Irish novelist Eimear McBride tells a searing love story
In The Lesser Bohemians, Eimear McBride takes a fevered approach to trauma
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How do men age? Here’s why the answer is ’poorly’
An evolutionary biology book from Richard G. Bribiescas explains why men are doomed
The Literary Review of Canada ranks 25 books for 25 years
The LRC ranks the best Canadian books of a quarter-century. Here’s the list.
Philip Roth and why good books make bad movies
The latest attempt to translate Philip Roth shows the challenge with adapting literature to film
Why bombs won’t stop terrorism
Drone strikes are a largely irrelevant tactic, designed to make Americans feel better, argues Patrick Cockburn
Two fathers compare notes in The Dad Dialogues
A thoughtful dad book about baby daughters
Ranking the top Canadian books of the past 25 years
Award-winning authors and journalists dissect the most influential Canadian books of our times
The Maclean’s Bestsellers List: week of Oct. 11
Bruce Springsteen is still the boss of our non-fiction list, while Madeleine Thien reigns among our fiction reads
Giller Prize nominee Zoe Whittall on her ’singular goal’
Zoe Whittall on the dream of spending days alone in a room, writing
John le Carré delivers a vibrant memoir
John le Carré on his life as a spy, a writer of fiction and now a memoirist