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3 Buzzy Books on Living Your Best Life – With a Little Help From Liza Minnelli
These nonfiction gems help you find joy and astonishment in trying times
These nonfiction gems help you find joy and astonishment in trying times
Nearly two dozen of the 291 films hitting the big screen at TIFF are plucked from the bookshelves – a reader’s paradise. Buzzy star-studded adaptations of enduring classics like Frankenstein share the slate with more obscure literary fare, like French dramatist Bernard-Marie Koltès’ brutal dissection of colonialism, Black Battles with Dog, is interpreted by Claire […]
An author charts her life at 69, “between end of middle age and the beginning of old age”; an avowed feminist details her heart-rending struggle that led to the realization, at age 79, that her body is more than enough, and not too much; and mysteries that delve into the worlds of duplicitous wellness peddlers […]
This month, tuck into Jazz Age capers and a perilous hiking trip, along with the latest from returning bestsellers like Nita Prose (The Maid’s Secret, Apr. 8) and Emily Henry (Great Big Beautiful Life, Apr. 22). Here are our picks for April’s fiction highlights. Obsessive Book Buyers: Zoomer editors have carefully curated our book coverage […]
It’s Black History Month in Canada, although, as Renee Hess titles a chapter in Blackness is a Gift I Can Give Her, “We’re Black All Year Long, Not Just in February.” Our pick of notable reads covers the literary canon, with books on culture-changing entrepreneurship, the data of racism, Black visual culture, Afrofuturism and how […]
The start of a fresh calendar year is a moment ripe for reflection, but needn’t be one of dramatic transformation. “New You is about obtaining a sense of security and control over life,” the Wall Street Journal recently posited in a feature about how dramatic promises don’t work, which suggested setting more achievable goals by […]
Now that we’ve turned the page on 2024, our thoughts turn to resolutions, reflections and personal development goals. Why not start on the inside with books that explore how AI can guide spiritual growth, the cultural and scientific roots of the seven deadly sins and how silence allows an inner clarity and calm that cuts […]
The latest tales from the margins of history – examining cultural movements and social justice – are proof that rallying cries and subtle choices alike can spur change, past and present. Obsessive Book Buyers: Zoomer editors have carefully curated our book coverage to ensure you find the perfect read. We may earn a commission on […]
Our pick of new books about the past offers helpings of cultural history. They recount the making of a groundbreaking Marlon Brando movie and Fleetwood Mac’s peak years, peek into Diane Keaton’s closet, conjure the golden age of Hollywood and the glamour days of jet-set travel. Obsessive Book Buyers: Zoomer editors have carefully curated our […]
These gems celebrate the power of literature, the right to read, librarians and the people who love books in all their forms, from pages to covers; typeface to fonts; and the thoughts therein. Obsessive Book Buyers: Zoomer editors have carefully curated our book coverage to ensure you find the perfect read. We may earn a […]