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On the eve of 'The Librarianist' writer's appearance at the Toronto International Authors Festival, we share some of his opinionated and well-curated reading life

In a Q&A about her new novel, Toronto writer Kerry Clare talks about her bond with her oldest friends, reproductive rights and why she didn't love the baby phase

In her latest book, the bestselling crime novelist creates an interactive experience both on and off the page

In a Q&A about 'Gull Island,' Anna Porter talks about giving her psychological suspense novel a gothic edge

The bestselling writer says 'The Breakaway' was inspired by a podcast on fat farms, her cycling obsession and a fondness for a good love triangle

In a Q&A about her new novel, Irish Canadian author Emma Donoghue talks about getting into the head of a mentally ill woman, writing sex scenes and using autobiographical details

In a Q&A, Toronto author Don Gillmor talks about the invisibility of older women, pot-laced banana bread and how he'd make a terrible thief

Toronto author Craig Shreve’s new novel, already optioned for a Netflix series, celebrates an unsung hero and cements his place in history

In a Q&A about 'None of This is True, the London author talks about birthday twins, unreliable narrators and how she layers on the intrigue.

In her latest psychological thriller, 'Have You Seen Her', the author harnesses the hidden terror of the great outdoors

In a Q&A, the Irish novelist talks about the connection she shares with her protagonist, why she shuns research and the joys of a 'husbanager'

Debut novelist Jamaluddin Aram shows how everyday life continues, even in a war zone, and routine is essential to survival

The award-winning Canadian writers kick off a series with a madcap caper starring an aging, down-on-her-luck Hollywood actress

Authors like Tom Rachman and Iain Reid are bending reality in new and noteworthy novels about characters with memory loss

In Q&A, the book publicist-turned-author talks about what it took to write her second psychological novel about motherhood and , and how she found the publishing world intimidating

The Former 'Housewife' talks with Zoomer about her famous buds in the business, how she really feels about her not-so-stellar portrayal and whether or not anyone snorted cocaine

In a Q&A, the screenwriter-turned-novelist talks about Irish folklore, creating a fictional island and what it's like to work with Jason Momoa

In a Q&A, the Australian author talks about her "ethereal" writing process and how she has considered a side hustle as a private investigator

Michelle Min Sterling's debut novel paints a bleak picture, but the Canadian author wants readers to think about their responsibility to protect the planet

In a Q&A, Canadian author Elizabeth Hay talks about Samuel Beckett's play 'Happy Days,' female friendships and the sensual nature of trees

British author Cesca Major's novel is a warning to those who take relationships for granted in a world where digital connectivity demands our attention

Jeannette Walls leans into stories from her rum runner father and mines the life of a real female outlaw to question stereotypes about women

Nova Scotia author Amanda Peters drew on her Mi’kmaq father’s stories about working in Maine’s blueberry fields to ground her debut novel

In a Q&A, the New York author talks about immortality, what he fears most about the year 2023 and why happiness is overrated

The story of Cammie, who fakes a cancer diagnosis to reel in her marks, is timely, given a plethora of TV series and films about con artists

In a Q&A, the bestselling Canadian author talks about Agatha Christie, 'Mrs. Dalloway' and dramatic irony

In a Q&A, the celebrated Can-lit queen talks about evil mothers, reincarnated snails, being an old crone and Twitter

In a Q&A about her latest novel, "The Marrow Thieves" author talks about ageism, Madonna, menopause and witchcraft

In a Q&A about the book, inspired by her life as the daughter of Ghanian immigrants in London, the author talks about inner monologues and the value of therapy

In “The Theory of Crows,” an estranged dad and his teenage daughter go on a wilderness journey that tests them, and their bond.

The Indigenous author’s horror mystery follows a Cree woman’s journey of self-discovery in a spellbinding tale about grief, family and strong women

In a Q&A, the author explains why she ditched her pen name, how her mother's story inspired her novel and the true story behind an ugly-button gag

In a Q&A, the bestselling Canadian author talks about her fascination with the 19th century, why her main character is intersex and how her writing has changed.

In a Q&A about "Next in Line," the British author talks about working on charity auctions with Di and which Royal Family member approved of the book.

In a Q&A with "Hamnet" author Maggie O'Farrell, she talks about reading Robert Browning, underpainting and how little is known about the life and death of Lucrezia de' Medici

The 14th novel from Montreal-based author Catherine McKenzie imagines nefarious working women who take on "the boys club" with terrifying consequences.

