A skeptic’s look at the foreign-aid economy
Augusta Dwyer provides thoughtful scrutiny in ’The Anatomy of Giving’
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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 Feb. 9
The best in both fiction and non-fiction from the week that was
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of Feb. 2
The hottest titles in fiction and non-fiction from the week that was
The Interview: Ausma Zehanat Khan’s unique lens on Islam
Crime writer Ausma Zehanat Khan on her Muslim Toronto cop hero, the ugly U.S. election and darkness in the Middle East
Why the new Beatrix Potter could top the new Harper Lee
’The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots’ reawakens our collective childhood memories of Potter
Yann Martel returns with a remarkable new novel
In The High Mountains Of Portugal, Martel links tales of the dead and the grieving
Why Beatrix Potter’s long-lost ’Kitty-in-Boots’ will be catnip to readers
The discovery of Beatrix Potter’s century-old ’The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots’ shines a light on an icon of both feminism and environmentalism
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of Jan. 26
The hottest titles in fiction and non-fiction from the week that was
In the Great War, 1916 marked the point of no return
This year marks the centennial of many important—if under-recognized—historic events. The first in a series of why 1916 was such an interesting year
The problem with the way America votes
A history of disputed elections in America reveals a lack of foresight from the nation’s founding fathers