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Notes From a Children's Librarian: Funny Books for Young Readers
Where are the funny books? Julie Booker gives us the scoop.
Jon Paul Fiorentino's Red Letter Day
Red Letter Day is a new 49th Shelf series where Canadian authors tell contributing editor George Murray about a dream day where all pleasures are possible, …
Lady of Mazes: Jo Walton on What Makes Karl Schroeder's Book So Great
Jo Walton rereads Karl Schroeder's Lady of Mazes in this excerpt from What Makes This Book So Great?
The Interruption: Sean Cranbury Interviews Nancy Lee
In today's The Interruption podcast, Sean Cranbury interviews Nancy Lee, and Lee reads from her much-buzzed-about new novel, The Age.
Shelf Talkers for April 2014: A New Series by Robert J. Wiersema
Today—in the first installment of a new monthly series Robert J. Wiersema is doing for 49th Shelf, called Shelf Talkers—we've got five of this country’s …
Lesley-Anne Scorgie Takes the Pain Out of Tax Season
April doesn't have to be the cruellest month when it comes to filing your taxes.
The Recommend: April 2014
We're pleased to present the picks of multimedia artist and author Vivek Shraya; Vancouver librarian and lit fest organizer, Heidi Schiller; Laurie Grassi, …
The Canadian Mad Men Reading List
Because Megan Calvet isn't Mad Men's only Canadian connection...
Katherine Govier: On Mother Goose and Reading With Mum
What is the magic and what is the meaning of the nursery rhymes that stay in our heads for a lifetime?
Behind the Poem: "When You Learn to Swim" by Souvankham Thammavongsa
In which "one of the most interesting younger poets at work in this country" tells the story behind a poem.