Blood Work – Review by Denise Davies
I’ve been getting a good few reviews of my new Young Adult novel, Blood Work, that Harp published in September. Here are the words of film maker, writer, and media maven Denise Davies: This novel tells the story of Raig’s development of cancer and all that that entails. How this sixteen-year-old girl comes through a […]
“Blood Work” Reviews
Here are some reviews of my recently published YA novel, Blood Work, which you can buy from this website, from Amazon.ca, or from our local Antigonish ‘something for everyone’ store, 5c-$1…! New York Magazine reports that over sixty percent of Young Adult (YA) books are being bought by people aged eighteen to forty-four. The original […]
Pottersfield Press announces release of In Two Voices by Linda E. Clarke & Michael D. Cusimano
Pottersfield Press is Pleased to Announce the Release of In Two Voices A Patient and a Neurosurgeon Tell their Story by Linda E. Clarke and Michael D. Cusimano Foreword by Brian Goldman, MD, Host, CBC Radio’s White Coat, Black Art Afterword by Michael Rowe, PhD, Yale School of Medicine For a decade, Linda Clarke and […]
Capering About on our E-Bikes
After our three-day-and-night train ride to Saskatoon and my presentation to my surgical colleagues, we had time to explore this lovely city before our return home to Halifax. Saskatchewan, home to Canadian Medicare maven Tommy Douglas, boasts more sunshine than any other province, and has the good sense not to move its clocks back and […]
Climate Tour 2019 with Buffy Sainte-Marie, David Suzuki, and Stephen Lewis
Convocation Hall on the University of Toronto campus was the first stop of the Climate Tour with David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis, and the only one with Buffy Sainte-Marie. How did we come to attend? Another benefit of slow train travel in Canada. We did not know about the Climate Tour when we made our […]
Latest Releases from HARP The People’s Press
Our web site was down and you may have missed the latest announcements of new releases from HARP The People’s Press. https://conta.cc/2MhLfa2 Dorothy Lander and John Graham-Pole, Publishers
Travels with a Low-Carbon Couple
HARP publishers and editors Dorothy Lander and John Graham-Pole believe that the climate emergency is the most urgent issue for population health and health equity. As part of HARP’s mission to use the arts to raise awareness of public health issues for a popular readership, we are creating this blog, Travels with a Low-Carbon Couple. […]
Book Review of The Story of Lillian Burke by Edward Langille
Book Review The Story of Lillian Burke July 18 with added pic Montessori School The Story of Lillian Burke by Edward Langille is available on Amazon and in Antigonish at the 5c to $1 Store on Main Street. Read Dorothy Lander’s review written for HARP through the lens of the art-medicine movement.
The United Church of Canada celebrates Pride Sunday on June 2, 2019
https://www.united-church.ca/worship-special-days/pride-sunday On June 2, 2019 The United Church of Canada will be celebrating an official Pride Sunday for the first time! We encourage all to celebrate the lives and ministry of LGBTQIA+ and Two Spirit people. Pride Sunday worship resources will be added throughout the year, acknowledging that communities of faith celebrate at different times. […]
Mystery and Magic with David Lander
Dorothy Lander interviewed her brother David about the healing power of magic in January, 2019, almost exactly three months before his death on April 25, 2019. This video excerpt from their conversation was shown at the Celebration of Life for David Lander in Cobourg, Ontario on May 19, 2019. The main room could not accommodate […]