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Falling back in love with reading

Written on October 22, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle.

When I was a kid, I always had a book on the go. These days, I struggle to finish reading a modest novel in a month. I just don’t derive the same joy from reading as I used to—I don’t know if it’s because I have so little free time or because, as an English student, I do so much reading for classes...

Elizabeth Greene is a champion for women writers

Written on March 13, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Ever since 1969, Elizabeth Greene has been amplifying women’s voices in literature. Last Saturday, on March 7, Greene and four other authors from Inanna—a Toronto-based publisher of women’swriting—gathered at Novel Idea to read their latest work and answer questions. The event was specifically designed...

U of T professor prioritizes likes over learning

Written on January 21, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Students are busy enough with their school agendas—they shouldn’t be left searching for hidden personal agendas in their assigned readings. A professor at the University of Toronto (U of T) is offering students up to five per cent in additional “engagement” marks—for tasks including following him...

How schools leave leisure reading by the wayside

Written on January 22, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Educators need to find more effective ways of encouraging literacy and independent reading among students. In the modern workforce, the ability to communicate effectively is incredibly valuable. Even as workplaces become more virtual and computer-based, every sector requires clear written and verbal...

Seven books to read this fall

Written on October 24, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

The leaves are changing, the weather is cooling down and its finally starting to feel like autumn. With the change in weather comes cozy sweaters, hot cups of tea and the perfect excuse to get lost in a good book in between your studies. Here’s a list of the best books to cozy up with this fall. The...

The problem with Hillary Clinton’s What Happened

Written on October 17, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

There’s no doubt that for the majority of the United States, the wounds left by Donald Trump becoming President have been hard to heal. Since November 8, there have been changes happening everyday that cause worry for the future of the country — if it’s not suggesting athletes should be fired for...

Short reads for breaks between readings

Written on September 15, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Every reader in university knows the disappointment of putting off pleasure reading because of their schedule. If you’re like me, you’ve made several New Year’s resolutions over the years to read more books. Yet come the following January, your bookshelf is just as bare. University students juggling...

Some light reading for reading week

Written on February 11, 2016. Posted in Arts.

As the weather outside goes from premature spring back to the gloom of February, many — myself included — find themselves spending reading week alone in Kingston. A book can provide a well-needed escape. I’ve done your homework for you (because no one wants homework on their week off) and chose...

Reading as an act of performance

Written on January 26, 2016. Posted in Arts.

The Agnes’ exhibition With You and Others features art in the form of books. The Agnes is currently home to an exhibition of vintage artists’ books — self-published books taking various forms — which aims to portray the sentimentality behind the books and their multiple identities as text, image and...

“Little free libraries” pop up in Kingston

Written on November 27, 2015. Posted in Arts.

If you aren’t feeling up to a trip to your local library, the Little Free Libraries project may be just what you need. Since the movement began in 2009 with one man and a little box of books in Wisconsin, little libraries have grown in popularity worldwide. As described on the project’s website littlefreelibrary.org,...

Literary gems in downtown Kingston

Written on October 2, 2015. Posted in Arts.

In the coming winter months, few things are more cozy and warm than a cup of coffee and a good bookstore. While the recent Kingston WritersFest brought dozens of renowned Canadian writers to Kingston, it also brought an influx of people to the city’s oldest and busiest bookstores. Here’s a list of...

What we're reading: Mindy Kaling's Why Not Me?

Written on September 29, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Mindy Kaling’s latest book, Why Not Me? just landed the number one spot on The New York Times Best Sellers List, and it’s well-deserved. Following her first novel, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), this book is a little hard to classify. Is it comedy? Satire? Memoir? A collection...

Moving words from Kingston’s creatives

Written on October 9, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Poetry is a great way to provide social commentary and express creativity, and it often acts as a therapeutic outlet. The best thing about poetry is that it doesn’t discriminate. That was clear at The Artel on Tuesday as writers of all ages, genders and identities stood up at the podium to share their...

Writer Jordan Abel hosts Indigenous-issue-focused poetry reading sparks dialogue

Written on September 23, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Conceptual writer and poet Jordan Abel hosted a poetry slam based on Indigenous representation in literature at Watson Hall on Monday. The Nisga’an poet uses the technique of erasure – an art form that involves erasing words and prose in existing literature to frame the words left as poetry...

Writers recite poetic connection

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in Arts.

All art is deeply intertwined, and if we attempt to absorb it, we can be inspired in a multitude of ways. That is the advice Canadian poet Karen Enns offered to the budding artists, writers and poets in attendance at the Kingston Frontenac Public Library’s poetry reading event held at 7 p.m. on May...

Lived experience and learning: Kingston Writersfest

Written on October 2, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

A guffaw, a chuckle and an unaccounted-for smile – they’re the telltale signs of another Kingston WriterFest filled with cultural and philosophical insight. It’s the powerful moments of experience – while meeting our favourite authors – that continue to inform our understanding of ourselves and the...

Page turners for the summer season

Written on June 25, 2013. Posted in Arts.

We have all, at some point, promised ourselves a fruitful and educational summer of reading.Whether our reading list consists of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice or Harper Lee’s classic To Kill a Mockingbird, our student selves often resent the novels pushed on us from a course syllabus. Instead...

Revisit fall reading week

Written on November 11, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s should reconsider implementing a fall reading week. In a 2007 AMS plebiscite question, the student body voted against a second reading week. The climate on campus has since changed, and with an almost entirely new student population, it’s worth asking the question again. Recently schools like...

Tag: Reading

Falling back in love with reading

Elizabeth Greene is a champion for women writers

U of T professor prioritizes likes over learning

How schools leave leisure reading by the wayside

Seven books to read this fall

The problem with Hillary Clinton’s What Happened

Short reads for breaks between readings

Some light reading for reading week

Reading as an act of performance

“Little free libraries” pop up in Kingston

Literary gems in downtown Kingston

What we're reading: Mindy Kaling's Why Not Me?

Moving words from Kingston’s creatives

Writer Jordan Abel hosts Indigenous-issue-focused poetry reading sparks dialogue

Writers recite poetic connection

Lived experience and learning: Kingston Writersfest

Page turners for the summer season

Revisit fall reading week

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