Literature

Dr. Jen Gunter

Jen Gunter sheds light on menstruation disinformation and her hopes for the future of gynecological research

On Feb. 24, Dr. Jen Gunter will join UVic professor Thea Cacchioni in conversation as part of the Blood book tour.
Rachael Moorthy

From student to novelist: In conversation with Rachael Moorthy 

Rachael Moorthy talks about the publishing industry, her artistic influences, and her exciting plans for her future as an emerging novelist.
OVER/EXPOSED promo image provided by @over_xposed.lit on Instagram.

A new experimental publication is shaking things up on campus

OVER/EXPOSED is a new fully digital literary journal focusing on experimental work, the first of its kind at UVic. Submissions opened on March 15, and the first issue is planned…
The Day the World Stops Shopping by JB MacKinnon, book cover sourced from Penguin Random House publishing.

The Day the World Stops Shopping: JB MacKinnon envisions less consumerism in his latest book

What would happen if the world suddenly stopped shopping? Beyond the economic impact of this action, how would this affect the state of the world? If we stopped shopping all…

The single introvert’s Valentine’s Day book review

Make a book your main squeeze this February There’s no worse combination than being an introvert and single on Valentine’s Day. It doesn’t help if both your roomates have girlfriends,…

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…

Seek questions, not answers

Steven Erikson on the art of writing Steven Erikson is a prolific author and alumnus of the University of Victoria undergraduate writing program, as well as the University of Iowa…

Brianna’s books: Two Roads Home by Daniel Griffin

How far would you be willing to go for a good cause? Set against the anti-logging protests of the ‘90s on Vancouver Island, author Daniel Griffin imagines a world for…

Brianna’s books: Dazzle Patterns by Alison Watt

How do you recover from a traumatic event? Can you ever go back to whom you once were? The main characters of Dazzle Patterns by Alison Watt all have to face this question in…

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