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NEW BOOK DAY! The Graphic History Collective, with Paul Buhle and Iain McIntyre, are thrilled to share that we've officially published our latest project, Mr. Block: The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe. Order today: btlbooks.com/book/mr-block. #MrBlock #RadicalComics
Happy May Day - International Workers' Day - from your pals at the Graphic History Collective #MayDay2024
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🚨 Don't be a blockhead, get 50% off your @PMPressOrg order, including our new book Mr. Block: The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe. Use the coupon code GIFT; sale on until January 1 pmpress.org/index.php?l=prod…
Looking for the *perfect* gift for the blockhead or boss on your holiday list this year? @PMPressOrg is offering 50% off titles, including our new book Mr. Block: The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe: pmpress.org/index.php?l=prod… #DontbeaBlockhead #Bossesdontknowbest
In Canada, you can also order directly from @readBTLbooks: btlbooks.com/book/mr-block
🚨 @PMPressOrg is having a holiday sale! Use the coupon code GIFT to get 50% off your order (until January 1), including our new book, Mr. Block: The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe: pmpress.org/index.php?l=prod…
🚨 @PMPressOrg is having a holiday sale! Use the coupon code GIFT to get 50% your order (until January 1), including our new book, Mr. Block: The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe: pmpress.org/index.php?l=prod…
Thanks for a great launch event last night @WAHC @readBTLbooks!
Big thanks to @WAHC and @readBTLbooks for hosting us last night for a launch of the GHC’s new Mr. Block book in Hamilton. We had a blast!
Join GHC members in Hamilton tomorrow night - November 14 - at @WAHC for a Mr. Block book launch. See you there!
Join us in Hamilton at the Workers Arts & Heritage Centre on November 14 for a talk by the Graphic History Collective, who will be speaking about their recent book, Mr Block: The Subversive Comics & Writings of Ernest Riebe. More info: btlbooks.com/events/view/mr-…
@WAHC @GHC_Comics
GHC Comics retweeted
The Graphic History Collective will be in Hamilton tomorrow night, November 14, for a Mr. Block book launch at @WAHC. See you there!
Hamilton followers: GHC members Julia Smith and @SeanCarleton will be doing a Mr. Block book launch event at @WAHC next Tuesday, November 14. Come to chat about Mr. Block, labour comics, and working-class humour. @readBTLbooks will be there to sell some books, too. See you soon!
GHC Comics retweeted
Also for my Hamilton friends, I'll be speaking about Mr. Block, labour comics and history at @WAHC in the evening, Tuesday November 14. Come say hi!
Hamilton followers: GHC members Julia Smith and @SeanCarleton will be doing a Mr. Block book launch event at @WAHC next Tuesday, November 14. Come to chat about Mr. Block, labour comics, and working-class humour. @readBTLbooks will be there to sell some books, too. See you soon!
GHC Comics retweeted
BTL is proud to stand alongside other publishers who are calling for a ceasefire and denouncing the repression of Palestinian solidarity. Read Publishers for Palestine's statement on the @VersoBooks blog.
See you on the streets tomorrow, Toronto!✊
We're proud to stand alongside other publishers who are calling for a ceasefire and denouncing repression of Palestinian solidarity.
Read Publishers for Palestine's statement here.
versobooks.com/blogs/news/pu…
This week (November 7) marks the 101st anniversary of Mr. Block's debut in the IWW's newspaper, the Industrial Worker. If you'd like to know more about the comic strip about this boss-loving, anti-union blockhead you can grab a copy of our book: btlbooks.com/book/mr-block
GHC members will also be in Hamilton next week for a launch of the book at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (@WAHC). @readBTLbooks will be there to sell some copies and other GHC titles.
Hamilton followers: GHC members Julia Smith and @SeanCarleton will be doing a Mr. Block book launch event at @WAHC next Tuesday, November 14. Come to chat about Mr. Block, labour comics, and working-class humour. @readBTLbooks will be there to sell some books, too. See you soon!
To celebrate National Black Cat Day, we're sharing Direct Action Gets the Goods, which features our fav black cat - Sabo, or the Sabo-Tabby Kitten - who's always ready to strike at the heart of the capitalist system!
btlbooks.com/book/direct-act…
GHC Comics retweeted
"As a union member, political activist, and comic fan—many of the issues raised in the collection are timeless."
Check out the full review of @GHC_Comics's Mr. Block: The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe in @ComicsJournal: blog.pmpress.org/2023/10/08/… / @readBTLbooks
Thanks to Hank Kennedy and the @ComicsJournal
for this great review of our book, Mr. Block: The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe (published by @readBTLbooks and @PMPressOrg):
tcj.com/reviews/mr-block-the…
#IWW #comics #MrBlock
Nice to see @GHC_Comcs's Direct Action Gets the Goods on this cool reading list!
The Workers Arts & Heritage Centre (@WAHC) has a newly launched reading club offering physical, virtual, and mental space to engage with thought-provoking writing exploring gender, capitalism, police abolition, colonialism, the housing crisis, class and more!
If you missed our talk last night about getting graphic with labour history for the Toronto Workers' History Project, the event was recorded so you can watch. We had a blast! twhp.ca/graphic-histories/
