Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

Exclusive excerpt from Charles Taylor prize nominee Tim Cook’s new book Warlords

Maclean’s presents part two of our series with the five nominees

Competition was fierce, but a book on chimps ended up winning over the jury

Author Madeline Sonik learned to interpret art with her father—one gas station painting at a time

Excerpt from the book by Andrew Westoll, a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

How fashion writer JJ Lee’s father’s death transformed him—and his wardrobe

"This bear’s fur is the color of butterscotch. With her puffy face and low, pinched brow it seems as if she’s wearing a facial expression I can only describe as weary vigilance, the look of single motherhood in the animal kingdom."

Wade Davis’s finest non-fiction book to date tells the story of lost Everest climber George Mallory

The Charles Taylor Prize always brings out many very good writers. It rarely takes my breath away.