The 2012 Vancouver Book Fair (formerly the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair) is coming up. This year it will be held at Robson Square (800 Robson Street, rooms C180–C150), September 22 and 23 from 10 until 5. Come and see a selection of books, ephemera, art, and fine printing and binding. Admission is $5 for both days.
Sponsored by the Alcuin Society.
I’m excited to see that Love Trumps Grief, a book that I worked on this spring, has been released. It’s a memoir of a mother whose two sons were diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare blood disease. The only long-term treatment was a bone marrow transplant. Kristin Akin writes with strong emotion and unflinching courage about her family’s experience throughout her sons’ illness. I was deeply impressed not just by her perseverance, but at her ability to create love, joy, and even fun and humour in between the grimmest medical necessities.
Read a preview of Love Trumps Grief
The Matthew and Andrew Akin Foundation
OneMatch: Canadian bone marrow donation. The Canadian registry shares information internationally.
US National Marrow Donor Program
