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A book finds its public audience

A UBC creative-writing professor’s novel wins Canada Reads 2026. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of British Columbia.

A UBC creative-writing professor’s novel wins Canada Reads 2026.

Alumni Digest editorial deskApril 29, 20262 min read
In the September issue
A book finds its public audience
Loghan Paylor’s The Cure for Drowning moved from a university community into a national conversation about what books can do in public. The story is not only about a prize; it is about reading as a bridge between lives that may not otherwise meet. August is a good month for that kind of bridge. A long afternoon and a book can make a small room feel much larger. Photo: Reporting: Sachintha Wickramasinghe, BA’11, MJ’14. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

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