book club

We’ll be discussing part 1 (up to page 131) of Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus next week, but get a peek at the magic behind this best-selling book now!

Author and physicist Alan Lightman talks to Chatelaine about his newest novel, Mr g, his thoughts on the universe, our desire for knowledge and inability to answer many of the questions we have about ourselves and our world, and his own creative works.

In Part 1 of our chat about Gurjinder Basran’s provocative debut novel, Everything Was Good-Bye (to page 96) Lora, Alex and I discuss Basran’s writing, our perceptions of her characters and how they were presented, as well as the larger theme of the clash of cultures and traditions.

If you find it nearly impossible to escape the intimate details of the TomKat divorce or the latest Kardashian outing, you have the early days of the Hollywood studio system to thank — or curse.

Ah, what if? This universal refrain underlies Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins, a spirited novel that begins when its hero, ill-fated Italian hotelier Pasquale Tursi, must decide whether to confess his feelings for a beautiful American actress who unexpectedly turns up in his sleepy seaside village.