Alcuin Society
A book’s journey from draft to award-winning design
Peak Web July 14, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Have you ever wondered how chicken scratch drafts turn into colourful, award-winning hardcovers? Until August 31, you can find out at W.A.C. Bennett Library on SFU’s Burnaby Campus. Two free exhibits, the 2022 Alcuin Society Excellence in Book Design Award Exhibit and From Draft to Book: A Journey Through the Publishing Process, highlight the steps involved in publishing a book. Upon arriving at the library, the first exhibit you’ll come across is From Draft to Book, which is located directly in front of the library’s main entrance on the third floor. It features works from…
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Robin Mitchell Cranfield’s unique analysis of the Ulysses universe
Peak Web October 8, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor Irish novelist James Joyce’s modernist novel, Ulysses, is widely known in literary circles as notoriously tedious to get through. With 732 pages of inventive language and experimental style, it’s considered a great feat…
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