What to read this summer
Published: August 16, 2013
With a library system that ranks third in North America, the 91³Ô¹Ï is home to millions of works.
And, throughout its history, 91³Ô¹Ï has also been home to hundreds of distinguished authors and editors.
The award-winning poets, playwrights, screenwriters, novelists, essayists and journalists who number among the alumni and faculty of 91³Ô¹Ï are too many to list. Sheila Heti, Lee Maracle, Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, Graham Yost, Guy Gavriel Kay, Atom Egoyan, Rohinton Mistry, Heather Mallick, Michael Cobb and Michael Ondaatje are just a few of today’s writers, following in the literary footsteps of the late 91³Ô¹Ï authors Stephen Leacock, Robertson Davies, Morley Callaghan and Jay Macpherson.
And what of this year’s releases?
At the top of anyone’s must-have list for the personal library is The 91³Ô¹Ï, A History (second edition) by Martin L. Friedland, University Professor and professor emeritus of Law at 91³Ô¹Ï, which traces the history of the University from its origins as Kings College in 1827 to the millennium.
But this year’s books include everything from fiction to non-fiction and texts that represent years of path-breaking academic research.
Robert McGill reimagines the impact of the Vietnam War in his novel Once We Had a Country, Hillary Scharper’s Perdita tells a gothic tale of love and loss, while Ron Deibert’s latest book Black Code explores the dangers of the cyberspace on which our society greatly depends.
Check out Operative Landscapes by Alissa North to learn how landscape can shape a community, explore Colin McCartney’s contributions to Principles and Practice of Regional Anaesthesia and meet The American Pragmatists by Cheryl Misak.
You’ll find more reading possibilities in the photo gallery below. Whatever your interests, there is sure to be a 91³Ô¹Ï author with a book for you.
Happy reading!
Did we miss you? If you have published or will publish a book in 2013, or you know a 91³Ô¹Ï alumnus, researcher or student with a new book, please let us know. Send an email to uoftnews@utoronto.ca.
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