The forgotten Chinese labourers of the First World War
Vast battalions of Chinese labourers were shipped through Canada to work on the front lines of Europe, many of them to their deaths
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Brian Bethune
Brian Bethune writes about ideas, books and the book trade, and religion, but what really interests him is why people believe what they believe.
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of July 26
Paul Kalanithi refuses to relinquish the non-fiction crown, as Daniel Silva’s ’The Black Widow’ skitters up the fiction list
Jonah Lehrer returns with A Book About Love
A readable comeback from the once-shamed science journalist
How Donald Trump is dividing evangelical Christians
The divisive Trump has fractured the Republican Party’s longtime alliances—and it could dramatically reshape U.S. politics
The wonder of speech, according to a top neurolinguist
Andrea Moro’s commentary, combined with wonder and whimsy
The magnificent library at the heart of Anglo Quebec City
A surprising history of the Morrin Centre
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of June 28
Taras Grescoe storms to the top with his new non-fiction book, while Annie Proulx’s ’Barkskins’ takes the top fiction spot in its second week
Why John Calvin is still relevant
A compelling argument as the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation approaches
Scotland’s kings get the Shakespeare treatment
Rona Munro’s James cycle of plays explores Scottish history with wit and drama at Toronto’s Luminato Festival
1916 series: The final great offensive of the Czarist regime
The Brusilov offensive destroyed the Austro-Hungarian state as an independent military entity, but also left Russia discontented enough for revolution