Gilding the lilies: Ross King wins the 2017 RBC Taylor Prize
King’s fourth nomination served up a win that studies of a much younger Monet, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci did not
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How beauty from the brush of Claude Monet was born from war
A captivating new book describes how Claude Monet painted his placid scenes with First World War shells sounding in the distance
Claude Monet and his Water Lilies
Ross King delivers a moving biography of Claude Monet and an engrossing depiction of the Great War era
Podcast: Talking with the who’s who in Canadian non-fiction
Dr. Staines in conversation with the Charles Taylor Prize nominees
Fireside reading: Six new reviews + Maclean’s bestsellers
The best in new books, plus an excerpt from Ross King’s Leonardo and The Last Supper
Presenting Charles Taylor prize nominee Ross King
Maclean’s presents part two of our series with the five nominees
Short list for Charles Taylor Prize
Presenting the five authors nominated for the literary nonfiction award