Catherine Gourdier By Robin L Harvey Catherine Gourdier feared she’d drown in a torrent of grief and despair after the sudden deaths of her mother, her youngest sister and her father. Instead, she’s written a gripping and raw memoir that shares how the screenwriter and film producer conquered depression and emerges stronger for it. The …
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Review of Test Piece – by Sheryda Warrener
By Robin L Harvey At the public launch of her latest poetry collection, Test Piece, Sheryda Warrener chose to read her poem “On a Clear Day”. It was a kind choice, because of all the poems in the UBC creative-writing teacher and Artspeak presenter’s third book, it was most accessible for any listener’s intellect. The …
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The Chaos Machine, The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World – by Max Fisher
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash By Robin L Harvey Max Fisher set out to write the definitive book about the dangers social media has thrust upon the world. Its telling subtitle purports that it is an “Inside Story,” one that Fisher backs up with an impressive 32 pages of page note references. Fisher has …
Journey into the Shadow and the Sunshine – by Annabel Harz
Artwork – Mosaic Tree by Annabel Harz By Robin L Harvey There are two things you immediately notice when you launch into Annabel Harz’s uplifting poetry collection, Journey into the Shadow and the Sunshine. The first is the colourful cover illustration, comprised of a flower-petal like image in bursts of rainbow hues. In its …
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Review of PTSD Poems to Slay Demons by Fatima Aladdin
A lovely collection of poems about all that is in us as it takes on the modern world. A collection of poems that center around some of the most powerful of human experiences, emotions, and realizations. In PTSD Poems to Slay Demons, the author maintains such a raw, honest, and compelling tone throughout all of the …
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