Books

The most exciting Canadian books coming in 2022

Ontario psychiatrist explores the mind’s ties to every part of the body in new book

The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of Dec. 25, 2021

Mayukh Sen celebrates seven immigrant women’s contributions to U.S. food culture in Taste Makers

Joan Didion, author and essayist, dies at 87

Power at the university: Books that explore higher education as the rehearsal room for democracy

Readers are desperate for books, and publishers want to sell them. Between them is a global logistical mess

The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of Dec. 18, 2021

14 books from 2021 that will bring comfort and joy to your holiday reading

Anne Rice, author of gothic novels including Interview With the Vampire, dies at 80

Leadership advice gets reframed for the pandemic era in these three books by women

The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of Dec. 11, 2021

Charles Dickens letter to be auctioned in London

Mark Carney, Stephen Bown named co-winners of National Business Book Award

Canada’s book retailers offer great gift ideas for the holidays

Authors Esi Edugyan and Rinaldo Walcott on being Black in Canada, finding a voice and what brings them joy

Academics and authors Alix Ohlin and Randy Boyagoda share insights on structuring stories (and writing during meetings)

Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny on what drew them to write political thriller State of Terror together

The Two Michaels is readable and gripping, but also spotty and incomplete

The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of Dec. 4, 2021

Omar Mouallem and Kamal Al-Solaylee’s new books are about journeys to understand their roots

Margaret Atwood and Katherena Vermette, winner of the inaugural Atwood Gibson prize, discuss sanitized history and writing the truth

Marie-Claire Blais, celebrated novelist and playwright, dies at 82

Tomson Highway and Thomas King talk about their writing inspiration, and why they don’t watch Netflix

The Globe 100: The books we loved in 2021

Six crime thrillers to keep you entertained on cold nights

Writer Jenna Butler meditates on the healing power of bees in her Governor-General’s Award-nominated memoir

The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of Nov. 27, 2021

Canada Post unveils stamp featuring Margaret Atwood

A less angry Rick Mercer looks back in his newly published memoir Talking to Canadians

Margaret Atwood to be celebrated with special stamp

Kids’ books gift guide: Find new ways for young readers to explore the world

Gift guide: From travel to mindfulness to history, there’s a book for everyone on your list this year

A decade after Radical Homemakers, Shannon Hayes returns with a timely look at escaping the rat race

The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of Nov. 20, 2021

Globe and Mail reporter Alexandra Posadzki to write book on Rogers saga