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Right Turn: A science book lover’s dream list

by | Apr 8, 2016

I’ve written about the Canadian Science Writers’ Association (CSWA) before, in a post about good stem cell books for kids. Well, CSWA has just released its Short Lists in the 2015 Science in Society Book Awards competition, and with CBC’s Canada Reads having just completed – I’m in the middle of The Hero’s Walk and have already finished The Illegal – you may be ready for some new reading material.

CSWA curates two lists: children/middle school and general (for big people). Here are the contenders:

Short List for the 2015 Science in Society Children/ Middle Grades Book Award competition:

  • The Spider by Elise Gravel, Penguin Random House.
  • A Beginner’s Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars by Maria Birmingham; illustrated by Josh Holinaty, Owl Kids Books.
  • DNA Detective by Tanya Lloyd Kyi; illustrated by Lil Crump, Annick Press.
  • Power Up! A Visual Exploration of Energy by Shakar Paleja; illustrated by Glenda Tse, Annick Press.
  • The Queen’s Shadow: A Story About How Animals See by Cybèle Young, Kids Can Press.

Short List for the 2015 Science in Society General Book Award competition:

I have not read Peter Cullis’ entry, but the subtitle for his book is “How Diagnosing and Treating Disease Are About to Change Forever,” so there could be a stem cell or regenerative medicine connection. Same with Alanna Mitchell’s book as she is writing about cancer and its treatments.

Tim Caulfield's book cover“Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything” is about debunking the bad science that “flows from celebrity culture.” On the face of it, one doesn’t see an obvious connection from the book to our community; however, author Tim Caulfield is an outspoken critic of stem cell tourism and a well-known presence in our community. He is even this year’s Program Chair for the 2016 Till and McCulloch Meetings. (Shameless plug.)

You won’t have long to wait for the winners. CSWA will announce them later this month on Canada Book Day (who knew we had one of those!) on April 23rd. If you pick up one of these titles, do comment below with a thumbs up or down.

Our regular feature, Right Turn, appears every Friday and we invite you to submit your own blog to info(at)ccrm.ca. We encourage you to be creative and use the right (!) side of your brain. We dare you to make us laugh! Right Turn features cartoons, photos, videos and other content to amuse, educate and encourage discussion.

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Stacey Johnson

Stacey Johnson is the editor of Signals and a contributor. For 25 years, Stacey has been providing strategic communications counsel to government, corporate, technology and health organizations. She began her career at the CTV Television Network and then moved to Hill & Knowlton Canada where she advised clients in a variety of industries and sectors. Stacey is the Vice President, Communications and Marketing for CCRM, a leader in developing and commercializing regenerative medicine-based technologies and cell and gene therapies. She has a Master's degree in Public Relations. You can follow her on Twitter @msstaceyerin.

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