What it’s like to be All-American, Brown and Muslim after 9/11
’There’s no memorial to the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who died because of how the memory of 9/11 was used’
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Books
Ministry of Utmost Happiness author Arundhati Roy on returning to fiction
The revered author and Booker winner Arundhati Roy tells the story of characters struggling to invent new worlds amid India’s often violent political landscape
Why we need dissenters as badly as ever
Lawyer and journalist William Kaplan talks about the cost of ignoring them, why he’s warmed to them and why Donald Trump is a lousy dissenter.
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: Week of May 30
From Paula Hawkins to J.D. Vance, these are the hottest titles in fiction and non-fiction
Talking books with Col. Hadfield
Since returning to Earth, Col. Chris Hadfield has become one of Canada’s most widely read authors. He talks to Maclean’s about why he’s now promoting literacy.
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: Week of May 23
From Paula Hawkins to Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, these are the hottest titles in fiction and non-fiction
Is war between America and China inevitable?
The rise of the Asian tiger has created a dangerous dynamic, argues renowned U.S. defence expert Graham Allison
David Sedaris on drugs, lunch, and comedy’s role in politics
David Sedaris’s new book, Theft By Finding, is made up of diary excerpts chronicling acid trips and life in Paris
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: Week of May 16
From Paula Hawkins to Neil deGrasse Tyson, these are the hottest titles in fiction and non-fiction
Jen Agg dishes on the food biz
Toronto’s Jen Agg insists she’s always been pilloried for doing things male restaurateurs do