A Boy and his Soul is the second in John Graham-Pole’s trilogy of novels for and about children, teens, and their families, inspired by 40 years of caring for children with cancer. The story is a fantasy—but born of the real-life experiences of very ill and dying children. Eleven-year-old Jeremy, who has advanced leukemia, becomes aware of the presence of his ‘animated’ soul, Jewel inside him. Jewel guides Jeremy in helping his family and friends come to a peaceful acceptance of his coming...

Final-year university students Jonah and Ellen face life-threatening illness together—and discover love. As their love deepens, they embrace intimacy and creativity, courage and honesty, joy and pride. A compelling reminder that—along the songlines of the cancer journey—when the patient is held at the centrepoint of care, and when professional and personal caregivers work as partners with profound skill and compassion, a beautiful story unfolds. Songlines is that story. This is emeritus pr...

Community & Place Award Winner for the Digitally Lit: Atlantic Canadian Youth Read 2025 Youth Choice Book Awards.What if creativity could be your most powerful medicine?In this inspiring and deeply practical book, physician, scientist, and artist Dr. John Graham-Pole invites readers to rediscover the healing power of imagination, play, and artmaking in times of illness and transition. Drawing on four decades of experience in pediatric oncology, pal...

After fifty years of teaching and practicing medicine at four universities, British-trained medical doctor John Graham-Pole pays heartfelt tribute to the nursing profession in Grace Notes on Nursing. Reflecting on his earliest teaching experiences, he writes, “Two nurses—one very senior and one very junior—became my first teachers during my apprenticeship in the art and science of caring for those in need.”Grace Notes is an important, necessary, a...

Written by renowned children’s cancer specialist John Graham-Pole, Blood Work begins with sixteen-year-old Moraig waking up in a hospital room, utterly unaware of how she got there. As the events of the past weeks come flooding back like a high-speed movie, oncologist Maddie Sullivan lays out the stark reality: leukemia is threatening her life.A life-and-death adventure, Blood Work explores the all-too-common experience of a young woman coming of ...

Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like writing and performing a play.The arts are shown to offer a means to reflect on memories, hopes, fears and anxieties, and gently explore the emotional, spiritual, and psychological issues ...