Newsmakers 2015: Notable books and authors
Some of the year’s most notable figures came into prominence for reasons far beyond literary merit
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Books
Why we miss Christopher Hitchens
Brian Bethune on ’And Yet,’ a new collection that reminds us of all that was lost four years ago
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of Nov. 24
The hottest titles in both fiction and non-fiction
Mystery author Ian Rankin on titles, Twitter trolls and J.K. Rowling
Beloved in Canada, Scottish author Ian Rankin discusses his latest John Rebus book, ’Even Dogs in the Wild’
U-G-L-Y, you now have an alibi
Examining the cultural history of ugliness
The real story behind the most famous scandal in sports history
The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball
Ian Rankin’s best mystery novel yet
Book review: Even Dogs In the Wild, by Ian Rankin
A rollicking history of comedy in America
Book review: The Comedians, by Kliph Nesteroff
A reluctant travel writer’s haunting essays
Marius Kociejowski’s writing captures his subjects indelibly
The man who invented rock ’n’ roll
The story of Sam Phillips and his mission to change the world