Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

Aug 13, 2024 | redpepper.org.uk | Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

This spring, Fossil Free Books (FFB) submitted two resolutions to the Society of Authors (SoA), the largest UK trade union for authors, illustrators and translators. The first sought steps towards severing ties between the book industry and corporations profiting from fossil fuel extraction. The second was a statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, in solidarity with a cultural infrastructure – an entire literary life – which has been all but obliterated.

Jun 1, 2024 | bellacaledonia.org.uk | Jessica Gaitán Johannesson |Andrés N Ordorica

Fossil Free Books is a collective of book workers – authors, illustrators, translators, agents, booksellers and publishing staff – like us. We organise as equals and without internal hierarchy, without funding and alongside work and other commitments. We are the workforce that literary festivals rely on and we love sharing our work with readers. Many of us are based in Scotland, and act out of love for its literary spaces.

Dec 8, 2023 | catranslation.org | Yoko Ogawa |Stephen Snyder |Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

From fiction to poetry, from classics to new releases, our staff has been diligently reading some of the best literature around. Of all the wonderful books in the world, we have selected just a sampling for your gift giving needs this holiday season. What better way to stuff a stocking than filling it to the brim with books? Our annual Holiday Gift Guide has returned, featuring personal book recommendations from the CAT staff.

Feb 10, 2023 | lithub.com | Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

Jessica Gaitán Johannesson Explores the Possibility of Parenting in an Age of Climate Emergency Below is an excerpt from the essay “Birth Strike: a Story in Arguments” from The Nerves and Their Endings by Jessica Gaitan Johannesson.