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Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2020 Books for Young Readers Preview

by 49th Shelf Staff

New books for young readers...and readers of all ages!

Most Anticipated: Our 2020 Fall Poetry Preview

by 49th Shelf Staff

Our Fall Preview continues with poetry, an intriguing selection of debuts, collected works, and excellent new releases.

5 Cool Books to Order Right Now

by 49th Shelf Staff

Turn off that weird-ass tiger show, guys. Books are still happening.

Launchpad: The Kissing Fence, by B.A. Thomas-Peter

by Kerry Clare

"A compelling story of faith and loyalty, abuse and adversity, and the hope for a better tomorrow." —Genevieve Graham

Launchpad: Polar Vortex, by Shani Mootoo

by Kerry Clare

A novel that's gorgeously wrought and excruciatingly (in the best way!) unputdownable. 

Launchpad: The Union of Smokers, by Paddy Scott

by Kerry Clare

"An entirely new kind of story told by a gutter-mouthed, chain-smoking twelve year old, who announces in the opening paragraph that he’s going to die …

Launchpad: Junebat, by John Elizabeth Stintzi

by Kerry Clare

"To the poetics of the queer everyday Stintzi adds their ‘Junebat,’ a multitudinous concept of such explanatory power I’m certain it’ll endure …

Most Anticipated: Spring 2020 Poetry Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Our 2020 Spring Preview continues with a look at forthcoming poetry.

Spring 2020 Books: What's Trending?

by Kerry Clare

Bigfoot, bees, and explosive tweets? Here's what we're seeing on the literary landscape this spring.

On Our Radar

by Kerry Clare

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and YA: books with buzz worth sharing.

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