READING AGAINST TYPE

We asked these notable names to tell us what they’re most excited to read this summer, genre be damned. The Arts Enthusiast: Karen Kain, artistic director of the

National Ballet of Canada “I’ve been meaning to read Gil Adamson’s The Outlander since the Canada Reads debates in 2009. It was not the winning book that year, but the tale of a young widow’s journey as she braves the Canadian wilderness in 1903 piqued my interest.”

The Global Thinker: Chris Hadfield, Colonel, Astronaut (retired) “Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived, by Chip Walter. I’m often asked about where we are headed. To answer that, it’s doubly important to understand where we came from and where we didn’t make it.” The Social Networker: Veronica Redgrave, owner of event-planning firm Redgrave De Miguel “Because I go to Florence every year to study Italian and marvel at the art and because the author is a leading authority on the Renaissance and an expert art restorer: Raphael, A Passionate Life by Antonio Forcellino.” The Flag-Waver: Steve Podborski, Team Canada’s chef de mis

sion for the 2014 Olympics “After spending time investigating the psyche of the athlete, I thought it was time to walk on the wild side. At the top of my pile of books is Life, Keith Richards’ autobiography. It will be packaged with The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, by Masha Gessen, because I need to know!”

The Info Junkie: Anna Maria Tremonti, host of CBC Radio’s The

Current “HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton, by Jonathan Allen. Hillary Clinton is one of the most fascinating political figures of our times. She breaks stereotypes, delights her supporters, confounds her detractors and lives a very big and meaningful life.”