By Gail Picco, December 16, 2021 Resilient: The Portraiture of Wayne Simpson, foreword by David Brosha, Rocky Mountain Books, September 30, 2021, 280 pp., $60.00 (December 16, 2021) Wayne Simpson’s first public collection of portraiture shows us nothing less than the perfection of being human. Called Resilient, the book ostensibly features people who … [Read more...] about Wayne Simpson: Photos of the human soul
Christi Belcourt: The brilliance of a great artist
By Gail Picco December 16, 2021 Christi Belcourt, Sherry Farrell Racette, Nadia Kurd & Dylan Miner, Goose Lane Editions with Carleton University Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, and MacKenzie Art Gallery, October 26, 2021, 136 pp., $45.00 Christi Belcourt is among the most important visual artists working in Canada today, and this recent … [Read more...] about Christi Belcourt: The brilliance of a great artist
The Rebel Christ: Scriptural support for a radical Jesus
By Kathleen Adamson, November 26, 2021 The Rebel Christ, Michael Coren, Dundurn Press, October 19, 2021, 180 pp., $19.99 Michael Coren’s new book The Rebel Christ is an inspired pleasure to read. It’s clear and well-paced arguments reveal a refreshingly fierce optimism, and an indignation that springs from Coren’s passion for Christianity’s … [Read more...] about The Rebel Christ: Scriptural support for a radical Jesus
Dancing Is the Best Medicine: There’s a reason you feel like busting a move
By Wanda Deschamps October 25, 2021 Dancing is the Best Medicine: The Science of How Moving to a Beat Is Good for Body, Brain, and Soul, Julia F. Christensen and Dong-Seon Chang, Greystone, October 26, 2021, 328 pp., $24.70 Have you been doing your dancing in ballrooms or at raves, clubs, and parties? If so, Dancing Is the Best Medicine will open your … [Read more...] about Dancing Is the Best Medicine: There’s a reason you feel like busting a move
What Comes from the Spirit: The exquisitely balanced voice of Richard Wagamese
By Kathleen Adamson October 18, 2021 What Comes from the Spirit, Richard Wagamese with introduction by Drew Hayden Taylor, Douglas & McIntyre, September 18, 2021, 176 pp., $24.70 This new collection of short works by Richard Wagamese is the third book published since he died in 2017. The pieces within are gathered from the full span of his life, including some of … [Read more...] about What Comes from the Spirit: The exquisitely balanced voice of Richard Wagamese