Book cover of The COVID Journals. A woman wearing protective medical equipment stands on the front of the cover.

The COVID Journals

Health Care Workers Write the Pandemic

by ed. Shane Neilson, Sarah Fraser, & Arundhati Dhara

University of Alberta Press

2023

Anthology: Biography and Memoir, Essays, Health

CDN: $26.99

9781772126815

This diverse collection is the first book in which a broad range of Canadian health care workers from across the country recount their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some pieces reflect on the strange pertinence of today’s headlines with those of the past; others use humour, art, and the power of narrative to offer a glimpse of how disorienting it is when to help is to put oneself at risk, when care itself is redefined from moment to moment. The multi-talented contributors include Liam Durcan, Jillian Horton, Monica Kidd, and Tolu Oloruntoba. The COVID Journals is for health care workers and their families, for readers curious about “health care heroes,” and for all of us affected by the pandemic.

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