From the archives

A long-awaited biography gives the facts, but not the mystery, behind this writer’s genius

Magdalene Redekop

Free speech, safe spaces, and the limits of tolerance

Ira Wells

A new collection explores Carol Shields's literary legacy

Marian Botsford Fraser

When Good Drugs Go Bad

Two books examine the cultural landscape around tranquilizers and LSD.

Dan Malleck

Dan Malleck won a Clio Prize for Try to Control Yourself: The Regulation of Public Drinking in Post-Prohibition Ontario, in 2013.