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Nonfiction You Need to Know

by Kerry Clare

This round-up of stories and ideas offers something to every kind of reader.

The Chat with Kelly S. Thompson

by Trevor Corkum

Author Kelly S. Thompson returns with another powerful memoir. Still, I Cannot Save You tells the story of Thompson’s relationship with her older sister, …

Books That Trigger Joy

by Dora Dueck

A recommended reading list by Dueck, whose latest book is the essay collection Return Stroke

Books That Saved Me

by Eden Boudreau

A recommended reading list by the debut author of Crying Wolf: A Memoir.

They Can’t All Be Sad

by Kelly S. Thompson

A recommended reading list by celebrated author of new memoir Still, I Cannot Save You.

Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2023 Nonfiction Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Here is some of the nonfiction you'll be falling in love with in the first half of 2023.

Great Books: Music, Science and Memoir

by Adriana Barton

"Beautifully written...a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety."—Dr. Bessel van der …

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

by Mitchell Consky

A son struggles to connect with his father in his final days—but movies manage to connect them.

Promotional Materials

by Mikka Jacobsen

An excerpt from Modern Fables: Essays, which Suzette Mayr (Scotiabank-Giller winner of The Sleeping Car Porter) calls "wickedly good, wickedly funny, …

Last-Minute Picks for All the Types on Your List

by Kerry Clare

Great nonfiction for readers of all stripes!

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