- Between The Lines Books
Between the Lines (BTL) is an independent publisher in Canada.
BTL publishes Canadian-authored non-fiction, most of which offers a critical perspective on culture, economics, and society. The BTL catalogue also includes titles on politics, public policy, social issues, Canadian and world history, international development, native peoples, gender/sexuality, health, culture, adult and popular education, labour, environment, technology, and media. Founded in 1977, BTL has published 218 titles, and maintains over 100 of these in print, including seminal works by American cultural theorists bell hooks and Noam Chomsky. The press operates on the philosophy that books are more than just commodities; that they should somehow fit into political struggles. BTL function by consensus, with a division of labour, but no boss or individual owner. [See Article on BTL History by Jamie Swift at http://www.btlbooks.com/ourstory.php]
BTL is represented in the college and trade markets throughout Canada by
Fernwood Publishing . In the United States, the press is represented and distributed by Southern California Book Distribution, and in the U.K., by Global Book Marketing. BTL has co-publishing arrangements with New Internationalist (UK), Pluto Press and South End.Notable awards
* Gatekeepers: Reshaping Immigrant Lives in Cold War Canada (Franca Iacovetta) – Winner of the CHA's 2007 Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (the most prestigious award for a Canadian historian) [See John A. Macdonald Prize information at http://www.cha-shc.ca/english/activ/prizes_prix/macdonald.cfm ]
* Dancing on Live Embers: Challenging Racism in Organizations (Tina Lopes & Barb Thomas) – Winner of the 2007 Gustavus Myers Center Outstanding Books Award for Advancing Human Rights [See awards website at http://www.myerscenter.org/pages/07winners.htm]
* Education for Changing Unions (Bev Burke, Jojo Geronimo, D'Arcy Martin, Barb Thomas & Carol Wall) – Winner of the United Association for Labor Education Best Book in Labor Education, 2002—2007 [See details at http://www.uale.org/whatshappening.shtml]
* Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril (Judith Merril and Emily Pohl-Weary) – Winner of the 2003 Hugo Award [See Hugo Award website at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award ]See also
Wayne Roberts Bell Hooks References
External links
* [http://www.btlbooks.com/ Between The Lines official website]
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