Author Archives: Bookworm

Poetry reading: Kim Garica

Award-winning poet Kim Garcia, a faculty member in the English Department, will read from her new poetry collection, Drone, on April 6 at 5 p.m. in Stokes Hall S461. Drone is winner of the 2015 Backwaters Prize. Garcia is also … Continue reading →

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Irish Studies Lecture Series: Julia Wright

The 2017 Thomas J. Flatley Irish Studies Lecture Series presents University Research Professor at Dalhousie University Julia M. Wright who will give a talk on “Supporting the Female Right to Literature: Irish Writing on Education & Authorship, 1775-1830.” Her lecture will take place April … Continue reading →

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Getting to zero

The important role social work has played across the globe in fighting the HIV pandemic is captured in the new e-book, Getting to Zero: Global Social Work Responds to HIV. Vincent Lynch, who served as BC School of Social Work’s director … Continue reading →

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Author/journalist Nicholas Gage

Influential Greek American writer Nicholas Gage will give a talk titled “A Writer’s Odyssey” on Apr. 3 at 6 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 306. His acclaimed memoir, Eleni, describes life in Greece during the civil war and the execution of … Continue reading →

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Managing for Social Impact

Carroll School of Management Professor Mary Cronin and BC School of Social Work Professor of Macro Practice Tiziana Dearing are editors of Managing for Social Impact (Springer Press, 2017), which debuted as an Amazon #1 New Release in business ethics. Managing for Social … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with me?

Award-winning writer Meghan O’Rourke will speak on “What’s Wrong With Me?: The Mysteries of Chronic Illness” on Mar. 30 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. She is the author of the memoir The Long Goodbye, an account of her mother’s … Continue reading →

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Post-Soviet crime fiction

Alexei Bayer, a Russian-born economist, fiction writer, and translator, will present “Post-Soviet Crime Fiction: A Genre in Search of Identity” on Mar. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in Stokes Hall, South, Room S209. He will discuss the development of the crime novel into … Continue reading →

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Anne Enright

Fiction Days presents Anne Enright, the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction, on Mar. 29 at 7:00 p.m. in Gasson Hall, Room 100. Enright is an award-winning writer of novels, essays, and short stories. Her novel The Gathering won the Man Booker … Continue reading →

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A love story of social action

The Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics will present a lecture by Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner Odede, an inspiring story of love and social action that has transformed the lives of vulnerable girls and the poor in the slums … Continue reading →

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Questions for Terrible People

BC alumnus Wes Hazard, a noted comedian, poet, and storyteller, has released his first book, Questions For Terrible People (Adams Media, 2016). The humor book features a series of questions designed to elicit fun and revealing responses–perfect for long car rides … Continue reading →

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