Literature

The Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) recently expanded their Reading Buddies initiative to include seniors,

The Undergraduate Review (UR), a Queen’s arts and literature-focused magazine, released their 33rd annual issue on Jun. 4th. 

Sadiqa de Meijer is a talented writer of poetry, short stories, and essays. 

The first issue of Quilt launched on May 7th. 

“Thank you for being a hero,” Ellen He told Carolyn Smart when it came her turn to thank her creative writing professor.

By Chance Alone tells the harrowing true story of Tibor “Max” Eisen’s imprisonment in concentration camps across Europe during the Holocaust. 

Lindsay Wong grew up believing that “crying will turn you into a zombie.” Over the next 304 pages of abuse and arguments, she doesn’t cry once. Wong’s memoir The Woo-Woo weaves superstition into her daily life, leaving nothing to the imagination.

Writing about family is difficult, but forgiving family for past wrongs is even more so—and that’s how Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette succeeds. 

Abu Bakr’s response to a bombing in his hometown: go to his cousin’s house and play FIFA 13. 

A eulogy to lost boys and corrupted innocence, David Chariandy’s latest novel, Brother, follows the residents of Scarborough who search in vain for a place to call home. 

In a city famous for its art and prisons, it’s only natural for the two collide.

Art is never just Small Potatoes for Kingston’s zines. 

There’s no direct path to becoming a writer and no clear definition of what that occupation entails. 

On Nov. 19, students will vie for the chance to compete in an international slam poetry.

For Jean Chrétien, the art of storytelling is never far from politics.

Catherine Hernandez teaches lessons from the school of hard knocks.