The Globe bestsellers
The lists for May 12, 2012
the daily review, Wed., May 16
Julie Bruck’s Monkey Ranch: A success by any measure
George Murray reviews Monkey Ranch, by Julie Bruck
Review: Fiction
Blood and cruelty, friendship and fish
Robert J. Wiersema reviews The Tinsmith, by Tim Bowling
Esi Edugyan’s Half-Blood Blues wins fiction award at BC Book Prizes
BC Book Prizes were handed out in Vancouver on Saturday
My Books, My Place
The al fresco Kevin Sylvester
Author and illustrator does his reading out of doors
Review: Non-fiction
Harpo, Marx and Wagner
Joe Queenan reviews The Anatomy of Harpo Marx, by Wayne Koestenbaum
Humour
Calvin Trillin, Sean Cullen and why Mordecai Richler is funny
PEN Canada’s dialogue series brings together two high-profile humorists to talk about what makes the Canadian novelist’s work comical
Publishing
Kirstie McLellan Day: Hockey’s leading muse
Calgary sportswriter breaks into the bestseller lists with bios of Theo Fleury, Bob Probert and Rob MacLean
The Daily Review, Tue., May 15
Just a spoonful of broccoli
Chris Nuttall-Smith reviews Outside the Box, by Jeannie Marshall
The tell
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: from Muslim ‘infidel’ to mother
During Ayaan Hirsi Ali's journey from devout Muslim to atheist activist, she rebelled against her religion and her family.
The Daily Review, Mon., May 14
A quiet Canadian apocalypse
Brett Alexander Savory reviews The Rest Is Silence, by Scott Fotheringham
Inverview
Mantel: She writes about Cromwell, but Henry VIII is the key
With the release of Bring Up the Bodies, bestselling author gets back into the head of the Tudors’ consigliere
Review: Fiction
A sequel for all seasons
Guy Gavriel Kay reviews Bring Up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
Review: Fiction
Lord love a mechanical duck
Zsuzsi Gartner reviews The Chemistry of Tears, by Peter Carey
Review: Fiction
John Irving crushes the sexual reactionaries
Steven Hayward reviews In One person, by John Irving
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The Globe 100: The very best books of 2011
Just in time for the holiday shopping rush, Globe Books presents the best-reviewed books of the year
