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A Boring Wife Settles the Score

A Boring Wife Settles the Score

by Marie-Renee Lavoie
translated by Arielle Aaronson

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The Retreat

The Retreat

A Novel

by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

“This vivid, immersive story had me jumping at shadows. The isolated setting, the tension between the characters, the sense of danger unravelling in …

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The Rebellious Tide

The Rebellious Tide

by Eddy Boudel Tan

What I love about Eddy Boudel Tan's writing is his willingness to explore complicated lives and complex hearts. A perfect blend of mystery, family sec …

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Fishnets & Fantasies

Fishnets & Fantasies

by Jane Doucet

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Lake Crescent

Lake Crescent

A Creature X Mystery

by J.J. Dupuis

Going both behind the camera and on location, Lake Crescent is an intelligent mystery novel that balances facts and intrigue with finesse.

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Songs for Angel

Songs for Angel

by Marie-Claire Blais
translated by Katia Grubisic

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Murder in a Teacup

Murder in a Teacup

by Vicki Delany

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Last Hummingbird West of Chile

Last Hummingbird West of Chile

by Nicholas Ruddock

Praise for How Loveta Got Her Baby
“Accomplished, original, witty and wise.”

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Yoga Pant Nation

Yoga Pant Nation

A Novel

by Laurie Gelman

Featured inGood Morning America’s “33 books to heat up your July”
“[T]he third email-filled missive, full of capers, classrooms, and complica …

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The Hunted

The Hunted

by Roz Nay

“Twisty like a mamba and absolutely terrifying, The Hunted by Roz Nay is a hot, humid, fever dream of a thriller you simply can’t put down. With …

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Radiant Shimmering Light

Radiant Shimmering Light

A Novel

by Sarah Selecky

“Selecky pokes fun at the culture of online empowerment that attracts women in particular — that strange mix of spirituality, philosophy and self- …

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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

A Novel

by Emily Austin

“A witty and macabre story about a character who is struggling to find herself in this world and wants nothing more than for her ruminating thought …

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The Almost Wife

The Almost Wife

A Novel

by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

"In The Almost Wife, Gail Anderson-Dargatz delivers a master class in building suspense. From the first page, the suspense is perfectly crafted to bui …

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Just Like a Real Person

Just Like a Real Person

by Douglas Diaczuk

Praise for Diaczuk's previous novel, Chalk:

"gritty realism running against the desire for connection, the failure to understand and communicate at odd …

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Bleeding Light

Bleeding Light

by Rob Benvie

"Bleeding Light brings us to the edge of where experience mingles with the transcendent, divine intonations take mysterious forms, vapors condense int …

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That Time I Loved You

That Time I Loved You

by Carrianne Leung

“With compassion and masterful storytelling, Leung walks us past neat front yards to show us that life in the suburbs isn’t as tidy as it seems. T …

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The Pull of the Stars

The Pull of the Stars

A Novel

by Emma Donoghue

"The Pull of the Stars draws you into a world that is at once expansive and ever so small. Donoghue’s deft ability to climb up and down the ladder o …

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Her Turn

Her Turn

by Katherine Ashenburg

“Her Turn is a heartfelt comedy whose accomplished breeziness nevertheless portrays a complex protagonist going through a momentous season of mid-li …

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We Want What We Want

We Want What We Want

by Alix Ohlin

“Another rich collection full of insights and sticky contradictions … Ohlin reveals the depth of her characters with empathy and precision … Mor …

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Tuscan Daughter

Tuscan Daughter

A Novel

by Lisa Rochon

"The cobblestone streets of Florence come alive in this heartfelt tale of the high renaissance. In Tuscan Daughter, Lisa Rochon weaves a rich tapestry …

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Midland

Midland

by Ross Breithaupt

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Heartbreaker

Heartbreaker

by Claudia Dey

“I want Van Halen to write the soundtrack and the Coen brothers to make the movie. It plays out as a vivid, tender, complex magic. A totally compuls …

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What Strange Paradise

What Strange Paradise

A Novel

by Omar El Akkad

“What Strange Paradise is by turns tender and brutal in its truths. It is tremendously written, propulsive as it is expansive as it is granular in …

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Time of Questions, A

Time of Questions, A

translated by Nedra Rodrigo

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White Lie

White Lie

by Clint Burnham

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His Sacred Army

by Devakanthan
translated by Nedra Rodrigo

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Or What You Will

Or What You Will

by Jo Walton

"Walton shines, as she always does, in the small and hurtful and glorious business of interpersonal relationships...this book about philosophy, histo …

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Midnight

Midnight

The Walking Shadows

by Brenden Carlson

Carlson wonderfully creates a world that is instantly recognizable but is still populated with a new landscape filled with people we recognize and und …

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Her Last Breath

Her Last Breath

by Hilary Davidson

Praise for Hilary Davidson

HER LAST BREATH

“Readers who enjoy domestic suspense will appreciate Davidson’s surprising spin on family drama.” —Li …

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love, life

love, life

by Bernardine Ann Teráz Stapleton

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Grave Dancing on Two Left Feet

Grave Dancing on Two Left Feet

by Raphael Burdman

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Love Next Door

Love Next Door

by Helena Hunting

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Ghost Forest

Ghost Forest

A Novel

by Pik-Shuen Fung

“Ghost Forest is an exceptional debut—risky, precise, witty and beautiful. How can a painting be distilled into ‘a single line,’ or love take …

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A Boring Wife Settles the Score
The Retreat
The Rebellious Tide
Fishnets & Fantasies
Lake Crescent
Songs for Angel
Murder in a Teacup
Last Hummingbird West of Chile
Yoga Pant Nation
The Hunted
Radiant Shimmering Light
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
The Almost Wife
Just Like a Real Person
Bleeding Light
That Time I Loved You
The Pull of the Stars
Her Turn
We Want What We Want
Tuscan Daughter
Midland
Heartbreaker
What Strange Paradise
Time of Questions, A
White Lie
Or What You Will
Midnight
Her Last Breath
love, life
Grave Dancing on Two Left Feet
Love Next Door
Ghost Forest
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On the Blog

Me and Bridget Jones (20 Years Later)

Me and Bridget Jones (20 Years Later)

By Erika Thorkelson

Erika Thorkelson's "Me and Bridget Jones (20 Years Later)" is one of the essays in Midlife, a new essay collection exploring a group of writer friends' experiences of life in their middle age.

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Notes from a Children’s Librarian: Satisfying Endings

By Julie Booker

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49thShelf Summer Reads

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By Kerry Clare

Our summer reads extravaganza continues with PART 2 of our Summer Books List, and once again, each and every title is up for giveaway!

Inclusive Learning, Diverse Books: Introducing Top Grade 2021

Inclusive Learning, Diverse Books: Introducing Top Grade 2021

By Spencer Miller

Welcome to the Association for Canadian publisher’s Top Grade: CanLit for the Classroom, a blog and preview video series that features new releases from Canadian book publishers ideal for use in K-1 …

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Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2021 Nonfiction Preview

By 49thShelf Staff

New books about everything, including food, beauty, art, travel, singing, healing, grieving, shopping, aging, and so much more.

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CanLit Yearning

By Amy LeBlanc

"At the heart of my novella and in each book on this CanLit list is a sense of desire or a yearning (for belonging, identity, sex, adventure, closure, etc.) that propels the characters forward and int …

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