Books
New comic book celebrates the queer male body and sexuality
A new comic book called Rainbow Reflections, which is co-edited by a Dal PhD student, looks at body image and sexuality for men in the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Read MoreReview: Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror
In her new collection of essays, Jia Tolentino urges readers to look inside themselves to find answers, even if they don’t like what they see.
Read MorePodcasts to keep in touch
Keeping up with the chaos of today’s world can be difficult, especially during school. These podcasts can help students stay in touch.
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Read This: Orhan Pamuk
The Gazette’s bi-weekly book review column tackles two books by author Orphan Pamuk. Figure out what had them loving or hating these books.
Read MoreRead This: Exit West
Dalhousie Gazette’s new book column Read This starts with columnists Hannah van den Bosch and Chiara Ferrero-Wong reviewing Exit West by Moshin Hamid.
Read MoreLearning the languages of love
Find out what the love languages are from author Gary Chapman in this Dalhousie Gazette Q&A.
Read MoreAfricville: the untold story through a poet’s eyes
Dalhousie University professor Shauntay Grant wrote her latest book on the history of Africville, but there’s a twist. This isn’t your typical research book; it’s a book targeted at teaching children about the community of Africville. Grant, a Nova Scotian writer and assistant professor in the Dal English department wrote her new book about a…
Read MoreFrom prose to pop songs
Every November, Mark Pineo sits down at his computer and starts making an album of music. By the end of the month, it’s finished. In his own way, Pineo, an audio instructor in the University of King’s College’s journalism program, participates in a contest called National Novel Writing Month (otherwise known as NaNoWriMo). Regularly, participants…
Read MoreCanada Reads opening eyes
With Canada Reads beginning just before university exams, there’s an easy opportunity to decide which of the contenders to put on your summer reading list. The theme is ‘one book to open your eyes.’ The shortlist includes The Boat People, by Sharon Bala; American War by Omar El Akkad; Precious Cargo by Craig Davidson; Forgiveness…
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