Books
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From sea to sea and bookshelf to bookshelf, which Canadian city reads the most?
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Stephen King's latest novel wrestles with the question of how to be in two places at one time
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With Milk, Mark Kurlansky proves that, under intense scrutiny, almost any subject seems extraordinary
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WatchRemembering Philip Roth, the genius of sex and death
The National Post's guide to summer reading for when you're on a plane, at the beach or on the couch
We’ve stacked a list of solid reads for any occasion, whether you nurse a novel-a-day habit in winter or avoid the written word all year long
Remembering Tom Wolfe, a novelist-reporter of ludicrous energy and panache
Calum Marsh: We will miss Wolfe for his capacity to trawl any depth and resurface with something luminous and genuine, something that glimmers with the essence of the real
Tom Wolfe, pioneering 'New Journalist,' dead at 87
The "new journalism" reporter and novelist insisted that the only way to tell a great story was to go out and report it
Corey Pein’s LIVE WORK WORK WORK DIE reveals there is no life hack for living in Silicon Valley
Molly Sauter: Pein’s book provides a bitingly funny, clear-eyed view on what the tech economy has done to its hometown
Romance author trademarks the word 'cocky,' sending other romance writers into an uproar
And she's got the entire Romance Writers of America hot on her heels
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz accused of sexual misconduct
'The moment to reckon with the consequences of past behaviour has arrived'Continue Reading →
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How Bill Watterson's resolve allowed Calvin and Hobbes to make a personal connection to its readers
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Kerry Andrew's Swansong revitalizes the evergreen genre of folk horror
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Margaret Atwood thinks Star Wars inspired the 9/11 terrorists; Star Wars fans think Margaret Atwood has never seen Star Wars
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How women took over the personal essay and made it their own
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Bringing the truth to light: How an author created a Thomas D'Arcy McGee history with a mystery
Casey Plett's Little Fish is a powerful and important debut
Michael Melgaard: Casey Plett has masterfully painted her characters as both deeply complex and relatableContinue Reading →
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Forty years later, The World According to Garp remains 'a treasure beyond scope'
Terra Arnone: The best-written example of whatever elusive literary quality makes a human being capable of sobbing and laughing simultaneously -
'Hard to miss': How male writers sexualize their female characters
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Should the definition of 'fake news' be set by the writer or the reader?
Grant Munroe: Falsehoods are easy to accept; seeking truth is so much more difficult
How Tara Westover turned her back on her family to gain a formal education
Re-elected: Why Tom Perrotta's 20-year-old novel and its testament to ambitious women deserves thanks today
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Weddings Are Satan's Playground: A Letter to My Daughter, an excerpt from Elizabeth Renzetti's Shrewed
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The prose, peerless wit and unfailing clarity of Martin Amis prove eternal
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New York Times files suit to unseal novelist Harper Lee’s will, finds it strikingly opaque
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The legend of jazz in New Orleans continues to grow thanks to Nathaniel Rich's latest
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What's up with Dave Eggers 'novelizing' the stories of others?
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Annihilation feels like both a confusing and captivating dream
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In Wisdom is Nonsense, Heather O'Neill turns her father's terrible advice into great writing
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How our understanding of a group of ancient conquerers continues to change