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The lists for May 26, 2012 May 25, 2012 12:13PM EDT

Review: Fiction

Borderline greatness

Jane Urquhart reviews Canada, by Richard Ford May 25, 2012 10:19AM EDT 0

Review: Comedy memoirs

Battle of the (comics’) books

Courtney Shea reviews new memoirs from three comedians May 25, 2012 1:52PM EDT 0

Detail from the cover of 'Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch,' by Sally Bedell Smith

Mini reviews

Getting to know Liz, and other helpful new books

A guide to new works from Colm Tóibín, Jim Robbins and more May 25, 2012 1:48PM EDT 0

Publishing

If e-books are so big, why are they marketed so badly?

Selling such an ephemeral product without traditional infrastructure, not to mention budgets or precedents, is an inevitable problem May 25, 2012 4:42PM EDT 0

Review: Economics

An oil change for the world

Todd Hirsch reviews The End of Growth, by Jeff Rubin May 25, 2012 1:35PM EDT 0

Review: Memoir

To be young, Arab and gay

Matthew Hays reviews Intolerable, by Kamal Al-Solaylee May 25, 2012 10:51AM EDT 0

Review: Fiction

Speak of the devil

Michael LaPointe reviews HHhH, by Laurent Binet May 25, 2012 10:41AM EDT 0

Review: Fiction

More Deadhead than a female Hemingway

Zoe Whittall reviews Radio Belly, by Buffy Cram May 25, 2012 10:19AM EDT 0

Essay

The mystery of mysteries: What really keeps us reading

Inverview

Mantel: She writes about Cromwell, but Henry VIII is the key

appreciation

Sendak spoke for the monsters inside us

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New in paperback: A guide to the latest releases

This week: JJ Lee, Robert Hardman and more

Crime Fiction

New in crime fiction: The latest thrillers and mysteries

This week: Mark Billingham, Scott Thornley, Gail Bowen and more

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1.	New in paperback: A guide to the latest releases
2.	The Anatomy of Harpo Marx, by Wayne Koestenbaum
3.	If e-books are so big, why are they marketed so badly?
4.	Canada, by Richard Ford
5.	Clued in: 12 mystery masters name their favourites
6.	The End of Growth, by Jeff Rubin
7.	Orhan Pamuk’s museum celebrates transition, not vanity
8.	Intolerable, by Kamal Al-Solaylee
9.	New in crime fiction: The latest thrillers and mysteries
10.	HHhH, by Laurent Binet

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2.	The Conservatives tamper with a way of life
3.	RIM prepares for radical measures with global restructuring
4.	10 dividend stocks for safety-conscious bargain hunters
5.	Video: Cruise ship vs. bridge. Which one wins?
6.	5 things I learned from getting fabulously rich overnight
7.	As provinces balk at EI changes, Flaherty says let’s talk
8.	Devils beat Rangers in overtime, advance to Stanley Cup final
9.	F-35 debacle spurs Tories to consider new agency for military purchases
10.	What high net worth investors are doing with bond portfolios

1.	Kathleen Winter, Emma Donoghue on Orange Prize long list

1.	Tories say ‘professional agitators’ behind robo-calls legal fight
2.	Canada has lost sight of religious freedom as human right, Baird says
3.	New poll suggests Canadians split over NDP Leader’s energy views
4.	Ottawa posts $9-billion deficit in March
5.	Quebec students challenge controversial bill aimed at protest crackdown
6.	In a province of sacrifice, a few pursue privilege
7.	As provinces balk at EI changes, Flaherty says let’s talk
8.	Tories’ new EI rules get tough on repeat users
9.	McGuinty calls on Ottawa to play active role in Ring of Fire mining
10.	CP’s pricey pensions a big hurdle to labour deal

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