Best books of 2019
The year’s best titles, according to our books editor, range from Margaret Atwood’s latest to a study of Jack the Ripper’s victims
Books
Why the long-ago murders of two tycoons in Canada haunt us still
Unlike good crime fiction, true crime stories are often more lurid, and document shoddy police work
The 10 books you have to read as bitter cold winter returns to Canada
The season’s offerings include a wonderstruck look at the human body and an exciting new le Carré
Governor General’s Literary Awards: 2019 English-language winners spotlight
We spoke with the winners of all seven 2019 English-language Governor General’s Literary Awards. Here’s what they had to say about the honour, and how their work fits in with the Canadian narrative today.
’That’s my auntie’: A new book reframes photos from Indigenous communities
When Paul Seesequasis started posting archival images on social media to shine a light on the resilience of Indigenous communities, thousands of people responded
How a runt wolf from Canada became a hero
A new book tells the story of the greatest wolf who ever lived, and the one greater than him
Surviving the era of ’tantrum style’ politics
John Geddes: As Trump keeps going lower, out-of-fashion theorist Northrop Frye explains all the shrieking—and even shows a way past it to democratic renewal
Naomi Klein: ’We are seeing the beginnings of the era of climate barbarism’
The No Logo author talks about solutions to the climate crisis, Greta Thunberg, birth strikes and how she finds hope
Malcolm Gladwell tackles the peril in encounters between strangers
Humans are easily misled by con men and just as prone to misjudge people who act outside the norm. We really do need to learn to do better, argues the renowned author.
Margaret Atwood’s urgent new tale of Gilead
In her much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, the renowned author takes her anti-woman dystopia to the age of Trump