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 awarded the 2024 Bronze Medal for Best Book in Performing Arts from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (The IPPYs). Established in 1996, The IPPYs are the longest-running award for independent publishers with thousands of titles from 2,400 English-language publishers worldwide considered each year.
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, Cashbox Canada, on CTV News, CBC Radio, WPR, and many 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.
