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Category: Literature and Culture

“Bannock as Medicine” by Ryan Giroux

“Bannock as Medicine” by Ryan Giroux

Ryan Giroux reads a personal narrative reflection that contemplates identity, resilience, and belonging.

Posted: Friday September 12, 2025

Reflections on a Collaboration by David Zitner

Reflections on a Collaboration by David Zitner

David Zitner reflects on a collaboration with Dominic Covvey that aims to empower patient engagement.

Posted: Wednesday August 20, 2025

Could Your Beach Reads Heal? Notes From Bibliotherapy

Could Your Beach Reads Heal? Notes From Bibliotherapy

Amina Zafar explores bibliotherapy, the practice of using reading to support mental well-being.

Posted: Friday August 15, 2025

Darian Goldin Stahl reads from “Embodied Books”

Darian Goldin Stahl reads from “Embodied Books”

Darian Goldin Stahl invites us to expand our perspective on what a book is, and what the act of reading a book entails.

Posted: Monday August 11, 2025

Poetry in Transit: Eva-Marie Stern Quoted in the The Globe and Mail

Poetry in Transit: Eva-Marie Stern Quoted in the The Globe and Mail

In a recent article in The Globe and Mail, Rebecca Gao writes about the role of poetry on subways, buses and streetcars in the Toronto public transit system in improving mood.

Posted: Wednesday July 30, 2025

Leadership Bites: An Interview with Ian McCoog

Leadership Bites: An Interview with Ian McCoog

Foundational Certificate alum Ian McCoog shares the inspiration that led to his first book: Leadership Bites.

Posted: Wednesday July 30, 2025

Monica Kidd reads from “The Crane”

Monica Kidd reads from “The Crane”

Monica Kidd reads an excerpt from her new novel The Crane (Breakwater, 2025).

Posted: Monday July 21, 2025

Lisa Mitchell on Reimagining the Story of Aging

Lisa Mitchell on Reimagining the Story of Aging

Lisa Mitchell is a Foundational Certificate alum and geriatrician in Geelong, Australia, passionate about stories that reframe aging.

Posted: Monday July 14, 2025

“Waking on the Ground” by Rory O’Sullivan

“Waking on the Ground” by Rory O’Sullivan

Rory O’Sullivan, NBM Lab alum and family physician, publishes debut novella.

Posted: Friday July 11, 2025

Practitioners of the Hospital: New Blog by Karen Gold on Art of the Story

Practitioners of the Hospital: New Blog by Karen Gold on Art of the Story

Karen Gold, curriculum lead at the NBM Lab, examines the hospital as a narrative space shaped by their physical design.

Posted: Thursday July 10, 2025

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