Books

In his collection of stories essayist Andrew O’Hagan calls Assange ’conspiratorial, untruthful, narcissistic . . . probably a little mad, sad and bad’ and excoriates the Republicans

In his memoir, the Ontario-born and -raised player, now an actor, sets out to prove he’s more than a ’hate-filled wrecking ball’

Plus an excerpt from her Rogers Writers’ Trust-nominated book The Last Neanderthal

Hoover was viewed as the most competent man in America for feats such as saving 10 million from starvation during WWI

We asked the 2017 nominees: Do you consider yourself a politically engaged writer? How does that affect your work?

Author Anne Applebaum, an expert on Russia and Eastern Europe, says Russia still denies that Holodomor ever happened

Two new biographies explore the lives of the Canadian music icons

For the first time in years, the shortlists of the three major literary awards—the GG’s being the last to release—are distinct

The Giller shortlist leans towards veteran authors and literary-psychological pyrotechnics

Jennifer Egan delves into historical narrative; Kevin Hardcastle tells a foreboding tale of attempted redemption; and John DeMont takes on the history of his home province