For many years a regular part of summer was taking my children to our local branch of the Toronto Public Library and signing up for the TD Summer Reading Club. They all enjoyed reading anyway, but the prizes (more books!) were a really fun incentive and not a year went by when I didn't feel… Continue reading TD Summer Reading Club/Club de Lecture d’été TD
News from Author Laura Alary
S&P Best Spiritual Books of 2022 Award Winner
Here: The Dot We Call Home (Paraclete Press) is a little book about some very big ideas, including climate crisis, what it means to be both a descendant and an ancestor, and our place in the cosmos. When Patricia Campbell Carlson reviewed the book for Spirituality and Practice, she acknowledged the scope of the book… Continue reading S&P Best Spiritual Books of 2022 Award Winner
Rise: A Feminist Booklist 2023 Honoree
Rise: A Feminist Book Project has been promoting quality feminist literature since 2002 as part of the Feminist Task Force and Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association. Every year, the project compiles a list of “well-written and well-illustrated” books which “celebrate girls and women as a vibrant, vital force in the world.”… Continue reading Rise: A Feminist Booklist 2023 Honoree
Sun in My Tummy in CanLit for Little Canadians
I try to keep on top of reviews of my books. I also try to keep on top of other Canadian books being published--and Helen Kubiw's CanLit for Little Canadians blog is one of the best ways to do that. However, somehow I completely missed this review when it came out in May. I found… Continue reading Sun in My Tummy in CanLit for Little Canadians
Talking with Valerie Ellis of Our Everyday Parables
It was a real pleasure to chat with Valerie Ellis of Our Everyday Parables. Writing books is a fairly solitary pursuit, but promoting them is certainly not. Without the hospitality and enthusiasm of bloggers and educators and instagrammers, it would be much more difficult to reach the people who might be interested in my work.… Continue reading Talking with Valerie Ellis of Our Everyday Parables
Spirituality & Practice: Review of Here
I began taking online courses from Spirituality & Practice years ago. Writers like Cynthia Bourgeault turned my comfortable ideas inside out and upside down; Jane Vennard transformed my understanding of prayer; Maggie Oman Shannon opened up my prayer practice in new and meaningful (even playful) ways. I love how Spirituality & Practice invites people to… Continue reading Spirituality & Practice: Review of Here
Here: Review on Picture Book Theology
Back in 2015 I stumbled upon a blog called Picture Book Theology. Not only did the author, Hanna Brown Schock, clearly share my passion for picture books, she also demonstrated a wonderful openness to the way all sorts of books--not just explicitly faith-based ones--can nourish the spirits, hearts, and minds of readers of all ages.… Continue reading Here: Review on Picture Book Theology
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