New fiction from Emma Donoghue, plus Brian D. Johnson reviews a new biography of Mick Jagger
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Our latest book reviews:
Last week’s bestsellers, compiled by Brian Bethune:
Fiction
1 | THE CASUAL VACANCY by J.K. Rowling | 1 (3) |
2 | SWEET TOOTH by Ian McEwan | 4 (7) |
3 | DEAR LIFE by Alice Munro | (1) |
4 | WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett | 2 (5) |
5 | REVENGE OF THE VINYL CAFE by Stuart McLean | (1) |
6 | THE JEWELS OF PARADISE by Donna Leon | (1) |
7 | TELEGRAPH AVENUE by Michael Chabon | 3 (5) |
8 | ANCIENT LIGHT by John Banville | (1) |
9 | THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY by Louise Penny | 6 (7) |
10 | THE MAGIC OF SAIDA by M.G. Vassanji | 9 (3) |
Non-fiction
1 | 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi | 1 (5) |
2 | MORTALITY by Christopher Hitchens | 6 (7) |
3 | JOSEPH ANTON by Salman Rushdie | 3 (5) |
4 | WAGING HEAVY PEACE by Neil Young | 4 (3) |
5 | A NATION WORTH RANTING ABOUT by Rick Mercer | 7 (4) |
6 | NO EASY DAY by Mark Owen | 5 (6) |
7 | A DAUGHTER’S TALE by Mary Soames | 8 (11) |
8 | THE REVENGE OF GEOGRAPHY by Robert Kaplan | 10 (3) |
9 | LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER by Ross King | 2 (2) |
10 | FROM THE RUINS OF EMPIRE by Pankaj Mishra | 9 (2) |
**LAST WEEK (WEEKS ON LIST)
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