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Third in Harry Potter author's Cormoran Strike series of mystery novels gives readers something to look forward to

J.K. Rowling writes as Robert Galbraith

Third in Harry Potter author's Cormoran Strike series of mystery novels gives readers something to look forward to

This week's top book reviews

Anakana Schofield’s Giller-nominated Martin John: Reviewcomments

Sex, espionage, the Internet: Purity by Jonathan Franzen: review

Sex, espionage, the Internet: Purity by Jonathan Franzen: review

Franzen marries characters of lifelike quirkiness with up-to-the-minute social commentary. comments

Overcoming family betrayals in Bill Clegg’s first novel

American memoirist and literary agent Clegg turns his hand to fiction with skilful results.comments
Liberty Street: sorting out the past to free the future

Governor General Award winner Dianne Warren refrains from cliché in this prairie coming of age storycomments
Nazneen Sheikh’s thriller for Pakistan: review

Despite the violence of death — and often of life — in Pakistan, Sheikh, still believes in a future glimmering with hopecomments
Richard Wright: memoir of the writing life

From the author of The Weekend Man, a memoir where the strength lies in detail beautifully imagined and recreated in words.comments

News

IFOA 2015 releases initial festival lineupcomments

Writers in Canada make less than in 1998comments

Toronto Public Library scraps used book buying programcomments

First look: E.L. James’ new novel Grey tells story from Christian’s perspectivecomments

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Literary Awards and Prizes

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Marlon James first Jamaican finalist for Booker Prizecomments

J.K. Rowling writes as Robert Galbraith

Sun Oct 25 2015

Third in Harry Potter author's Cormoran Strike series of mystery novels gives readers something to look forward tocomments
Differences make them birds of a feather

Sun Oct 25 2015

Often heartbreaking insight into the world of those who are different, both in the human and the natural world comments
Finding the right work-life balance

Sun Oct 18 2015

In Unfinished Business, former Hillary Clinton aide Anne-Marie Slaughter shares an unhealthy philosophy: when the going gets tough, you must work around-the-clock.comments
Elvis Costello: From an angry young man to elder statesman

Sat Oct 17 2015

While certain details are sparse, the man who wrote "Everyday I Write the Book" pens a compelling memoircomments
Q&A; with Emma Donoghue about her book Room and the film adaptation

Fri Oct 16 2015

'Room' recently won the People's Choice Award at TIFF.comments
Emily St. John Mandel wins 2015 Toronto Book Award

Thu Oct 15 2015

The novel, which looks at fame and ambition through an actor who dies during a production of King Lear, wins $10,000. comments
British Booker Prize for fiction goes to Jamaican writer Marlon James

Tue Oct 13 2015

James beats out Americans front-runners with book based on attempted assassination of Bob Marley.comments
Historical fiction: the latest page turners reviewed

Sat Oct 10 2015

From the court of Versailles to Qing-dynasty China and Europe in the early 20th century, books that bring the past to lifecomments
Smart, snappy prose reinvents classic story

Sat Oct 10 2015

Sloane Crosley's The Clasp reworks the issues in the short story The Necklace by French writer Guy de Maupassant comments
Floating on The River with Helen Humphreys’ words

Sat Oct 10 2015

We see not only how the river can figure in fiction, but how a gifted writer can make use of the raw material of the world around her.comments
Bestsellers

Fri Oct 09 2015

The books Canadians bought this week comments
Stalin's Daughter wins $60,000 Hilary Weston Prize

Wed Oct 07 2015

Also, short list for Governor General's Literary Awards releasedcomments
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Photos Giller Prize short list shuts out Penguin Random House

Mon Oct 05 2015

Biblioasis, Coach House, HarperCollins made the cut, but no big-name authors made it to the final round. The winner of the $100,000 prize will be announced Nov. 10.comments
Sleep deprivation makes Nino Ricci's new character grumpy

Sat Oct 03 2015

Hard to have sympathy Ricci's latest protagonist David Pace, a self-admitted insufferable narcissistcomments
Bestsellers s

Sat Oct 03 2015

The books Canadians bought this weekcomments
Elizabeth Hay, Andre Alexis shortlisted for Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize

Tue Sep 29 2015

Literary award season has proved to be anything but predictable this year with Atwood, other big names not making an appearancecomments
What drives Rob Ford? Fellow Toronto city councillor pens new book

Mon Sep 28 2015

A new book about Rob Ford paints a picture of "a boy still longing for the approval of his father."comments
Why not her? The secret to Mindy Kaling’s success

Sun Sep 27 2015

TV star Kaling reveals a side that is rarely seen and provides readers with a depth of insight that is a must-read for fans comments
Step aside and meet Kate Beaton

Sat Sep 26 2015

The Hark! A Vagrant creator's second adult book, Step Aside, Pops, continues to blow the lid off how we see history. comments
Margaret Atwood’s free will trumps a free ride

Sat Sep 26 2015

The slightly dystopian The Heart Goes Last is "slapstick with a moral purpose"comments

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