Call for expressions of interest: Canadian audiobook narrators
Thornapple Press is seeking Canadian audiobook narrators to work with on an ongoing, freelance basis. Applicants should send details of their past voice work, links to any examples of professional voice work and a sample of approximately two minutes to press@thornapplepress.ca. We welcome applications from individuals of all genders and encourage them from people with […]
The Polysecure Workbook is out today!
The Polysecure Workbook: Healing Your Attachment and Creating Security in Loving Relationships is out today! This practical companion to Jessica Fern’s bestselling Polysecure encourages examination of any attachment challenges you may have experienced in your opening up process, and offers insights into how to build secure relationships. Through practical exercises, you will explore […]
The Polysecure Workbook out on November 25
The Polysecure Workbook is almost here! Released on November 25, this practical workbook from Jessica Fern encourages examination of any attachment challenges you may have experienced in your opening up process and offers insights into how to build secure relationships. Place your pre-order now.
Get In It Together before publication date!
Did you know that JoEllen Notte will release her second book with us in March? In It Together is a practical guide for people with depression and those who love them. JoEllen is offering advance copies of the book and additional perks through an Indiegogo campaign to help fundraise a book tour. Pre-order now!
Better Halves: Rebuilding a Post-Addiction Marriage is out today
Better Halves: Rebuilding a Post-Addiction Marriage is out today! In this open and honest memoir, Christopher Dale details his experience of addiction and the arduous but liberating process of forging a recommitted marriage’s path to healing and balance. Accepting the loss of the marriage they had before his sobriety allowed Christopher and his wife, Patty, […]
Jessica Fern’s second appearance on the Sex and Psychology podcast
The second part of Jessica Fern‘s appearance on Sex and Psychology is out! In this episode, the author of Polysecure and Dr. Justin Lehmiller discuss how to build secure attachments with multiple partners. Listen now!
Jessica Fern, author of Polysecure, on the Sex and Psychology podcast
What happens when a couple opens their relationship? Jessica Fern, the author of Polysecure and The Polysecure Workbook, joins Dr. Justin Lehmiller to discuss just that on the Sex and Psychology podcast. Listen now!
The Pegging Book: A Complete Guide to Anal Sex with a Strap-On Dildo is out today!
“Cooper and Lyndzi have done a thoughtful, thorough job of exploring all the nuance and complexity (and fun) this kind of sex has to offer, and they do it in a way that’s sex-positive, holistic, and very accessible, like talking to a couple of friends who also happen to be experts.” —Tristan Taormino, author of […]
Introducing In It Together: Navigating Depression with Partners, Friends, and Family
Did you know that today is National Depression Screening Day and October is National Depression Awareness Month in the US? Millions of people worldwide are coping with depression. Whether it’s you, a family member, a friend or a partner — odds are depression affects your life. Even so, many of us don’t know what […]
The Pegging Book is available now for pre-order
The Pegging Book: A Complete Guide to Anal Sex with a Strap-On Dildo is almost here! This practical guide comes with a healthy dose of humour while answering those questions you may have been too shy to ask. Out on October 14. Pre-order your copy now.
New name, new look, new direction: Welcome to Thornapple Press!
Welcome to Thornapple Press, an independent Canadian publisher of thoughtful books on love, sexuality and relational ethics. We have a new name, a new look, and a new editorial direction.
Thorntree Press files trademark applications for More Than Two
On January 6, 2022, Thorntree Press filed trademark applications for the mark “More Than Two” in three Classes*: print books (series), ebooks (series) and audiobooks (series).
Poly Pages has launched a book club
Poly Pages has launched a book club featuring Thorntree Press titles. It provides a supportive learning environment to read texts that have shaped polyamorous community and culture. Members enjoy an exclusive discount on a new title every three months, as well as access to a community of like-minded individuals.
Three Thorntree Press titles selected as a 2020 INDIES Book of the Year Award finalists
We’re thrilled to announce that three of our titles were shortlisted for the 2020 INDIES Book of the Year Awards. A Gazelle Ate My Homework by Habib Fanny, The Monster Under the Bed by JoEllen Notte and Polysecure by Jessica Fern are all included in the finalists for this recognition. Winners in each category will […]
A conversation with three poly therapists: Jessica Fern, Kate Kincaid and Nolan Lawless
Join three experienced therapists for a discussion of nonmonogamous relationships and the new book Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, out October 23 from Thorntree Press. Jessica Fern is a psychotherapist, public speaker and trauma and relationship expert. She works with individuals, couples and people in multiple-partner relationships who no longer want to be limited by their reactive patterns, […]
Jessica Fern, Eve Rickert and Nora Samaran on building secure nonmonogamous relationships
Join us for a discussion of attachment security in nonmonogamous relationships and the new book Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, out October 23. Jessica Fern is a psychotherapist, public speaker and trauma and relationship expert. She works with individuals, couples and people in multiple-partner relationships who no longer want to be limited by their […]
Attachment, Race and Trauma: Jessica Fern in conversation with Ruby Bouie Johnson
Jessica Fern is a psychotherapist, public speaker and trauma and relationship expert. She works with individuals, couples and people in multiple-partner relationships who no longer want to be limited by their reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment styles and past traumas, helping them to embody new possibilities in life and love. Ahead of the release […]
Jessica Fern discusses attachment, trauma and polyamory on the Multiamory podcast
Jessica Fern, the author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, discusses attachment styles and provides practical advice on how to create secure attachments on this week’s edition of the Multiamory podcast.
Listen to Jessica Fern discuss how to create secure polyamorous relationships on The Dildorks
Ahead of the release of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, author Jessica Fern is on The Dildorks podcast this week, where she discusses attachment styles and creating a secure polyamorous relationship.
A Whore’s Manifesto receives honorable mention in the 2019 INDIES Book of the Year Awards
A Whore’s Manifesto, edited by Kay Kassirer, received an honorable mention in the Anthologies category of the 2019 INDIES Book of the Year Awards. Foreword Reviews, a book review journal focusing on independently published books, recently announced the winners of its INDIES Book of the Year Awards. The awards recognize the best books published in 2019 […]
JoEllen Notte chats with Dan Savage on Savage Lovecast
JoEllen Notte, author of The Monster Under the Bed, talks with Dan Savage about being an introvert during the pandemic, and how it is possible to be both horny and depressed on this week’s Savage Lovecast.