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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…
Read MoreThe Marrow Theives opens readers eyes to Indigenous realities
“Mitch was smiling so big his back teeth shone in the soft-light of the solar-powered lamp we’d scavenged from someone’s shed.” And so begins Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Theives, one of the books up for this year’s Canada Reads competition. The Marrow Thieves tells the story of a dystopian society where almost everyone has lost…
Read MoreLost in translation
Translated texts are everywhere – they’re some of our favourite books, movie scripts, and articles. But have you ever thought about the transformation a translated text had to undergo to land in your hands? It’s interesting how much pressure a translator is under. They’re responsible for taking the native words and text and transforming it…
Read MoreAtlantic Book Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2018 Atlantic Book Awards was announced on Monday at a press conference at city hall. The Atlantic Book Awards, which are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, are annual awards given out to authors across Atlantic Canada. The categories encompass several genres, including fiction, narrative non-fiction, and children’s literature. Joan Baxter…
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