Books

When the Toronto International Book Fair opens this week, it will take writers directly to readers

This week’s hottest fiction and non-fiction titles

Brian Bethune’s quick report from a gala where an underdog triumphed and an ex-host wasn’t missed

’It’s stories we’re telling ourselves. They may be made up or they may be true, but the best fictions often feel true.’

In short stories, most only a few pages long, Peacock recounts the life of the alphabet.

Johnson’s book about archaeologists—their passion, tenacity and sense of humour—is filled with many fun (and disgusting) facts

In his new book, Martin Short details his journey from Hamilton to comedy icon. He’s so normal.

Gabriella Coleman’s meticulously researched account of the hacker group that escapes definition

Giller Prize nominee David Bezmozgis’s taut political story is set in modern Crimea

The Great War still dominates the peacetime lives of characters from the earlier novel of Giller nominee Frances Itani