Jenny Ferguson is Métis, an activist, a feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice with a Ph.D. She believes writing and teaching are political acts. Border Markers, her collection of linked flash fiction narratives, is available from NeWest Press. She lives in Haudenosaunee Territory, where she teaches at Hobart and William Smith colleges.
10 entries by Jenny Ferguson
Why Religion?
By Elaine Pagels
An historian uses her own experiences to explore the solace, contradictions, and mystery of faith.
Sex on the Kitchen Table
By Norman C. Ellstrand
A professor reminds us of the living — and sensual? — things on our plate.
Elmet
By Fiona Mozley
This atmospheric story about a family living on the edge of British society was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize.
Mammoth
By Jill Baguchinsky
A teen fashionista and paleontology nerd obsesses too much about her size.
Why Religion? A Personal Story
By Elaine Pagels
An historian uses her own experiences to explore the solace, contradictions, and mystery of faith.
Children of God: A Novel
By Lars Petter Sveen; translated by Guy Puzey
Putting a new spin on some of the world’s oldest stories.
Sex on the Kitchen Table: The Romance of Plants and Your Food
By Norman C. Ellstrand
A professor reminds us of the living — and sensual? — things on our plate.
Waiting for Tomorrow: A Novel
By Nathacha Appanah; translated by Geoffrey Strachan
Can a family unraveled by tragedy knit itself back together?
My Old Faithful: Stories
By Yang Huang
This powerful collection of filial tales reads like a novel-in-stories.
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
By Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele
The woman who launched a movement shares her story.