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49th Shelf@49thshelf.bsky.social · last mo.

It's a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. Check out these new books for #IndigenousHistoryMonth: 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @fernpub.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social

New Books for Indigenous History Month · Lists · 49th Shelf

A time to recognize the rich history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

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Fernwood Publishing@fernpub.bsky.social · last mo.

It is a year since the release of Against The People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario, and it is a year since Doug Ford's re-election. We caught up with the editors of the collection Bryan and Evans and Carlo Fanelli to evaluate the state of Ford Nation. fernwoodpublishing.ca/news/an-inte...

An Interview with Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli

Fernwood Publishing’s Art Bouman caught up with Against the People co-editors Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli, to discuss the state of Ontario politics a year into the second Doug Ford government.

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sheer spite press@sheerspite.bsky.social · 2mo ago

editing the index for my book "The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?" (out sep 10 from @fernpub.bsky.social, available for preorder wherever you buy books!) & decided to make this cheat sheet of what gets in the way of our friendships vs. what sustains them bookshop.org/a/122679/978...

cover of the book The Politics of Lonely, with two boxes: "what makes friendship harder" and "what makes friendship easier", each filled with entries from the book's index. what makes friendship harder? austerity, collapse (social), white supremacy, convenience (as value), colonialism (settler), disposability, right-wing social movements, fascism, work (paid), trauma (generational), individualism, Thatcher, Margaret, incarcertation, shame. what makes friendship easier? food, sharing of, relationship anarchy smorgasbord, neigbhours, trust, singing, coming out, ceremonies, labour unions, intimacy, bottomlining, group chats, joy, kinship, generosity, hosting friends, access to healthcare, interdependence, prison abolition, working through conflict, interdependence, communal living.
sheer spite press@sheerspite.bsky.social · 3mo ago

table of contents reveal for The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?, forthcoming via @fernpub.bsky.social! what even is friendship?? what nefarious forces are making it so hard to connect? and how are people building friendlier worlds nonetheless?? bookshop.org/a/122679/978...

Preface: Friendship Is Worth the Struggle When Friendship Breaks Your Heart Friendship Is Hard Because Everything Is Hard Despite It All, We Come Through for Each Other What Are Some Ways You’ve Cared for Your Friends? Part 1: What Is Friendship? / 1 Do We Even Know What Friendship Is? Different Friendships in Different Contexts 2 Casual Sex, Serious Friendships, and Life Outside the Couple Infatuation plus Attachment Never “Just” Friends Making Friendship Legible The Price of Ambiguity 3 Weaving Networks of Friendship The Danger of Dyads Why We Let Our Friends Down 4 The Families We Choose Chosen Family Hits the Mainstream AIDS and Queer Family Chosen Family as an Ideal How Do the Friendships in Your Life Become Deeper and Stronger? Part 2: Why Is Friendship So Hard? / 5 The Ideology of Coupledom Unbundling Marriage Coupledom Doesn’t Benefit Everyone Equally What Else Is Out There Beyond Coupledom?
Fernwood Publishing@fernpub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New review of Lawless by @marthapaynter.bsky.social in Herizons magazine. From the article: "In her book Lawless, Martha Paynter celebrates and complicates a key rallying cry of the anti-abortion movement in Canada: that our country has no laws governing abortion." herizons.ca/article/lawl...

Lawless

In her book Lawless, Martha Paynter celebrates and complicates a key rallying cry of the anti-abortion movement in Canada: that our country has no laws governing abortion.

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Fernwood Publishing@fernpub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us for the launch of Thin Blue Rage: The Police Countermovement at Glitter Bean Co-op Café on Jun 12th at 6:30pm. This launch will also serve as a fundraiser for The East Coast Prison Justice Society.

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Ethel Tungohan@tungohan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"The Letters: Institutional Lives and EDI" published by @fernpub.bsky.social is magnificent. In @academicaunties.com, I chat w Nisha, Rita, Anita and Davina about how it came to be, the letters that they've written, that the EDI university has written & more. www.academicaunties.com/episodes/the...

The Letters

This week we talk to Academic Aunties producer extraordinaire, Dr. Nisha Nath and her co-authors, Dr. Rita Kaur Dhamoon, Dr. Anita Girvan and Dr. Davina...

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Fernwood Publishing@fernpub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Authors of Not Your Cash Cow, Not Your Scape Goat, in their recent The Conversation op-ed, lay out the process of racialization that Asian international students experience as Canada's immigration policy landscape shifts. theconversation.com/cash-cows-sc...

Cash cows, scapegoats — and now global talent: Asian international students want to be seen for who they are

A transactional approach to including international students risks Canadians never getting to know the people who come to study with their full and complex lives.

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49th Shelf@49thshelf.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What would a world without prisons look like? Take a look at these fascinating reads on abolition and envisioning a bold and beautiful world. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04... @haymarketbooks.org @fernpub.bsky.social @sevenstories.bsky.social #CanLit #Abolition #PrisonersJustice

Envisioning A World Without Prisons: Books on Abolition · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

What would a world without prisons look like?If you asked me this question ten years ago, I would have likely looked at you confused and completely dumbfounded. ...

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