Tag: Books

Celebrated author Chuck Palahniuk brought his latest novel Tell-All on tour to Calgary (his only Canadian stop) at the John Dutton Theatre in the Central Public Library on May 12.For $33 audience members received a signed copy of the new book while the first 100 people there got to meet Palahniuk up-close and personal as… Continue reading Fight Club author takes part in series

With the rise of cheap e-books and digital readers like the Kindle, Kobo and the iPad, many argue that the death of paper publishing is nigh. However, Simone Lee, co-owner of Pages on Kensington, believes that digital publishing “is overblown and a media darling.” But, she is glad for all the attention books are getting.Lee… Continue reading Pages sees benefit in author readings

I was a bit daunted when our Entertainment Editor asked me to review Jeff Burk’s newest book, Super Giant Monster Time. The name itself makes me want to read it, but I wasn’t sure how to handle reviewing a choose-your-own-adventure book, especially one written by such an absurd and irreverent author as Burk. He’s the… Continue reading Choose your own Monster

‘Tis the season, or so they say. As the holidays come and go, people are more taken to generosity as their thoughts drift to those less fortunate. However, good intentions alone rarely make a difference. "The idea was always there, it’s all just a matter of getting up and doing it," explains Jordan Dack, also… Continue reading Words for Warmth

If No Logo was the anti-globalization “movement Bible,” then Naomi Klein’s follow up Fences and Windows is Revelations.In its introduction, Klein explains the difference. While No Logo was thesis based, as it served to bring to light the source of much of the anti-globalization movement and activist culture, Fences and Windows is a play-by-play of… Continue reading The resistance against corporate culture grows

I know what you’re thinking, and it’s alright. It happens to a lot of us and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. You don’t know where to go for quality books in Montreal or how to tactfully retreat from a bad poetry reading. You’re lost in the urban jungle without a cosmopolitan machete. You’re hip,… Continue reading Staying cool in the urban jungle

I’ve been asked a lot lately what I’d like to do when I graduate. I finally have an answer. I’d like to travel the planet, smoke a lot of pot, and then write about it. Hey, if Brian Preston can do it, why can’t I? (Well, he is an award-winning writer and I’m not. And… Continue reading Adventures in Global Marijuana Cultures

Two weeks into class, some students are already behind on their readings–not because they slack off, but because their texts are unavailable.“I wouldn’t say it’s worse than usual,” said Wayne Borgstrom, Supervisor of Textbooks and Custom Course Materials at the U of C Bookstore. “I think it’s better than most years.”According to Borgstrom, as of… Continue reading Campus bookstore missing some books