The Big Read

A new book by a fan of the East Coast donair calls for a truce in the ongoing war between Alberta and Nova Scotia over which version is more authentic>

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- ARGENTINIAN POET JORGE LUIS BORGES

NOVEL ENCOUNTERS

We’ve sorted through the October fiction stacks to help you decide which covers to crack>

FIRST PERSON

Jane Fonda’s environmental cri de coeur tops our list of memoirs >

FACTS & NON-FICTION

This season’s crop includes biographies of Leonard Cohen and Timothy Findley >

ROYAL PAGES

Royal Family history is being rewritten by credible scribes>

SHELF LIFE

We ask dedicated readers for their recommendations, what’s on their wish list and their favourite book of all time. Here's B.C. chef Vikram Vij on what inspires him.>

WRITERS ROOM

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READ & RECOMMENDED

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