JKP marks 30 years with essay collection

Jessica Kingsley Publishers is releasing 30 Years of Social Change, a collection of original essays exploring the past, present and future of many of the helping or altruistic professions, to mark 30 years of publishing books on social justice and difference. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Women Warriors for Social Justice

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April Lit Fest at the University of Oklahoma

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The appeal of ‘And I Do Not Forgive You’ is hard to articulate but impossible to resist

Amber Sparks’s new essay collection is evidence of an author hitting her stride. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Today in not everything is terrible: HarperCollins is launching a Native-centric imprint.

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A Toronto Bookstore Amplifies Marginalized Voices

Another Story Bookshop is focused on social justice and diversity, continuing the mission its founder established over 30 years ago. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Here are the winners of this year’s Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

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‘Make It Scream, Make It Burn’ presents a curiosity cabinet of subjects

In her essay collection, Leslie Jamison profiles outsiders and tests the limits of empathy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Writing About Mental Illness from the Inside

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#DisabledandCute is more than a hashtag. Keah Brown’s book shows us why.

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Adult Presses Take On Children’s Books

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Megan Rapinoe Signs with Penguin for Adult, MG Books

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How American music became both a reflection and an instrument of social change

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Atlantic to publish Gabbert's 'quietly forceful' essay collection

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