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Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Rachel Cusk
Next up on our special Giller Prize edition of The Chat, I’m in conversation with Rachel Cusk, author of Transit.
First We Brunch: The Summit Restaurant Pumpkin Pancakes
"This recipe puts me in mind of cool, sunny autumn mornings, but using canned pumpkin purée makes these pancakes easy to whip up any time of year."
Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Michelle Winters
To kick off our Giller Prize special edition of The Chat, we’re in conversation with Michelle Winters, author of I Am a Truck (Invisible Publishing). …
Elephants, Bears and Birds: Animals in Canadian Literature
"Animals contribute immeasurably to our lives, aesthetically, emotionally and spiritually."
So Many Writers, All in One Place
One of the best things we ever did on 49th Shelf was asking Trevor Corkum to join our team to lead the interview series, The Chat. For two years, Trevor …
Why Recreate the Woolly Mammoth?
Jurassic Park meets The Sixth Extinction in Rise of the Necrofauna, a provocative look at de-extinction from acclaimed documentarist and science writer …
Pictographs, by James Simon Mishibinijima
"Mishibinijima’s art reflects a lifelong search for ways in which past and present, the spiritual and human, the animate and inanimate can, and do, …
Shelf Talkers: Thanksgiving 2017 Edition
"One thing that I’m thankful for (and I’m sure I’ve said it before), is that every month I get to spend some virtual time with some of Canada’s …
Arab Cooking on a Prairie Homestead
"Salloum’s book helps us remember what being Canadian means, that we have always been a pluralist nation."
#NotYourPrincess
Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale's new book provides insight into the lives and experiences of Indigenous women across North America.