Hugh Hood was born 30 April 1928 in Toronto, Ontario. He received his Ph.D. in 1955 from the University of Toronto and taught English literature at the University of Montreal for over thirty years. Hood is perhaps best known for his twelve-volume series of books, The New Age, which he wrote over a span of 25 years. Hood died on 1 August 2000 in Montreal, Quebec.

Books by Hugh Hood

	1960 After the Sirens
	1962 Flying a Red Kite: The Collected Stories I
	1964 White Figure, White Ground
	1967 The Camera Always Lies
	1967 Around the Mountain: Scenes from Montreal Life (republished in 1994 as Around the Mountain: The Collected Stories IV)
	1970 A Game of Touch
	1970 Strength Down the Centre: The Jean Beliveau Story
	1971 The Fruit Man, The Meat Man and The Manager
	1972 You Can't Get There From Here
	1973 The Governor's Bridge is Closed
	1973 Trusting the Tale
	1975 The Swing in the Garden
	1976 Dark Glasses
	1977 A New Athens
	1978 Selected Stories
	1979 Reservoir Ravine
	1979 Scoring: The Art of Hockey
	1980 None Genuine Without This Signature
	1982 Black and White Keys
	1984 The Scenic Art
	1985 August Nights
	1986 The Motor Boys in Ottawa
	1987 Five New Facts about Giorgione
	1988 Tony's Book
	1989 A Short Walk in the Rain: The Collected Stories II
	1990 Property & Value
	1991 Unsupported Assertions
	1991 The Isolation Booth: The Collected Stories III
	1992 You'll Catch Your Death
	1993 Be Sure to Close Your Eyes
	1995 Dead Men's Watches
	1997 Great Realizations
	2000 Near Water
	2003 After All!: The Collected Stories V
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Awards

• Order of Canada
  • 1988 – Officer

Series

• The New Age
  1. The Swing in the Garden
  2. A New Athens
  3. Reservoir Ravine
  4. Black and White Keys
  5. The Scenic Art
  6. The Motor Boys in Ottawa
  7. Tony's Book
  8. Property & Value
  9. Be Sure to Close Your Eyes
  10. Dead Men's Watches
  11. Great Realizations
  12. Near Water

• The Collected Stories
  1. Flying a Red Kite: The Collected Stories I
  2. A Short Walk in the Rain: The Collected Stories II
  3. The Isolation Booth: The Collected Stories III
  4. Around the Mountain: The Collected Stories IV
  5. After All!: The Collected Stories V

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Added 07 February 2006.
Updated 07 January 2012.