Thornapple Press

Thornapple Press Fresh thinking about love, s*x and ethics. Thornapple Press is a Canadian publisher of thoughtful books on love, s*xuality and relational ethics.

We are the successor to, and created by the team behind, Thorntree Press, publisher of bestselling and award-winning books like Polysecure, More Than Two and Love’s Not Color Blind. Thornapple Press is a brand of Talk Science to Me Communications Inc. We are based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, with team members in Portugal, Ottawa, Toronto, the BC Kootenays and Chicago. Our books are dist

ributed by UTP/Ampersand in Canada and IPG in the United States. Our business offices are located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.

December can be hard on the wallet. To help you get the perfect gift or treat yourself this holiday season, we're offeri...
12/01/2025

December can be hard on the wallet. To help you get the perfect gift or treat yourself this holiday season, we're offering 20% off all our titles when purchased at

Use code THORNAPPLE-DEC25 when you spend US$40 or more on Thornapple Press titles at Microcosm Publishing and receive 20% discount. All our titles are listed at https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/publisher/thornapple-press.

The latest title from Jessica Fern and David Cooley, authors of Polywise, Transforming the Shame Triangle is an accessib...
10/31/2025

The latest title from Jessica Fern and David Cooley, authors of Polywise, Transforming the Shame Triangle is an accessible primer on using parts work to transform shame and self-criticism to authenticity and integrity.

Through practical exercises and accessible explanations, readers are guided to shift from a state of self-critique to one of self-support—transforming the Shame Triangle to a love triangle.

Get your copy today at Microcosm Publishing Libro.fm Bookshop or your local independent bookseller.

Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn it Down Without Burning Out is out today!Author Kitty Stryker shares her experience a...
10/17/2025

Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn it Down Without Burning Out is out today!

Author Kitty Stryker shares her experience as an activist, street medic and relationship educator to help others pursue the important work while maintaining healthy relationships and without burning out. Recognizing that it can feel overwhelming to know how to effectively make change, she encourages readers to consider how they can best advocate for causes they believe in, presenting different types of activism and urging readers to honestly examine their own hesitations.

Get your copy via thornapplepress.ca Bookshop Microcosm Publishing Libro.fm or at your local independent bookseller.

Transforming the Shame Triangle, the latest book from Jessica Fern and David Cooley, is out on October 31. Join the auth...
10/17/2025

Transforming the Shame Triangle, the latest book from Jessica Fern and David Cooley, is out on October 31. Join the authors for a release event at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe in Asheville, NC on October 28 or at other events through November.

Find the full details at https://thornapplepress.ca/books/love-rebels/

In celebration of the release of her new book, Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn it Down Without Burning Out, Kitty Str...
10/07/2025

In celebration of the release of her new book, Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn it Down Without Burning Out, Kitty Stryker and Sezin Devi Koehler will come together for a conversation at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore

Join us on October 16 at 7pm.

More Than Two: Second Edition (aka Eve's Version) has been out for a year!In this fully revised edition, published on th...
09/04/2025

More Than Two: Second Edition (aka Eve's Version) has been out for a year!

In this fully revised edition, published on the tenth anniversary of the first, you'll find new insights on attachment, intersectionality and diversity within nonmonogamy.

Co-authors Eve Rickert and Andrea Zanin bring decades of first-hand experience and nuanced reflections on the cultural shifts that have taken place over the last decade.

Get your copy now via your local bookstore, Microcosm Publishing Libro.fm or Bookshop. Already read it? Leave at review on Come As You Are Co-operative's website to receive 15% off your next purchase!

Polyamorous breakups often have nothing to do with polyamory. Rather, practical issues including finances, cohabitation,...
08/29/2025

Polyamorous breakups often have nothing to do with polyamory. Rather, practical issues including finances, cohabitation, and health concerns are more likely to be the culprit.

In The Polyamory Breakup Book, counsellor and nurse Kathy Labriola examines the real causes of polyamory breakups and offers expert advice on how to navigate them.

Get your copy at your local independent bookshop or via Microcosm Publishing Libro.fm or Bookshop

Transforming the Shame Triangle is a practical, accessible primer on using parts work to transform shame and self-critic...
08/21/2025

Transforming the Shame Triangle is a practical, accessible primer on using parts work to transform shame and self-criticism to authenticity and integrity.

Authors Jessica Fern and David Cooley guide readers to shift from a state of self-critique to one of self-support, opening a path to healing and transformation and building a foundation of authenticity and integrity in self and connections.

For your chance to win a free copy via Goodreads Giveaways, go to the link in bio.

In Transforming the Shame Triangle, integrative therapist Jessica Fern and restorative justice facilitator David Cooley ...
08/21/2025

In Transforming the Shame Triangle, integrative therapist Jessica Fern and restorative justice facilitator David Cooley use a synthesis of Internal Family Systems and Narrative Process to identify the three parts that they see as the greatest barriers to achieving the life we want. The Inner Critic, Shame and the Escaper create the Shame Triangle.

Through practical exercises and accessible explanations, readers are guided to shift from a state of self-critique to one of self-support—transforming the Shame Triangle to a love triangle.

Pre-order your copy now via thornapplepress.ca or with Microcosm Publishing Bookshop or Libro.fm.

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