Tag: novel

I read ‘Midnight Sun’ so you don’t have to

I started reading The Twilight Saga in 2007, right at the forefront of ‘Twilight fever,’ and the novels were a defining moment in my childhood. The series was banned in my elementary school, so I ran an illicit library out of my backpack, lending the books to my classmates so they could experience...

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Ray Robertson's How to Die will improve your life

For Canadian author Ray Robertson, death isn’t something to fret about: it’s something to face head-on. On Feb. 13, Robertson will be at Kingston bookstore Novel Idea for the launch of his new book, How to Die: A Book About Being Alive. The idea for the book came about after Robertson finished a previous...

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The Journal's recommended Reading Week reading list

With midterms finally winding to a close, many students are headed home to enjoy a well-deserved rest. What better time than Reading Week to kick back with a good book and see what Canada’s authors have to offer? These new books share diverse voices from across the country from Newfoundland to Saskatchewan,...

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Queen’s Commerce student publishes first book

Hailey Rodgers (Comm ’21) decided to follow her passion for writing, and published her first book, See Me, in December 2019. It all started when Creator Institute reached out to Rodgers via LinkedIn. Creator Institute is a company focused on helping writers become published authors. They reached out...

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Queen’s alum signs two-book deal for sci-fi series

When Liselle Sambury (ArtSci ’13) set out to pursue a career in linguistics, she never expected to end up with a marketing job in Northern Ontario with a book deal and a burgeoning fiction-writing career. With a deal for two books in hand, Sambury’s young adult (YA) teen witch book is set to be published...

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Queen’s student’s debut work parodies dystopian fiction

Editor’s note: This article may contain spoilers.  What do you get when you cross The Hunger Games with a wicked sense of humour? An outrageous novel with immoral characters and a whiplash-inducing plotline. Queen’s student Jake Caldera’s The Elephant on Fire is just that. The novel, which was...

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