The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of Jan. 26
The hottest titles in fiction and non-fiction from the week that was
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The problem with the way America votes
A history of disputed elections in America reveals a lack of foresight from the nation’s founding fathers
Camilla Gibb explains why writing ’This Is Happy’ was a godsend
Camilla Gibb’s haunting memoir, a finalist for the 2016 RBC Taylor prize, heads to the heart of what family means
Iris Murdoch’s life in ravenous, compulsive letters
The collected correspondence of Iris Murdoch, the British novelist and philosopher, reveal a life of intellectual and sexual hunger
Janis Winehouse has her chance to remember her daughter Amy
A compelling memoir from Amy Winehouse’s mother tells her side of a tragic story
The trouble with austerity nostalgia
Owen Hatherley’s book on why we keep calm and carry on with our fake, troubling nostalgia
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of Jan. 19
The week’s hottest titles in fiction and non-fiction
John F. Kennedy’s turbulent relationship with Canada
John Boyko’s latest history book is a revealing look at John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson’s relationship with JFK
A dream-like critique of post-Soviet Russia
Sergei Lebedev’s debut novel deploys surrealism and poetry as he ventures into the Gulag, seeking answers
Of pros and cons: Why we get suckered
A new book by Maria Konnikova is a lucid exploration on how con men get away with their plots