Hollywood directors who went to work for the militaryA review of ’Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War’ by Mark Harris
A doomsday scenario for stocks and bondsA review of ’The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System’ by James Rickards
The last of the speciesThe final days of the last members of now-extinct species are as darkly comic as sad
Who will win the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize?Nominees for political writing prize present a strong showing of literary merit and political insight
Saying goodbye to Toronto’s Cookbook StoreHow to bid farewell to a store beloved by writers, chefs and foodies alike? With a potluck, of course.
Maclean’s books: Your weekend reading awaitsThis week’s reviews: The dynasty that gave us Paris Hilton, a new look at Thomas Malthus, and Emma Donoghue’s latest novel
A new look at Thomas MalthusA review of ’Malthus: The Life and Legacies of an Untimely Prophet’ by Robert J. Mayhew
The dynasty that gave us Paris HiltonA review of ’The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dyanasty’ by J. Randy Taraborrelli