Poetry in Place is a collection of attention. This anthology, edited by Deborah Bowen and Noah Van Brenk, brings together a wide diversity of poetic voices, each reflecting on their experiences of one small region of Southern Ontario. Imagined as “the land between the waters,” this area between Lake Ontario and the Grand River, west…
“Every day I get to wake up in the best place on earth: Holland, Michigan.” So says Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman) at the beginning of Holland*, a new thriller, streaming on Prime, set in the title city in 2000. Nancy’s voiceover accompanies images of children in traditional Dutch costumes and a miniature model of the town….
In these days of doomscrolling and bad news, we all need stories of inspiration. Liz Harvey-Fould’s book Dreams, Prayers and Miracles fits the bill perfectly. It tells the incredible story of MEMO (Medical Equipment Mobilization Opportunity), a Thunder Bay non-profit organization founded by retired doctor Jerome Harvey in 2004. MEMO was initially intended as a…
Author and illustrator Carly Allen-Fletcher’s passionate, articulate narrative and spectacular, vivid artwork will draw children into the breathtaking wonders of God’s creation. Allen-Fletcher points out that there is life all around us, some seen, much unseen. She explains that scientists sort different types of life (based on differences in their cells and how they live)…
How did we get to a place where citizens of the world’s leading democracy elected an anti-democratic government? That question is answered in colourful detail by Katherine Stewart in this new book. While the answer is not encouraging for those who care about good governance, it offers a deeper understanding of reality and some glimpses…
In his introduction to his graphic novel which imagines the possible stories and interactions Jesus – whom he calls Yeshua, his Hebrew name – might have had on the Emmaus Road, author Matt Mikalatos asserts that comic books and the Bible have much in common: “Pretty much every story you like comes in comic form…
For me, reading about the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands can bring about a visceral response. Recently, for example, I was seized with waves of terror while listening to an audiobook version of The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It by Nina Siegal. In…
Doing it Well is one of those books that you’ll keep thinking about long after you finish the last chapter. Throughout the book, Joanne Schreuders describes her husband Jim’s battle with cancer – and her experiences of walking alongside him in this time. After many years of prayer and care, Jim passed away in 2022….
Looking for a new nature-themed book to share with the kids in your life this summer? In this lovely children’s book, author Jordan Zwetchkenbaum shares her passion for planting and nurturing her garden for the pollinators that inhabit it and for the betterment of the earth. With a vivacious child as their guide, kids will…
N.T. Wright, a world-renowned Biblical scholar, is joining the call for Christians to actively resist trends towards autocracy and Christian nationalism and work for healthier democracies. That is the strategic significance of this book at this time. Co-author Michael Bird, a highly-respected theologian in Australia, broadens the international perspective of their analysis. Their reading of…
The title of Madeleine Jubilee Saito’s book intrigued me. What, I wondered, are visual poems? And how would poetry be used to contribute to the climate discussion? As I paged through the book the first time, I could tell it wasn’t a usual book of wordy poems. In fact, there weren’t many words at all….
Palestinian American author Safa Suleiman’s debut children’s picture book offers a heartwarming glimpse into Palestinian traditions and daily life. Based on her experience of participating for the first time in an olive harvest on her family’s ancestral grove, Suleiman relates the fictional story of young Ali, who has flown to Palestine with his Palestinian American…
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