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In a Q&A with the former Toronto film executive about her memoir, she talks about her worst proposals, deadbeat exes and what comes next
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In a Q&A about her memoir, the 'Pivot' podcast host talks about being 'mean funny' and slams tech giants Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
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With 'Did I Ever Tell You?’ Genevieve Kingston writes a moving memoir about the dozens of gifts her dying mother bought and wrapped, along with notes signed, 'Love, your Mommy'
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The Booker Prize-winning author tries to extract meaning from the stabbing attack that nearly killed him 33 years after Ayatollah Khomeini condemned him for 'The Satanic Verses'
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Chimene Suleyman's memoir of a toxic man's abuse blossoms into a story about how his victims banded together and examines the normalization of sexist behaviour
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Although Canada’s Former First Lady goes deep into therapy-land, there’s nary a mention of her ex-husband, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, or what led to their recent split
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Read an excerpt from the book, where Diana’s 59-year-old brother, the 9th Earl Spencer, likens his boarding-school days to 'The Lord of the Flies'
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In an excerpt from ‘Burn Book: A Tech Love Story,’ the American journalist writes about covering the early days of the internet
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In a Q&A about 'Here After,' a very young widow talks about the shock of losing her husband at 31, how she coped and the science of grief
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In 'I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together,' the Canadian cartoonist relates the fear and shame of growing up gay and how therapy saved him
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In 'The Heart of a Superfan,' the immigrant engineer-turned-philanthropist talks about enduring racist slurs, spreading joy and meeting the world with compassion
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The Toronto journalist explores what it means to grow up as a Black American in Canada through the prism of intergenerational conflict
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In an excerpt from their new book, the four seniors from California explain what makes them happy
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The singer, actress and director writes about sexism in Hollywood, her neglectful mother, deep insecurities – and did we mention food?
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The famous Habs goalie, politician and lawyer tracks down his baby boomer classmates to find out how 'the Brain Class' fared in life
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In part two of his memoir, the Canadian comedian recounts the origin story of the 'Rick Mercer Report' and mines its 255 episodes for more laughs
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In a Q&A with the Canadian actor about his book, he talks about his personal connection to the Great War and why it took him six years to write it
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In excerpts from 'First to Leave the Party,' the Toronto entrepreneur and philanthropist writes about three unbelievable celebrity encounters
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Bailey, 55, the fastest man in Canadian history, traces his career in 'Undisputed," while 28-year-old sprinter Andre De Grasse imparts life lessons in "Ignite"
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In a Q&A about his latest book, the Toronto author talks about the trauma that precipitated a mental health crisis, his transgender wife and son and his female-to-male transition
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In a Q&A, the Hollywood star talks about transphobia, an obsession with the Halifax Explosion and his "emo" journals
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In a Q&A, the British writer and artist – whose mother, poet Sylvia Plath, died when she was a toddler – says lost animals have become ' a weird sort of family'
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With his teenage son in tow, McCarthy explores modern-day father-son relationships while walking Spain's Camino de Santiago
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In her memoir, the London fashion guru recounts her privileged upbringing, relationship with Princess Margaret, TV career and sobriety journey
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Vancouver music historian Tom Locke transfers his encyclopedic knowledge from the airwaves to the page
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The legal scholar and university president suggests concrete actions to help individuals, communities and countries to flourish
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Why the author formerly known as Eve Ensler disowned her birth name, and how the pandemic prompted a reappraisal of her life and work
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In a Q&A, the former finance minister talks about his book "Where To From Here," the federal government's pandemic response and what Canada needs to grow.
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Four takeaways from the former First Lady’s inspirational tome to help you navigate change
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Pandemic angst over cooking from scratch and a nudge from her daughter inspired new recipes from the author of 'Friday Night Dinners'
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In a Q&A, Dr. Jean Marmoreo talks about the patient who inspired her to write about medically assisted death and the importance of debunking common misconceptions about the practice.
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In a Q&A about "The Castleton Massacre," Margaret Carson and Sharon Anne Cook talk about what motivated Robert Killins to slaughter his family and why the victims should not be forgotten
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In a Q&A about his book, “A Waiter in Paris,” the British writer reveals how hard it was to learn French, how little he actually ate and what life was like “on the other side of the door marked 'Privé."
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In an excerpt from his book, the Shang-Chi star describes telling his parents he got the role, and tries to trick them into saying “I love you.”
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Unsurprisingly, a Q&A with the celebrated humourist about “Happy-Go-Lucky,” his new collection of essays, veers way off topic
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In "Son of Elsewhere,” the culture writer and CBC podcast host brings vital insight – and levity – to the chasm between two homelands
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In a Q&A with Nova Scotia entrepreneur Mandy Rennehan, a five-time winner on Canada’s Most Powerful Women list, she says she still has to flash her “don’t underestimate me” smile.
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Emily Carrington’s “Our Little Secret” handles her dark experience with frankness, yet her book leaves the reader with hope that healing is possible
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In a Q&A about "The People's Princess," the British author discusses how two women, born 150 years apart, were widely adored and died tragic deaths
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In her new book, "Still Hopeful," the uncaped Canadian crusader tells us how to cope with massive global upheaval
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In an excerpt from Michael Schur's book, "How to Be Perfect," he discusses the ethical implications of truth and white lies in his quest to be a better person
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In this excerpt from his memoir "Putting the Rabbit in the Hat," the 75-year-old "Succession" star remembers the people he has loved and lost
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In an excerpt from "Taste: My Life in Food," the actor explains how timpano, the show-stopping dish from "Big Night," is a family tradition
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Since Mel Brooks is 95, the entertainment legend's memoir is a historical record of American comedy. In this excerpt, he makes a fated decision to go into show business when he was nine.
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In a Q&A about her new book, Lana Wood explains what she believes happened that November night on board Wagner's yacht, the Splendour
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In his new memoir, "No One Wins Alone," the six-time Stanley Cup winner says mental conditioning is as important as physical training, and reveals how he discovered "the zone"
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In this excerpt from "The Book of Hope," the 87-year-old primatologist, environmentalist and UN messenger of peace explains why she believes humans can save the planet
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In his long-awaited memoir, journalism icon Peter Mansbridge tells behind-the-scenes stories from five decades in the news business
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The retired astronaut talks about his novel, The Apollo Murders, and how Neil Young gave him writing advice in a phone call to the Space Station
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Award-winning author George Elliott Clarke, 61, discusses his new memoir, his youth in Nova Scotia and exploring his Africadian roots
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In an excerpt from his memoir about life, death and addiction, Toronto writer Bob Ramsay, 72, explains how he and his wife, Dr. Jean Marmoreo, 79, found 50 new friends when their social circle started shrinking
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The Canadian author, who has reported on diamond mining, meets mercenaries, thugs and prospectors on an unforgettable trip to Angola
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At 77, tennis superstar Billie Jean King writes in her new memoir that she is finally at peace with her life, happily married to her wife, and hitting balls again
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Lyndon Penner's Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain sows seeds of appreciation for the natural world
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In his memoir Beautiful Things, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son lays bare the root of his trauma and the depths of his addiction
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In her new memoir The Bright Side, the Toronto journalist recounts how she found solace and strength in a cascade of catastrophe
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The former broadcast journalist’s memoir Off Script chronicles lessons learned from marriage and motherhood, career highs and lows, and everyday Canadians facing adversity
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In her new book Happiness Becomes You, the 81-year-old music icon explains how Buddhism changed her life and allowed her to 'turn poison into medicine'
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The Alberta-born singer-songwriter talks her latest memoir and how she found power in aging.