Bibliotherapy Symposium
Join me as keynote speaker at the online Bibliotherapy Symposium hosted by SCBWI Australia New Zealand (QLD).
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GO AWAY, WORRY MONSTER!: A children’s book about anxiety
It can be hard to find a picture book about anxiety that appeals to kids and isn’t too much like a self-help manual. Go Away, Worry Monster! is highly recommended for anyone dealing personally or professionally with anxious kids.
BODY TALK: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy
I’ve discovered an anthology about body image, complied by ex-teen librarian and Book Riot contributor, Kelly Jensen. As you’d expect, it’s pitched perfectly at teens.
A Novel Prescription: THE HAND, THE EYE AND THE HEART
Review originally published on the Storylinks website From the last line of the first page of The Hand, the Eye and the Heart, “And so I heard the assassin speak,” I was hooked. From that first chapter, I knew I was in good hands with this talented and prolific young writer… …
A Novel Prescription: Multi-passionate creative careers with Valerie Khoo
I am delighted to introduce our very first guest prescriber. Valerie Khoo is an author, journalist and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre. She is also a visual artist and you can find her original artwork and prints at ValerieKhoo.com. I’ve admired Valerie for a long time. She was editing my …
A witch’s guide to bibliotherapy
What if librarians were really witches whose sole purpose was to magically put the right books into the right hands at the right time? That’s the premise of a great short story by American writer Alix Harrow. The story, A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A practical compendium of portal fantasies, …
How reading kept me sane in med school
I’m often asked why, as a practising GP, I would add Bibliotherapy to my practice. My usual reply is that I myself have found solace in reading during the most difficult periods of my life. And to be honest, it was literature that kept me sane during my medical studies. …