Where the Light Fell - Philip Yancey (Convergent, 2021) If you look at a list of Philip Yancey's book titles, I think you get a good sense of the kind of Christian thinker he is. Titles like Where is God When it Hurts?, Disappointment with God, and What's So Amazing About Grace. Yancey is now… Continue reading Book Review: Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey
Red Paint - Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe (Counterpoint, 2022) I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Publication date: March 8, 2022. The subtitle of this memoir is "The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk." I was interested in this intersection of punk and Coast Salish identity. LaPointe is… Continue reading Book Review: Red Paint by Sash taqʷšəblu LaPointe
Halfbreed - Maria Campbell (McClelland & Stewart, 2019) I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Halfbreed is a memoir by Maria Campbell, the story of her life from childhood into early adulthood. Originally published in 1973 this edition was re-released in 2019 with a new introduction and some… Continue reading Book Review: Halfbreed Maria Campbell
Family in Six Tones - Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao (Viking, 2020 I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and NetGalley. All opinions are my own. This book will be on sale September 15, 2020. In 1975, thirteen-year-old Lan Cao arrived in America on her own, her… Continue reading Book Review: Family in Six Tones by Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao
Between Inca Walls - Evelyn Kohl LaTorre (She Writes Press, 2020) I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This book is on sale now. In the early 1960s, Evelyn Kohl was 21-years-old, a sheltered young Catholic woman looking for adventure. Though she… Continue reading Book Review: Between Inca Walls by Evelyn Kohl LaTorre
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou (Ballantine Books, 2015) This is the type of book that I'm not sure I can fairly review. Partly because it tells a story that isn't mine to judge or critique but also partly because I just really loved it. I didn't enjoy every moment -… Continue reading Book Review: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Rebent Sinner - Ivan Coyote (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019) I first heard of Ivan Coyote when they did a reading on my university campus near the beginning of my first year. Since then Coyote's is a name that seems to come up frequently in CanLit circles. Rebent Sinner fits in well with the style and… Continue reading Book Review: Rebent Sinner by Ivan Coyote
When the Red Gates Opened - Dori Jones Yang (She Writes Press, 2020) I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This title will be on sale September 2020. In 1982 Dori Jones Yang was an ambitious and hopeful young reporter when she… Continue reading Book Review: When the Red Gates Opened – Dori Jones Yang
Know My Name - Chanel Miller (Viking, 2019) Like over fifteen million other people, I read Chanel Miller's victim impact statement when it was first published. Like many others, I wept as I read it. Because even though it wasn't my story, it was the story of so many women around me. A story I… Continue reading Book Review: Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Dissident Doctor - Michael C. Klein (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018) Like me, you might not recognize Michael Klein's name. You might better know his daughter, Naomi. But as I read Dissident Doctor I came to understand just how Klein has influenced my own life. Klein details his decades of medical experience, his career as a… Continue reading Book Review: Dissident Doctor by Michael C. Klein
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