In "The Manhattan Girls," the London-based writer imagines the lives of four brilliant women who bonded over cards, whiskey and fraught romances

In "Agent Josephine," he details how the American burlesque star, who found fame in Paris, snuck French intelligence reports written in invisible ink past Nazi checkpoints

In a Q&A with the London author, she talks about turning 40, leaving her journalism job and taking inspiration from the news headlines

In an excerpt, she explains how those who risked their lives to rescue the infamous Ciano Diaries also saved themselves

“We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies” traces the intergenerational effects of displacement and trauma on refugees who fled the Chinese occupation of their land

In "The Foundling," Ann Leary explores the moral conundrum behind eugenics practised by psychiatrists in the 1920s at an American "home for the feeble-minded"

"This is How We Love" explores blood relations, chosen families and how trauma reverberates through the generations

In a Q&A about "The Change," the U.S. writer talks about the Long Island killer who inspired her story, seeing ghosts and dispelling myths about women in midlife

In "Ghosts of War," the Globe and Mail journalist travels to Vietnam in an effort to reconcile Robert Reguly's globe-trotting career with his family life

"City on Fire" starts a new trilogy from the author, who was inspired by Homer's "Iliad" to create a modern-day gangster story set in 80s Rhode Island

The story about a working-class boy struggling with his sexuality was inspired by Stuart’s coming-of-age as a young gay man in the 80s

In a Q&A with the Pulitzer Prize winner, the New York author equates an imaginary memory platform called "Own Your Unconscious" to Facebook

Susan Swan talks to Margaret Atwood about 'Burning Questions,' a new collection that surfaces past and present convictions.

Data never tell the whole story, despite our dependence on numbers to explain everything from sports to weather

In "The School for Good Mothers," the Chicago author imagines an alternative present where mom shaming is government business

The Montreal author's farcical novel about high-end travel, "The Swells," takes a hilariously dark turn when class war breaks out on the opulent Emerald Tranquility

In her memoir 'War Tourist,' the Canadian-born TV journalist Hilary Brown covers her ground-breaking career as a female war correspondent, meeting her late husband and finding love again in her seventies

In 'The Next Supper,' the Winnipeg food journalist shows how the pandemic disrupted the restaurant industry, why you should care and what you can do about it

In her eighth book, 'What Storm, What Thunder,' the Haitian-born, Canadian-raised academic explains why it was time to write about the catastrophic natural disaster

The Newfoundland actor and comedian, famous for his 90-second rants, is an introvert and very private person who won't even say what kind of car he drives

The U.S. author explains why he uses stories-within-stories in his novels, and how he channeled all his preoccupations and anxieties into his latest book

In this Q&A about his memoir, James talks about his interest in Nova Scotia history and live-streaming shows from his living room

The Quebec author compares the paradises of the first Industrial Revolution, particularly that of her novel's characters, William and Mary Wordsworth, with our search for peace during the pandemic

In "Her Turn," the Toronto writer spectacularly blows up the life of her protagonist – a divorced, 48-year-old newspaper editor – to get to the heart of forgiveness

The Afghan American author, who connects past and present in 'Sparks Like Stars,' writes about trauma as the U.S. withdraws troops from her homeland

The Canadian author of 'Molly Falls to Earth' reflects on impermanence and the mystery, and sometimes terror, of everyday existence

In this essay, the writer, who splits her time between Paris and Montana, recounts the real-life events that inspired the book

Art expert Helena Marsh and her wannabe lover, ex-Budapest policeman Attila Feher, are back and chasing more bad guys in a mystery set in motion by a painting

All of the acclaimed author’s novels – including her latest, A Town Called Solace – are set in northern Ontario, because nostalgia for ‘back home’ makes her writing come alive

The industrial engineer's book draws on her '90s friendship with a professional dominatrix and creates a world where sex workers have more ethics and business acumen than the architects of the financial crisis

The Toronto criminal lawyer draws on 30 years experience defending everyone from the super rich to the super poor to write about the deep roots of economic disparity

The Canadian author thought he would set the literary world on fire in his twenties. Here's what it took to get his first book published.

The Scottish author found real-life inspiration for the 21st instalment in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series through a sanctuary for orphaned pachyderms in his beloved Botswana

Atwood sits down with Zoomer to talk poetry, the moment she knew she wanted to be a writer and her advice to those who find poetry intimidating.

The genesis of her thriller comes from Dostoevsky, McQueen and Bauby
