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Dowsett Johnston spoke at the final installment of the Queen’s Alumni Review’s Write Thinking Authors Series.
  • 7 years 6 months ago

Alumna reveals sobering epidemic

Success and alcoholism are two words that seem as far-removed as night and day. Experience with both, however, is what led Ann Dowsett Johnston to writer the 2013 book, Drink: The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol.Continue...
  • 5 months 2 weeks ago

Books to read this spring

The winter semester is almost over, which means it’s just about time to start stashing away your textbooks in favour of books to read for your own enjoyment. While I’d always recommend re-reading Harry Potter one more time, I’ve put together a list of some of my favourite books to get you through the summer.Continue...

Julia Harmsworth
  • 6 months 2 weeks ago

In defense of YA literature: teenage experiences are valuable, too

A lot of people put down Young Adult (YA) literature. Not only is it considered less valuable than other literary genres by the academic English community, but the general public often frowns upon readers of the genre who lie outside of its targeted age demographic. It’s labelled unrealistic, inconsequential, and just plain cheesy.Continue...
  • 1 year 6 months ago

Analyzing the phenomenon of the YA book-to-movie adaptation

Do you remember the delightfully uncomplicated early 2010s, when movie adaptations of popular young adult (YA) dystopian novels dominated the box office?Continue...
  • 1 year 7 months ago

The Journal's recommended Reading Week reading list

With midterms finally winding to a close, many students are headed home to enjoy a well-deserved rest. What better time than Reading Week to kick back with a good book and see what Canada’s authors have to offer?Continue...
  • 3 years 10 months ago

Queen’s alum Omar El Akkad brings American War to campus

It's 2074: half of Louisiana’s underwater, the President of the United States has been assassinated, fossil fuels are banned and a second civil war is erupting as southern states break off to secure the remains of the coal industry.Continue...
  • 3 years 10 months ago

Seven books to read this fall

The leaves are changing, the weather is cooling down and its finally starting to feel like autumn. With the change in weather comes cozy sweaters, hot cups of tea and the perfect excuse to get lost in a good book in between your studies. Here’s a list of the best books to cozy up with this fall.Continue...
  • 3 years 11 months ago

The problem with Hillary Clinton’s What Happened

There’s no doubt that for the majority of the United States, the wounds left by Donald Trump becoming President have been hard to heal.Continue...
  • 3 years 11 months ago

Let’s hear it for audiobooks

In the unpredictable world of the publication markets, only one product steadily continues to rise in popularity.Continue...
  • 4 years 3 days ago

Short reads for breaks between readings

Every reader in university knows the disappointment of putting off pleasure reading because of their schedule.Continue...

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