The STU Reader: Poetry, Prose, and Fiction by St. Thomas University Writers

St. Thomas University has nurtured exemplary people for a century -- from its first alighting in Newcastle to its current perch on a Fredericton hilltop. Here, in celebration of St. Thomas’s 100th anniversary, is the first-ever collection of fiction, poetry, and prose by the university’s most celebrated writers, including David Adams Richards, Sheldon Currie, Leo Ferrari, Sheree Fitch, and Kathy Mac. Philip Lee’s thrumming account of a public auction kicks off the collection. Next up: Sheree Fitch’s poem, Cop,” which wends through undercover prostitution and a child’s abduction. Hard on its heels: Sheldon Currie’s pitch-perfect story from a Nova Scotia coal-mining town. Once you begin, you’re sure to read until the entire, delectable volume is consumed.

Douglas Vipond joined the Psychology Department at STU in 1977. He has taught in the Writing Program and published books, articles, and reviews on reading and writing, many of them with Russell Hunt. Russell A. Hunt has taught English at STU since 1968. He has published widely on literacy and education and was instrumental in creating the Writing Program and the first-year interdisciplinary Aquinas Program.