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Fall Books

Our top picks from the latest crop of titles, author profiles and interviews, and features on the latest literary trends

- by The Walrus Staff Updated 15:14, Sep. 26, 2023 | Published 6:30, Sep. 8, 2023
A person lying back in a pile of fall leaves with an open book in their hands.
A person lying back in a pile of fall leaves with an open book in their hands.

Autumn is the best time for books. To help you tackle your TBR piles throughout the season, we’ll be posting stories weekly: our top picks from the latest crop of titles, author profiles and interviews, and features on the latest literary trends.

A black-and-white photo of Alicia Elliott wearing a parka. The image has a light brown-coloured border around it.

The Two Moments That Changed Alicia Elliott’s Life

By Scaachi Koul
Illustration by The Walrus / Alex Jacobs-Blum

A black-and-white photo of a woman sitting at a desk and writing in a notebook. The image has a brown-coloured border around it.

In Daughter, Claudia Dey Explores the Ugly Side of the Great Literary Male

By Michelle Cyca
Illustration by The Walrus / Unsplash

Somebody resting a paper map in their lap with their legs on the window of a car.

Mariko and Jillian Tamaki on the Cost of Roaming

By Gabrielle Drolet
Illustration by The Walrus / Unsplash

A photo illustration featuring a photo of Naomi Klein speaking at the 2002 World Social Forum.

What Naomi Klein Learned about Herself from Naomi Wolf

By Sean Michaels
Illustration by The Walrus / Drica Veloso / Flickr

A photo illustration of a pile of open books in front of a window.

The Best Books of Fall 2023

By The Walrus Staff
Illustration by The Walrus / Unsplash


A photo illustration of a person’s eye getting scanned.

The Novel Written about–and with–Artificial Intelligence

By Brian Bethune
Photo by Michael Moster



A person reading upside down while leaves swirl around them.

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An illustration of a house where a man is looking out the window in the middle of reading a book.
Is a Life Lived through Art Really Lived at All?
By Ariella Garmaise


A photo illustration of a book mock-up with the cover of “Halfbreed” by Maria Campbell.
Fifty Years of Halfbreed: How the Memoir Opened Up Indigenous Literature
By Michelle Cyca


A photo of Annie Ernaux signing books.
In Conversation with Annie Ernaux
By Annie Ernaux, Karin Scwerdtner


A 2002 photo of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan with the Canadian flag.
Where Is the Canadian Fiction about Afghanistan?
By Nathan Whitlock

Credits

Editors
Ariella Garmaise
KC Hoard
Siddhesh Inamdar
Dafna Izenberg
Monika Warzecha

Art Direction
Celina Gallardo

Illustrator
Adam de Souza

Copy Editor
Siddhesh Inamdar

Head of Research
Allison Baker

Fact Checker
Lucy Uprichard

Marketing Manager
Monita Mohan

Social Media Producer
Abeer Khan

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