In our annual season roundup, we talk to authors Joseph Boyden, Shaena Lambert, Chris Turner, and George Packer; plus, we review new novels by D.W. Wilson, Janie Chang, Thomas Pynchon, and Mitchell S. Jackson.

	Joseph Boyden mirrors modern conflict in The Orenda's 16th-century tale
	Shaena Lambert shows perfect pitch in Oh, My Darling
	Q&A: George Packer's Unwinding is journalism with literary genes
	A new book by Chris Turner lays bare Stephen Harper's stifling war on science
	Janie Chang's Three Souls travels between worlds
	Thomas Pynchon rachets up the paranoia in Bleeding Edge
	D.W. Wilson's Ballistics takes a twisting trail
	Mitchell S. Jackson's The Residue Years has plenty of ambition