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Worth the Read
Books and deep dives that stay with us — for leaders, boards, and anyone reimagining culture
Some ideas need more than a quick article. Here we spotlight books and long-form works that challenge, inspire, or just help us slow down and think differently.
Not reviews — just quiet endorsements of titles we think are worth your time.
On our shelf right now
“The Art Museum in Modern Times” by Charles Saumarez Smith
Part memoir, part institutional critique, this book traces how art museums have evolved — and asks who they’re truly for. A thoughtful provocation for boards and directors.
“Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A gentle, profound weaving of Indigenous knowledge, ecology, and stewardship. For anyone in cultural leadership thinking about care, reciprocity, and land.
“The Art of Relevance” by Nina Simon
Still one of the best frameworks for building institutions people see themselves in. Clear, practical, and refreshingly honest.
The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves
Alexandra Hudson, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2023
111 Places in Winnipeg That You Must Not Miss
Donna Janke, Emons, 2024
Who We Are: Four Questions for A Life and a Nation
Murray Sinclair with Mazina Giizhik, McClelland & Stewart, 2024
Architecture for Culture: Rethinking Museums
Béatrice Grenier, author
Rhetorics of Value: Exhibition Design and Communication in Museums and Beyond
Corinne A. Kratz, author
Radical Softness The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman
Gloria Sutton, editor
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