Literature

1 month 2 weeks ago

By Chance Alone is a heartrending memory of the holocaust

1 month 2 weeks ago

Creative writing class launches anthology

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

1 month 3 weeks ago

The Woo-Woo finds humour in darkness

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.Continue...

2 months 1 day ago

Considering forgiveness with Canada Reads’ Suzanne

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.

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2 months 1 week ago

Refocusing the lens of the Syrian war with ‘Homes’

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

2 months 2 weeks ago

‘Brother’ is a timely meditation on loss

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.Continue...

2 months 2 weeks ago

Artist publication makes case for prison reform

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

4 months 1 week ago

Public Feelings are not Small Potatoes

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

6 months 6 days ago

Writers weave path as wordsmiths in panel

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

6 months 1 week ago

Student poets compete at CUPSI

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

6 months 3 weeks ago

Jean Chrétien reflects on time in office

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

6 months 3 weeks ago

Catherine Hernandez discusses the real-world issues behind Scarborough

Catherine Hernandez teaches lessons from the school of hard knocks.

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7 months 1 week ago

Graphic novel explores sexuality and self-acceptance

After years of hiding his sexuality, Queen’s alum Mark Julien wrote his journey into a graphic novel— Justin Case and the Closet Monster .Continue...

7 months 3 weeks ago

Kingston’s Writersfest returns for 10th anniversary

At the 10th annual Kingston Writersfest, Queen’s students and local residents will gather in the Holiday Inn with some of the most esteemed authors in Canada.

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8 months 2 days ago

Queen’s Reads brings the GTA closer to YGK

Mainstream depictions of Toronto are welcome, but Catherine Hernandez has a darker, more intimidating story to tell of one of its inner-city communities: Scarborough.Continue...