Books

This week’s reviews: A look at legendary horse Northern Dancer, the muder of Joseph Smith, and Teju Cole’s debut novel

A review of ’Bending Adversity’ by David Pilling

How the founding prophet of the Mormons went from charismatic leader to public enemy

A review of ’Every Day is for the Thief’

A review of "The Next Tsunami: Living on a Restless Coast" by Bonnie Henderson

Maclean’s political editor picks up another award for his acclaimed book on Stephen Harper

Two gentlemen editors censored a queen and created a legend

This week’s reviews: A doomsday scenario for stocks, a closer look at Queen Victoria’s letters and Hollywood directors in the military

A review of ’The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History’ by Elizabeth Kolbert

A review of ’Censoring Queen Victoria: How Two Gentlemen Edited a Queen and Created an Icon’ by Yvonne Ward