books
The independent bookstore is an increasingly endangered species, but we still love browsing in a store with some character; it’s like entering a wealthy (and bookish) friend’s personal library. Here are some of our favourites in town. The Word This McGill ghetto institution was founded 35 years ago by university … Read More
Set close to the Heathrow airport feed roads of Hounslow, Gautam Malkani’s Londonstani plunges into a world of desis and goras. Both a classic coming-of-age story and a uniquely refreshing tale for our time, it follows Harjit, Ravi, Amit and Jas as they cruise the streets in Amit’s souped-up Beemer, … Read More
We present you with our list of books for guys that you won’t find promoted by the weepy Opraphilic media. Angels of Death: Inside the Bikers’ Empire of Crime, by William Marsden and Julian Sher: A follow-up to the bestselling The Road to Hell: How the Biker Gangs Are Conquering … Read More
Since we’ve been on a bit of an Irish kick here for the past couple of weeks – part of our continuing investigations of the world’s whiskies – we asked our resident man of letters, Russell Smith, to recommend a couple of books that dwell on the Emerald Isle and … Read More
Winter is allegedly here, so it’s a good time to catch up on your reading. Pour yourself a single malt and settle in for a good read, thanks to this guide from our resident man of letters, Russell Smith. All My Friends Are Superheroes, by Andrew Kaufman (Coach House Press). … Read More
