Books
Five books you need to read this summer
The Kite Runner tells the incredible story of an unlikely friendship between two young boys growing up in Kabul.
Top five books to curl up and get cosy with this fall
Picking up a good book can offer a nice reprieve from studying It’s that time of year again — the dreaded midterm season. And with it, the high blood pressure…
Seven books you can still read before the end of summer
Summer may be almost over, but there’s still time to pick up a great book before the back-to-school grind starts again. Whether you’re looking for something light to pack in…
Viral books: BookTok’s impact on the business of books
In October 2020, young adult novelist Gabrielle Prendergast made a TikTok account. Its initial purpose was to celebrate an unexpected success: her novel, Zero Repeat Forever, was hitting top charts…
Victoria Festival of Authors offers platform for powerful voices
The Victoria Festival of Authors wrapped up its online events on Oct. 4 after four days of lively panel discussions. Exploring ideas of environmental crisis, social upheaval, diverse futurisms, and…
Stephen King’s The Institute could be a classic, as long as readers can finish it
The Institute is a gritty account of one boy’s experience in an institute for children with powerful gifts. King creates a story that manages to disgust and enthrall the reader…
Margaret Atwood talks new book, global activism to sold out UVic audience
Excited whispers and the rustle of pages filled the lobby of the University Centre on Sep. 28 as a bustling crowd waited to be let in to the Farquhar Auditorium.…
21-year-old UVic student publishes 127000-word novel
Today — Jan. 16 — her book is being released It’s not every day that a 21-year-old can say they’ve written a 127 000-word novel, ended a publishing contract won…Our Digital Print Issue
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