THE BIG READThe Secret Life of Harriet the Spy’s Creator / A new biography of Louise Fitzhugh explains how the gay artist was inspired to create one of the most enduring antiheroines in children's literature>> Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey talks about his new book, Greenlights, and navigating lockdown with his family> Whether finding lost wills or hidden staircases, teen sleuth Nancy Drew rides a wave of nostalgiaTHE SCROLLDuchess Camilla Launches Royal ‘Reading Room’ With Her First Book Club PicksSarah, Duchess of York, to Debut Historical Novel of Royal RomanceSimon & Schuster Cancels Senator Josh Hawley’s Book in Wake of U.S. Capitol AttackBestselling Author Eric Jerome Dickey Dead at 59Duchess Camilla Is Launching Her Own Book Club, the ‘Reading Room’Bridgerton TV Series, Based on the Julia Quinn Books, A Huge Hit for NetflixBarack Obama Shares His Favourite Books From 2020John le Carré, 89, Dies of PneumoniaBill Gates’ Holiday Book PicksA Viral Poem for Pandemic TimesAlberta Professor Wins Oddest Book TitleBarack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ Breaks First-Day Sales RecordGil Adamson and Jessica J. Lee Win Top Prizes from Writers’ Trust of CanadaSouvankham Thammavongsa Wins 2020 Scotiabank Giller PrizeCanadian Culinary Legend Anita Stewart DiesNigerian Nobel Laureate Writing First Novel in 47 YearsTrump Critic Is Anonymous No MoreEdugyan, Chariandy and Lubrin to Judge Journey Prize for Black Writers2020 Writers’ Trust Fiction Finalists2020 Scotiabank Giller Short ListObama’s Promised LandScotiabank Giller Prize Announces Long ListHilary Weston Award for Nonfiction Finalists> PRESENTED BYNOVEL ENCOUNTERSNew Year, New Books / From a Great Gatsby prequel to a record-breaking debut novel called The Push to the Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Burnt Sugar, we've got January’s best fiction covered>FIRST PERSONLiberal MP Marci Ien Finds Her Voice / Off Script, the former broadcaster's new memoir, chronicles lessons the newly minted Parliamentarian has learned from friends, family and ordinary Canadians with extraordinary stories>FACTS & NON-FICTIONThought-Provoking Tomes / From polar bears to the Canadian diaspora to volumes bound in human skin, these books give us a reality check>ROYAL PAGESHRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Fashion / Elizabeth Holmes digs into the wardrobes of the Queen, Diana, Kate and Meghan to parse the meaning behind the House of Windsor style>SHELF LIFEMarilyn Lightstone on Anne of Green Gables, a forbidden book and author Daniel Silva / An avid reader, the Canadian actress and podcaster describes her long association with Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale>WRITER'S ROOM>Jack Wang on publishing his first book, We Two Alone, at 48>Alexander McCall Smith on Elephants, Writing and CivilityTHE LISTICLESBooks for Film Buffs/ Dive deep into the history of film with a reading list that includes "This Was Hollywood," "Made Men" and "Wild Minds">Hidden Gems/ From Susan Taubes' Divorcing to Terry Southern's Blue Movie, we round up our favourite reissued books that didn't get their due>Nesting Instinct/ Life under lockdown will be lightened with the mindfulness tips, empathy and escapism offered by these books>“A book is a gift you can open again and again”- Garrison KeillorOPINIONUnpacking 'Hillbilly Elegy' / Critics got the 2016 bestseller about life in Appalachia wrong, and they're getting the movie wrong, too, argues an expert on rural America and working-class whites>READ & RECOMMENDEDZed Favourites / To take the guesswork out of your next selection, here are the books Zoomer editors and writers loved and heartily endorse>> “It’s a midwinter country-house murder mystery but I hope it has a contemporary flavour too.”> “The stories explore the many ways the Chinese have sought belonging in the West.”> “A complicated love affair featuring Dracula creator Bram Stoker.”TAKE ME TOEVERYTHINGZOOMER.COM
