The story of a gene hunter
My Life, My Science: Pursuing a Cure for Huntington’s Disease is a beautifully written memoir of secrets and revelations, of hopes and frustrations, of loves and losses, of scientific discoveries and beautiful lives.
Book design, explained
It’s a truism that editors focus on words. But there’s more that editors need to be aware of, particularly when combing through final designed page proofs.
Written Treasures: Medieval manuscripts and bookmaking
Last fall, I had the opportunity to work on a fascinating book about medieval manuscripts, Written Treasures, featuring 50 manuscripts from Leiden University Libraries’ Western Medieval Manuscripts collection.
Fitting reward for a story of labour equality
Congratulations to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on winning a Canadian Association of Labour Media award for their book Road to Equality! WCEA helped the union produce the book in 2024 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of rural…
Elements of Indigenous Style: Continuing the conversation
The second edition of Gregory Younging’s Elements of Indigenous Style was released last month. A launch event with editors Warren Cariou and Lorena Sekwan Fontaine will be held on Wednesday, February 12.
Editing consciously
The hearts of editors beat faster in April when the University of Chicago Press announced that a new edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, number 18, would be released in September. It’s come a long way since the 1st…
Shedding the light on vaccines
Rowena Rae’s latest book examines infectious diseases and vaccines.
Uncontrolled Flight takes off
Former partner Frances Peck's second novel was just released.
Science writing for positive change
WCEA partner Rowena Rae is earning praise for her book about salmon.
Getting published: A smorgasbord of choices
Here are some of the pros and cons of publishing your manuscript with a traditional publisher or self-publishing.