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Category: Literature

Literature

UVic graduate Eli Mushumanski becomes Victoria’s Youth Poet Laureate

March 10, 2022March 11, 2022
Isabella Kennedy
"i dig her up by the roots— / i am the patriarch," proclaims the speaker in Eli Mushumanski's new poem that explores themes of gender identity and erasure. Their first

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

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
Brianna Bock
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

LGBTQ Review | Boy Erased by Garrard Conley

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020
Truly Hunter
Boy Erased is difficult to read, not necessarily because the writing is poor — which it is in some areas — but because it is incredibly alarming to understand just

The Artlet | Bringing in spring

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020
Darian Lee
Our second edition of the Artlet showcases several works from students that highlight the start of spring.

The LGBTQ Review | These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020
Truly Hunter
Don’t read this book if you’re looking for a story about magic and covens. But, if you’re looking for a cute love story about adorable lesbians that will make you

The LGBTQ Review | Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

February 7, 2020February 19, 2020
Truly Hunter
Casey McQuiston delivers a romance for the new age, offering big time representation in a genre normally reserved for binary couples.

The New Twenties Magazine sets a new pace for climate change discourse

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020
Truly Hunter
A newly-launched online magazine produced by UVic alums, The New Twenties, publishes climate-focused art and literature with a laser-focused aim to restructure the way people see climate change.

Stephen King’s The Institute could be a classic, as long as readers can finish it

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020
Truly Hunter
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

Review of Mistakes to Run With by Yasuko Thanh

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019
Truly Hunter
Yasuko Thanh’s memoir, Mistakes to Run With, is a gritty account of her life as a teenage runaway. More than that, it’s a lesson in imagining people complexly.

The most diverse library in Victoria is inside the SUB

March 23, 2019April 4, 2019
Josh Kozelj
This library pales in size comparison to the towering bookshelves residing in the McPherson library or the vast foyer of the Law library. When you walk into the SOCC office,
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