Brian Bethune

Coding workshops. 3D printers. And books. Far from extinct, today’s public library is about access to technology as much as to knowledge

What was Loblaws thinking? Bread is no mere food product. It’s a part of human history, religion and culture; it is the staff of life.

Two intense works of history, a wrenching account of contemporary racism, and two intimate memoirs make for wide-ranging reading

The author, Dan Mallory, has packed his love of classic mysteries and film noir—and his own experience of depression—into a stellar debut

U.S. economist Joseph Stiglitz contends mismanagement of globalization has benefited corporations at the expense of workers—and paved the way for a demagogue like Trump

Why finding the middle ground between purely secular materialism and crazy religious fanaticism has never been more important

We’ve surveyed the many books on the U.S. president so you don’t have to

Miranda Kaufmann’s discoveries are part of the larger story of the first globalization in English history

An expert on Russia discovered that bureaucrats and spies secretly gathered to watch Soviet movies

Increasingly, Canadian writers are finding creative fire in issues, identity and the immigrant experience