Why the Islamic State keeps winning over our young
The Killing Game examines the foreign-fighter phenomenon
book reviews
Sarah Bakewell takes us drinking with the existentialists
At The Existentialist Café showcases Bakewell’s knack for writing smart, gossipy reads on heady subjects
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl in addictive short stories
Mona Awad’s debut fiction takes an increasingly painful look at a girl from Mississauga
Jean McNeil’s stunning memoir of home, family and Antarctica
McNeil recalls her days as writer-in-residence with the British Antarctic Survey
A mischievous follow-up to The Elegance of the Hedgehog
In The Lives of Elves, Muriel Barbery proves she is doggedly brave by straying so far from her original best-seller
Why professional criticism still matters
New York Times critic A.O. Scott makes the case for the most maligned of literary figures
George Elliott Clarke takes risks in his new novel
A new novel from Canada’s parliamentary poet laureate attempts to mesh the oral and the written, with mixed results
Cervantes: The Man Who Invented Fiction
The lessons we can learn from Cervantes and his fiction are still relevant, this new biography shows
The Widow is a page-turner as engrossing as it is disturbing
Fiona Barton’s latest novel takes a compelling look inside a horrible crime
An exposé of the indentured servitude in the NCAA
’Indentured’ is a meticulous yet blistering book about the NCAA and its draconian laws and tactics. But can it move the needle?