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Great Books to Get You Through Dark Times

by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti

A recommended reading list by the authors of the new mystery Bury the Lead.

Making the Familiar Strange

by Kate Cayley

A recommended reading list from the author of the short story collection How You Were Born.

Most Anticipated: Our 2024 Spring Poetry Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Exciting poetry we're looking forward to in the first half of 2024.

Experimental (and Exploratory) Storytelling

by Carleigh Baker

A recommended reading list by the author of the new book Last Woman.

Support Social-Emotional Learning In Your Classroom

by Spencer Miller

Reading together supports social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. SEL develops students’ abilities to identify and manage their emotions, …

On Our Radar: Books With Buzz

by Kerry Clare

Being a gay woman in Jamaica, rebuilding bodies after WW1, poetic murmurations, our place in the cosmos, and an adorable picture book about embracing …

Essential Canadiana

by George Elliott Clarke

A recommended reading list by the editor of Black Activist, Black Scientist, Black Icon: The Autobiography of Dr. Howard D. McCurdy.

The Prairies: Flat and Wide

by David Zeibin

An excerpt from Midlife No. 2.

The Chat with Michael Redhead Champagne

by Trevor Corkum

It’s wonderful to come across a beautiful book with a powerful message. Michael Redhead Champagne’s We Need Everyone (Portage & Main Press) is a striking …

Most Anticipated: Our 2024 Nonfiction Spring Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Memoirs, biographies, recipe books, history books, essay collections, books on climate, family histories, science books, and so much more!

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