Macleans.ca » Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 War through the eyes of Borden and Mackenzie King http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/master-of-deflection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/master-of-deflection/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:30:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347356 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/master-of-deflection/feed/ 0 Exclusive excerpt from Charles Taylor prize nominee Tim Cook's new book Warlords Presenting Charles Taylor prize nominee Ross King http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/devil-in-the-studio/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/devil-in-the-studio/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344694 Maclean's presents part two of our series with the five nominees]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/devil-in-the-studio/feed/ 0 Maclean's presents part two of our series with the five nominees And the winner of the Charles Taylor Prize is… http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/and-the-winner-of-the-charles-taylor-prize-is/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/and-the-winner-of-the-charles-taylor-prize-is/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:03:25 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243853 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/and-the-winner-of-the-charles-taylor-prize-is/feed/ 0 Competition was fierce, but a book on chimps ended up winning over the jury Excerpt: Afflictions & Departures http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/excerpt-a-fathers-appreciation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/excerpt-a-fathers-appreciation/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:00:01 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/excerpt-a-fathers-appreciation/feed/ 0 Author Madeline Sonik learned to interpret art with her father—one gas station painting at a time Life with the chimps of Fauna Sanctuary http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/life-with-binky-and-chance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/life-with-binky-and-chance/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/life-with-binky-and-chance/feed/ 0 Excerpt from the book by Andrew Westoll, a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction Excerpt: ‘The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/if-the-suit-fits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/if-the-suit-fits/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:30:01 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240007 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/if-the-suit-fits/feed/ 0 How fashion writer JJ Lee's father’s death transformed him—and his wardrobe Introducing The Charles Taylor Prize finalists http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/introducing-the-charles-taylor-prize-finalists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/introducing-the-charles-taylor-prize-finalists/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:46:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240764 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/introducing-the-charles-taylor-prize-finalists/feed/ 0 The five authors discuss the ups and downs of literary non-fiction with Brian Bethune Excerpt: Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/into-the-wild/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/into-the-wild/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/into-the-wild/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/into-the-wild/feed/ 0 Charlotte Gill's experiences tree planting in B.C. brought her closer to deadlier fauna than she expected EXCERPT: Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/peak-performance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/peak-performance/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/peak-performance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/peak-performance/feed/ 0 Wade Davis's finest non-fiction book to date tells the story of lost Everest climber George Mallory Where’s the sizzle in Canada’s non-fiction? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/nice-prize-little-pop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/nice-prize-little-pop/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:54:57 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232739 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/nice-prize-little-pop/feed/ 0 The Charles Taylor Prize always brings out many very good writers. It rarely takes my breath away.