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Some, Just Some, of Our Favourite Lists
There are so many amazing lists in the archives of 49th Shelf, it's impossible to get them all in one post. This is just going to have to be a multi-part …
Alison Pick's Memoir List
Alison Pick, author of new book, Between Gods, shares a list of Canadian memoirs.
On Our Radar
New books by Michelle Berry, Alicia Priest, Laisha Rosnau, and Dave Atkinson.
Dazzling Debuts, As Picked by Mark Medley, Jared Bland, Steven W. Beattie, and Kerry Clare
Not all first novels are assured enough to hold their own among titles from more established names, but those that are are singularly exhilarating. Four …
Aislinn Hunter's Red Letter Day
Aislinn Hunter's first novel, Stay, was made into a feature film starring Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black) and Aidan Quinn. She's back with …
Most Anticipated: Fall 2014 Kids' Books
Canadian children's literature is avowedly world-class, and the selection this season is up to the usual standard.
Stuck in the Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg
Desired and reviled, adulated and condemned, Winnipeg inspires intense and contradictory emotions.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Wild Summer Fun
Sky and earth, large scale to small, these books cover the gamut of wild summer fun.
Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2014 Poetry Preview
Our Most Anticipated Series continues with this look at forthcoming Canadian poetry in Fall 2014.
The Story of Lucy, Canada's Last Northern Elephant
Learn about the remarkable lives of these magnificent creatures in 5 Elephants by Rob Laidlaw.