Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction
War through the eyes of Borden and Mackenzie King
Exclusive excerpt from Charles Taylor prize nominee Tim Cook’s new book Warlords
Presenting Charles Taylor prize nominee Ross King
Maclean’s presents part two of our series with the five nominees
And the winner of the Charles Taylor Prize is…
Competition was fierce, but a book on chimps ended up winning over the jury
Excerpt: Afflictions & Departures
Author Madeline Sonik learned to interpret art with her father—one gas station painting at a time
Life with the chimps of Fauna Sanctuary
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’
How fashion writer JJ Lee’s father’s death transformed him—and his wardrobe
Charlotte Gill’s life as a tree planter and terrifying encounter with a grizzly
“This bear’s fur is the color of butterscotch. With her puffy face and low, pinched brow it seems as if she’s wearing a facial expression I can only describe as weary vigilance, the look of single motherhood in the animal kingdom.”
EXCERPT: Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest
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?
The Charles Taylor Prize always brings out many very good writers. It rarely takes my breath away.