Books

Books for distraction, escape or deep-dives into current events: Canada’s award-winning authors reflect on their literature consumption amidst COVID-19

Renowned historian Margaret MacMillan explores war’s significance and legacy—and what she’s worried about right now

In Seth Klein’s newly released book, A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, he presents a comprehensive climate action plan that requires Canadians to act as if they’re off to war

Just like future dystopias, horror stories are almost always tales of their times. Andrew Pyper’s forthcoming novel ’The Residence,’ explores the presence of a demon within the White House walls.

Nick Taylor-Vaisey: ’Jughead’ was a racist insult thrown at Singh as a kid. Whatever the Sock’s intention, his premise is flawed. Jughead Jones is brilliant.

Jeff Blackstock unravels the story of his mother’s death in the 1950s and lays it in the hands of his father, who at the time was a Canadian diplomat

American-Polish writer Anne Applebaum probes the decline of a just society in the U.S., Britain and Poland in a new book, titled ’Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism’

The relationship between Marianne and Connell in Sally Rooney’s book was indeed very “sticky,” but I thought the writing didn’t do it justice, writes Dafna Izenberg

Hey mouth-breathers! Use your nose to boost your immune system, your circulation, your mood and even your sexual functioning

Here are new works of fiction and non-fiction, recently published or upcoming, to engage and delight readers in the warmer months