Local author M.D. Dunn is celebrating a win as his book, You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution, has been listed as a finalist for the 2024 Book of the Year from the Independent Authors Network (I.A.N.) Book Awards.
This is the second award for You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution, which received a Bronze Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (The IPPY) in June 2024.
You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution has also been an Amazon bestseller in multiple categories since its publication.
For more information, see the press release below.
Fermata Press is proud to announce that its first title, You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution by M.D. Dunn, with photography by Daniel Keebler, has been listed as a FINALIST for 2024 Book of the Year from the Independent Authors Network (I.A.N.) Book Awards.
Established in 2010, The IAN Awards are selected from thousands of titles published worldwide. The Independent Authors Network works to promote the work of independent writers who self-publish or publish through small presses.
This is the second award for You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution, which received a Bronze Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (The IPPY) in June 2024.
You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution has been an Amazon bestseller in multiple categories since its publication. The book has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Literary Review of Canada, on CTV News, CBC Radio, WPR, and on dozens of podcasts and radio programs.
You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution is a beginner’s guide to and celebration of the music and cultural presence of the Canadian songwriter, guitarist, and activist Bruce Cockburn. It is also an eclectic and humorous look at the ways music can transform the individual and society. Written over seven years, the book features original interviews with Bruce Cockburn, his manager Bernie Finkelstein, and many musicians and producers who have worked with Mr. Cockburn over his five-decade career.
Fermata Press and M.D. Dunn are grateful to the selection committee and to the many readers worldwide who have embraced the book. Special thanks to editor Allister Thompson and designer Laura Boyle for their invaluable contributions.
For more information about the IAN Awards, https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/book-of-the-year.html.
To learn more about Fermata Press and You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution check out www.fermatapress.com