UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 8 | June
6, 2002
The Essential UBC Summer Reading List
With congregation ceremonies finished, summer proper is underway
on campus. And that means it's time to stock up on summer reading
material. Luckily, the UBC community doesn't have to go far for
a good read. In the last year, 17 students from the Creative Writing
program have had books published or inked book contracts. Here's
a list of titles to look for the next time you are browsing in the
UBC Bookstore.
A Chance for Life: The Suzanne Giroux Biography by Robyn
Burnett. ECW Press, 2001
Heave by Christy Ann Conlin. Doubleday, 2002
The Good Life by Brad Cran. Smoking Lung press, 2002
The Girl Nobody Knows by Kelli Deeth. HarperCollins, 2001
The Broken Record Technique by Lee Henderson , Penguin
Dead Girls by Nancy Lee. McClelland & Stewart, 2002
Lessons from the Sputnik Diner by Rick Maddocks, Vintage
Canada, 2001
Love Songs for a Tender God by Hiro McIlwraith. Oolichan
Books, 2002.
The Sudden Weight of Snow by Laisha Rosnau. McClelland &
Stewart, 2002
Kingdom of Monkeys by Adam Lewis Schroeder. Raincoast Books,
2001
Arms by Madeline Sonik. Harbour Publishing, 2002.
Simple Recipes by Madeleine Thien. McClelland and Stewart,
2001
The Chinese Violin by Madeleine Thien. Whitecap Books, 2001
Three Songs by Hank Williams by Calvin Wharton. Turnstone,
2002
Soon to be released are:
This Heated Place: Personal Encounters in the Promised Land
by Deborah Campbell. Douglas & McIntyre, 2002
Hiking Vancouver Island by Shannon Cowan. Globe-Pequot Press,
2003
Skank by Billeh Nickerson and Michael V. Smith. Arsenal,
2003
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