When you’re lounging dockside this summer or taking a break from a busy day, what do you plan on reading? Gryphons Read organizers have a suggestion.

This year, U of G’s annual common reading project – Gryphons Read – will explore Son of a Trickster by Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations novelist Eden Robinson. Penguin Random House Canada describes Son of a Trickster as a “striking and precise coming-of-age novel in which everyday teen existence meets Indigenous beliefs, crazy family dynamics and cannibalistic river otters.”

Robinson’s novel, the first in a forthcoming trilogy, was shortlisted for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was a finalist for the 2018 BC Book Prize and Leacock Medal for Humour.

You can pick up a copy of Son of a Trickster now from the McLaughlin Library 0r Guelph Public Library or the Campus Bookstore later this summer.

One Book. One Campus. One Community.

Gryphons Read is a campus-wide book club. It brings the University community together over a selected novel and encourages meaningful conversations about the book.

In the fall, registered participants will have the opportunity to participate in facilitated conversations about Son of a Trickster and further explore the novel using a workbook developed at U of G. The workbook outlines ways readers can further connect with themes in the novel through related University initiatives. In October, Robinson will visit campus for a public talk about her book.

Gryphons Read kicks off in September, but you can get a head start by adding Son of a Trickster to your summer reading list.

Gryphons Read is a collaboration of the College of Arts, the Office of the Provost and the Library, with intensive material and logistical support from Student Experience.