Summer is swell, but the season ahead is genuinely exciting for arts and culture aficionados. Consider this your guide to getting out and about this fall: we’ve rounded up the concerts, books, TV and movies you need to know about. Let’s go!
Fall TV Preview
Our critic’s top 10 list includes Canadian standouts: Carrie-Ann Moss and Hudson Williams (of “Heated Rivalry” mega-fame) in “Yaga” and Crave’s queer softball show “Slo Pitch.” There’s also a hotly anticipated Stephen King adaptation by horror auteur Mike Flanagan — and John Steinbeck’s most beloved novel gets the prestige TV treatment. Read the full list.
Fall Book Preview
Time to reinforce your bookshelves: there’s so much to look forward to from the publishing world’s biggest season. Writer Sarah Laing has selected 15 top-shelf reads, including new titles from romantasy phenom Sarah J. Maas, Barbara Kingsolver’s first novel since the smash success of “Demon Copperhead” and the historic epic that no less a luminary than Ann Patchett deemed “very likely” the best contemporary novel she’s ever read. Read the full list.
Fall Movie Preview
The Oscar race starts … now. The fall movie slate is packed with showy performances, including “Showtime”‘s Robert Pattinson (can anyone beat his current run?) and Jeremy Strong in Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to “The Social Network.” Oh, and Tom Cruise as we’ve never seen him before? We’re in. Read the full list.
Fall Concert Preview
Toronto’s post-BTS concert momentum continues into the fall. There’s music for whatever you’re in the mood for: pop superstar girlies (Olivia Rodrigo), country phenoms (Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton) and nostalgic acts of all stripes, from Wu-Tang Clan to AC/DC. Read the full guide.
