Louise Penny’s small-town murder mysteries are more than cozy
From 2015: ’My books are about a lot of things, but murder is probably the least of them; they’re more allegory than cozy’
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Eileen: A protagonist bitter and sweet, twisted and innocent
Book review: Eileen, by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of Aug. 25
The hottest titles in both fiction and non-fiction
The sad darkness behind a best-selling author
Book review: Camilla Gibb’s wrenching memoir shows the gap between media persona and real life
Kicking the habit of how we see addiction
Book review: A neuroscientist who was addicted to opiates takes aim at the idea that addiction is a disease
The Bibliopod: On the cult of Amazon and magical realism
This week on Maclean’s podcast about books, in conversation with Louise Penny
The Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of Aug 18
The hottest titles in both fiction and non-fiction
Q&A: Margaret Atwood on free will, safety and modern romance
In conversation with Margaret Atwood on freedom vs. security, government spying and her new novel, The Heart Goes Last
Inside the magical world of dolphins
Book review: Susan Casey visits ’Dolphinville’ to learn more about these creatures that have long fascinated man
An intimate family portrait and a reflection of our nation
Book review: Giller winner Elizabeth Hay’s latest finds a family anxious about the future at a time of national anxiety