytime on podcasts and here: tinyurl.com/588wx4z3

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Rethinking Free Speech – North American Dilemmas /w Peter Ives Peter Ives is professor of political science at the University of Winnipeg. He is the author of Rethinking Free Speech (Fernwood, 2024). We need to rethink free speech to better address diverse goals ...

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Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left An anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian introduction to the history of the USSR, China, and Cuba that asks: Were they actually on the road to communism?

To get a copy of the book visit: fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/red-flags

Contested legacies, possible futures Professor and activist David Camfield’s latest book, Red Flags: A Reckoning with Communism for the Future of the Left, is an interesting and ambitious effort to critically evaluate the experiences and...

Thanks @canadiandimension.bsky.social for this thorough review of Red Flags by David Camfield.

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Book cover for A Perfect Day for a Walk by the Water: Exploring Vancouver's Shores by Bill Arnott, a finalist for the 2025 Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award (Arsenal Pulp): Located on Canada's West Coast, one of Vancouver's greatest and most spectacular assets is its proximity to water. In this follow-up to the 2024 BC bestseller A Perfect Day for a Walk, author Bill Arnott takes readers on another exploration of Vancouver by way of its shores. A Perfect Day for a Walk by the Water is an informative, eclectic series of excursions in, on, and under the water around Greater Vancouver, delving into cultures, histories, and narratives that make this region unique. https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/A/A-Perfect-Day-for-a-Walk-by-the-Water

Book cover for Where the Jasmine Blooms by Zeina Sleiman (Fernwood Publishing). Two Palestinian cousins with very different lives meet in Lebanon and discover their family’s political secrets amid the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war. https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/where-the-jasmine-blooms

Book cover for An Indian Among los Indígenas: A Native Travel Memoir by Ursula Pike (Heyday): A gripping, witty memoir about indigeneity, travel, and colonialism. https://www.heydaybooks.com/catalog/an-indian-among-los-indigenas-paperback/

Book cover for The Gift Child by Elaine McCluskey (Goose Lane Editions): A man in Pollock Passage, Nova Scotia disappears: Graham Swim, last seen driving away from a government wharf with a giant tuna head in the basket of his Schwinn delivery bicycle. When Graham’s cousin Harriett decides to investigate his disappearance, she comes up against her own family history. A news photographer now jobless and adrift, Harriett has lived most of her life in the shadow of her larger-than-life father — a once-beloved TV news anchor and borderline narcissist. When Harriett arrives in Pollock Passage, she meets a stranger who tells her he is researching the Shag Harbour UFO mystery. While this stranger helps Harriett reconnect with pieces of herself she thought long-dead, she also learns that what she knows about her father may not be true. https://gooselane.com/products/the-gift-child

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North Words: Ottawa is so much more than Canada's Capitol A new book by a sociology professor at Carleton University examines the lush city and its vibrant spaces.

Check out this interview Tonya Davidson did on
@ncprnews.bsky.social about her book Ottawology.

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A graphic labelled "What We're Reading for the holidays" with five book covers: Old Souls by Jackarais, The Longest Night by Lauren Carter, As We Forgive Others by Shane Peacock, Thyme Travellers edited by Sonia Sulaiman, and Skin by Catherine Bush.

What are we reading in our downtime over the holidays?

Read more about our picks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @cloudscapecomics.com, @fernpub.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Freehand Books:

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Tonight!! ✨ Hope to see you there, Calgary! #yyc #yycarts #ReadAlberta #CanLit #Poetry @newestpress.bsky.social @fernpub.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for new books by Fernwood Publishing and Roseway Publishing. It includes a variety of book covers, the Fernwood Publishing logo, and a 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

Now available from @fernpub.bsky.social and Roseway Publishing, these books challenge the status quo and imagine new ways forward toward a more socially just world. buff.ly/idwwsyy #ReadMore #SocialJustice

Spring 2026 is on its way and pre-orders are now open.

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Use code SP26 on our website for 15% all spring orders.

The Inclusive Narrative: Equity in Writing Forum Highlighting diverse voices, supports literary talent, and encourages participants to consider how narratives influence equity in community.

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Event promotional tile for Flywheel Reading Series in Calgary, Alberta. The December 11, 2025 event will include readings by Jun-long Lee and Samantha Jones, with music by Doug Waite. Location: Pages Books on Kensington, 7:00 pm.

Calgary fam, join us on December 11 at Pages Books on Kensington (Calgary, AB) for an evening of poetry and music at Flywheel Reading Series. Excited to share from Attic Rain & I'll Get Right On It! @newestpress.bsky.social @fernpub.bsky.social #Poetry #yycarts #CanLit #ReadAlberta

Cyber Monday | Columbia University Press 2025 Cyber Monday Sale The sale begins on December 1, 2025, at 12:00 AM EST and ends at 11:59 PM EST, December 1, 2025. Discounts will be automatically applied at checkout. Sale prices cannot be combined...

Shop big savings! Cyber Monday sale is here! 70% off select books + all others 50% off. Deal ends at midnight ET. @agendapub.bsky.social @columbiabusiness.bsky.social @fernpub.bsky.social @transcript-verlag.bsky.social @barbarabudrich.bsky.social @columbiagsapp.bsky.social @Columbia

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Thanks to @newint.bsky.social for this fascinating interview with @lunavives.bsky.social about The Gates of the Sea. In a world where hope is hard to find this book provides an instructive example of what workers can do to fight border imperialism.

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