Our latest book reviews at Maclean’s:
- Living Color: the Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color, by Nina G. Jablonski, review by Brian Bethune.
- Hostage: A Year at Gunpoint with Somali Pirates, by Paul and Rachel Chandler, review by Andrew Stobo Sniderman.
- Y, by Marjorie Celona, review by Dafna Izenberg.
- Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame, by Ty Burr, review by Jaime J. Weinman.
- All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother’s Dementia. With Refreshments, by Alex Witchel, review by Joanne Latimer.
Bestsellers last week:
Fiction
| 1 | THE CASUAL VACANCY by J.K. Rowling |
(1) |
| 2 | WINTER OF THE WORLD by Ken Follett |
1 (3) |
| 3 | SWEET TOOTH by Ian McEwan |
2 (5) |
| 4 | THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY by Louise Penny |
4 (5) |
| 5 | LIONEL ASBO by Martin Amis |
7 (6) |
| 6 | TELEGRAPH AVENUE by Michael Chabon |
5 (3) |
| 7 | SLEEPING FUNNY by Miranda Hill |
3 (3) |
| 8 | THE MAGIC OF SAIDA by M.G. Vassanji |
(1) |
| 9 | THE AGE OF HOPE by David Bergen |
6 (2) |
| 10 | A POSSIBLE LIFE by Sebastian Faulks |
(1) |
Non-fiction
| 1 | JOSEPH ANTON by Salman Rushdie |
1 (3) |
| 2 | MORTALITY by Christopher Hitchens |
3 (4) |
| 3 | 1982 by Jian Ghomeshi |
2 (3) |
| 4 | WAGING HEAVY PEACE by Neil Young |
(1) |
| 5 | NO EASY DAY by Mark Owen |
4 (4) |
| 6 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Antony Beevor |
6 (17) |
| 7 | A DAUGHTER’S TALE by Mary Soames |
7 (9) |
| 8 | A NATION WORTH RANTING ABOUT by Rick Mercer |
5 (2) |
| 9 | THE REVENGE OF GEOGRAPHY by Robert Kaplan |
(1) |
| 10 | THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY by Jessica Fellowes |
10 (37) |
**LAST WEEK (WEEKS ON LIST)
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