books News Archive
Human Resources
Being a leader is ‘more than how many people report to you’
November 20, 2015 —
Three university community members spoke at the Outstanding Workplace Stories series event on Nov. 13 about how they developed their leadership skills.
POLL: Manitoba Book Awards
April 8, 2015 —
What is your pick for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award?
Libraries
Exercise YOUR freedom to read
February 23, 2015 —
Should books ever be banned? Take our Freedom to Read Week poll!
Faculty of Education
Literature professor publishes Great Gray Owl book for children
February 3, 2015 —
Karen Smith remembers when she first became fascinated with owls. She was in the third grade and had gotten in trouble at school in her hometown of Carman, Man., for acting up. “My mom said, ‘Be a wise owl,’” says Smith, a language and literacy professor in the Faculty of Education.
Faculty of Architecture
OPENING + BOOK LAUNCH: According to Plan
February 2, 2015 —
In the titular spirit of its bibliocentric name, Library Gallery presents According to Plan (a novel), an installation and publication launch of Rob Kovitz’s latest montage bookwork, According to Plan.
Faculty of Architecture
The Zeitgeist holiday reading list
December 28, 2014 —
Architecture instructor and author Rob Kovitz on books that capture the Spirit of the Age
Libraries
5 books you want to be on top of this year
December 28, 2014 —
Best reads of 2014, according to someone with shelves and shelves and shelves of books
Faculty of Arts
Author Melissa Steele’s top reads of 2014
December 23, 2014 —
The year's most memorable in poetry, fiction, nonfiction -- and a classic
Indigenous
Deborah Young’s reading for the new year
December 22, 2014 —
The executive lead for Indigenous acheivement at the U of M gives us her top five books
President’s Bookshelf: Memorable books of 2014
December 22, 2014 —
From Canadian history to grammar to poetry, these are the books that made an impression this year