University of Lost Causes - Paperback

by Larry J. McCloskey (Author)

After serving as Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger did a stint at Harvard whereupon he said, "University politics makes me pine for the relative peace of the Middle East." Which sets the stage for ubiquitous murderous intent, mysterious multiple murders, identity politics run amok, and satire for the absurd age in which we live."

University of Lost Causes is a novel for our absurd and troubled times. It is a creative, humane, and unique treatment of a controversial topic that can be enjoyed regardless of one's personal politics. This character-driven novel is antithetical to taking entrenched and polarized political stances that have become endemic in these uber serious, humorless times. St Jude's University, a fictitious New England university, at an unspecified time after Covid, is determined to become the most woke ivory tower in the world. Thank God things don't always turn out as planned.

Author Biography

Larry McCloskey received two Master's degrees from Carleton University before working as the founder and Director of the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities, at Carleton University for 38 years. He has eight books published, six young adult, as well as two recent non-fiction books. Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (2019), winner of best Culture book, and Lament for Spilt Porter: Longing for Family and Home (Castle Quay Books) winner of the Word Guild General Market Fiction- Culture award category 2021. He lives in Ottawa with his three daughters, three grand-daughters, two dogs and one beloved wife.