biography

By Kenneth Slawenski

Plus, a memoir about accidentally killing a cyclist, an exhaustive Paul McCartney bio, an inventive new fantasy novel, the arms race historians forgot, and a commune for therapists

Biographer Charles Foran on finding notes and scenes for the novel Mordecai Richler did not live to finish

A new biography sets the record straight about many of the CBC radio legend’s stories

Andrew Morton, author of a new Angelina Jolie book, is just trying to help her

A new book focuses on the life and loves of international socialite Lily Safra

The actor wanted a book for his kids ‘that gave him his due as a filmmaker.’ This isn’t it.

An architect’s lofty vision for a structure often doesn’t survive once real people use it

A new biography talks about her unabashed enjoyment of life and surprising friendships

Lisa Raitt is known for her confidence. But how much trouble can she handle?