Writing and Publishing Archives

The Azure Bluet (Damselfly) hums in Hmmm – M the Humdinger

The petals of the blue hydrangea were the better side of perfect for crafting the mating damselflies (azure bluet – enalagma aspersum), p. 48 in my just released botanical book...

By Dorothy Lander Published October 26, 2020 Art for Health Practitioners, Children, Health Equity, Nature Writing, Social Inclusion, Stories of the Healing Arts, Writing and Publishing

Reading Aloud Nature Writing

John and I have taken to reading aloud Nature writing first thing in the morning. Yesterday, we were so sad when we came to the end of Dara McAnulty’s Diary...

By Dorothy Lander Published October 18, 2020 Animal Medicine, Artists, blog, Carbon Couple, Children, Climate Change, Health Equity, Nature Writing, Social Inclusion, Writing and Publishing

Animal Medicine: Advance Praise for Hmmm! M the Humdinger

Animal Medicine: Advance Praise for Hmmm! M the Humdinger The dream of every publisher, writer, and artist—an unsolicited endorsement. Advance praise for Dorothy Lander’s musical botanical picture book, Hmmm! M...

By Dorothy Lander Published October 13, 2020 Animal Medicine, Art for Health Practitioners, Artists, Arts-Based Research, Children, Health Equity, Nature Writing, Social Inclusion, Stories of the Healing Arts, Writing and Publishing

Our Essential Pollinators

This year we stopped mowing our lawn, to re-wild our surroundings and welcome our essential pollinators. We have been reminded of their presence and their absence throughout the summer of...

By Dorothy Lander Published October 11, 2020 blog, Book Launch, Carbon Couple, Climate Change, Nature Writing

Press Release – Hmmm! M the Humdinger by Dorothy Lander

Hmmm – M the Humdinger is an interactive story for all ages about , a child of Nature. It unfolds as M’s humming paean to the...

By Dorothy Lander Published October 8, 2020 Art for Health Practitioners, Artists, Children, Health Equity, Nature Writing, Social Inclusion, Writing and Publishing

Art in the ER

By Dorothy Lander Published August 8, 2020 Art for Health Practitioners, Artists, Children, Memoir, Stories of the Healing Arts, Writing and Publishing

The Harp in the Legend of Tristan and Isolde

‘Tristan and Isolde’ by Edmund Blair Leighton (1902) Posted by Dorothy Lander Legend tells of Isolde who fell in love with Tristan, the nephew of her husband the King of...

By Dorothy Lander Published March 5, 2020 Art for Health Practitioners, Arts-Based Research, HARP Logo, Writing and Publishing

New review of Blood Work

Another lovely review of Blood Work from retired English teacher Zane DeNoncourt – “Just finished Blood Work. What a read! Excellent! Thank you. Can’t say enough marvelous words about this...

By Dorothy Lander Published December 22, 2019 Art for Health Practitioners, Book Reviews, Cancer Oncology, Stories of the Healing Arts, Writing and Publishing

Turning a Big Negative into A Bigger Positive: Erin Richard’s Story

Erin Richard’s memoir of her cancer journey, Turning a Big Negative into a Bigger Positive, published by HARP The People’s Press, was launched at the Cape Breton Cancer Centre on...

By Dorothy Lander Published December 19, 2019 Art for Health Practitioners, Book Launch, Book Reviews, Cancer Oncology, Memoir, Stories of the Healing Arts, Writing and Publishing

Blood Work – Review by Denise Davies

I’ve been getting a good few reviews of my new Young Adult novel, Blood Work, that Harp published in September. Here are the words of film maker, writer, and media...

By John Graham-Pole Published December 15, 2019 Book Reviews, Edits and Updates, Stories of the Healing Arts, Writing and Publishing

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