As a special collections librarian, Deborah Meert-Williston is always on the lookout for rare works. Last fall, she spied something big: a page from one of the first books printed in England by William Caxton, in 1476. The leaf, from the first edition of G …
Chances are, you remember your first action hero. And if you are like Rob McCallum, you will remember Adam, prince of Eternia and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull. “We all have that one thing – whether it’s Hot Wheels, or Barbie, or Nintendo or something...
Western University congratulates eight of its alumni for being named to London’s Top 20 Under 40, as identified by London Inc. magazine, for 2018. The honour is awarded to young leaders who make a difference in the community. Alumni honoured this year include: Chris...
Four years ago, Camille Intson didn’t consider herself a writer. She had “a poetic sensibility, but no refinement.” But more than anything, she wanted to write.
Tom Cull was strolling down Wellington Street when he saw five teenagers “clowning around” with five vacuum cleaners they had retrieved from the trash. The teens were headed toward the Thames River. Cull followed.
English professor Clarissa Suranyi invites you to step “inside the purr machine” and get a window into her bookishness. She is also quite suspicious of your claim to have read Ulysses.
Elliot Keel is 18 with an unusual job and an unusual ability. An obituary writer, the non-binary teen is able to interact with ghosts of those they write about.
It took Clarissa Suranyi nearly two decades to wrestle her first novel to the ground. But that long-haul investment paid off almost instantly for the English professor following publication of Impossible Saints earlier this year.
David McFadden, Canadian poet and winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, a fiction writer and travel writer who served as Western's Writer-in-Residence in 1983, died earlier this month from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease. His work, often praised for...
City of London Poet Laureate Tom Cull dodges self-help, David Foster Wallace and updating his MLA Handbook, all while needing to purchase some additional chairs for his author dinner party.
His latest book – a “family history with a context” – places the lives of the author’s parents, John Hair and Alice Runnalls, at the centre of the narrative that explores the history and culture of Southwestern Ontario.
As James Purkis sees it, he is in “the geeky corner of Shakespeare studies.” More than two decades ago, the English and Writing Studies professor dove into his doctoral work on The Bard by way of theoretical and historical questions regarding collaboration. At the...
Thy Phu wants you to see beyond the photograph. She wants you to consider not only what is pictured, but what is missing – and why. She wants you to think about who is taking the photo and the power that comes with selecting the image that resides in the frame. This...
Chances are, you remember your first action hero. And if you are like Rob McCallum, you will remember Adam, prince of Eternia and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull. “We all have that one thing – whether it’s Hot Wheels, or Barbie, or Nintendo or something...
Western University congratulates eight of its alumni for being named to London’s Top 20 Under 40, as identified by London Inc. magazine, for 2018. The honour is awarded to young leaders who make a difference in the community. Alumni honoured this year include: Chris...
Four years ago, Camille Intson didn’t consider herself a writer. She had “a poetic sensibility, but no refinement.” But more than anything, she wanted to write.
Tom Cull was strolling down Wellington Street when he saw five teenagers “clowning around” with five vacuum cleaners they had retrieved from the trash. The teens were headed toward the Thames River. Cull followed.
English professor Clarissa Suranyi invites you to step “inside the purr machine” and get a window into her bookishness. She is also quite suspicious of your claim to have read Ulysses.
Elliot Keel is 18 with an unusual job and an unusual ability. An obituary writer, the non-binary teen is able to interact with ghosts of those they write about.
It took Clarissa Suranyi nearly two decades to wrestle her first novel to the ground. But that long-haul investment paid off almost instantly for the English professor following publication of Impossible Saints earlier this year.
David McFadden, Canadian poet and winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, a fiction writer and travel writer who served as Western's Writer-in-Residence in 1983, died earlier this month from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease. His work, often praised for...
City of London Poet Laureate Tom Cull dodges self-help, David Foster Wallace and updating his MLA Handbook, all while needing to purchase some additional chairs for his author dinner party.
His latest book – a “family history with a context” – places the lives of the author’s parents, John Hair and Alice Runnalls, at the centre of the narrative that explores the history and culture of Southwestern Ontario.
As James Purkis sees it, he is in “the geeky corner of Shakespeare studies.” More than two decades ago, the English and Writing Studies professor dove into his doctoral work on The Bard by way of theoretical and historical questions regarding collaboration. At the...
Thy Phu wants you to see beyond the photograph. She wants you to consider not only what is pictured, but what is missing – and why. She wants you to think about who is taking the photo and the power that comes with selecting the image that resides in the frame. This...