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"We Need to Keep Talking About Our Rights": Ken Setterington on Freedom to Read Week

49th Shelf spoke to author and children's librarian Ken Setterington about his own experiences with censorship, and the broader issues behind the Freedom …

Black Power in 1960s' Montreal and the Congress of Black Writers

The Montreal Congress of Black Writers took place over four days in 1968, and represented a landmark shift in Canadian Black consciousness. In his book, Fear …

The Recommend: February 2014 #2

This week Ali Bryan (Roost), Steven Galloway (The Cellist of Sarajevo), Eliza Robertson ("My Sister Sang"), Jowita Bydlowska (Drunk Mom), and Cathy Marie …

On Our Radar

Books by Sara Heinonen, Lynn Davies, Monica Kulling, Donald J. Savoie and André Vanasse.

Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books for Black History Month

Julie Booker shares a reading list about Canadian black history. 

Fight the Blahs With Butter Beer From The Canadian Craft Beer Cookbook

A great warming recipe from David Ort's new cookbook.

The Concept of a Photon: An Excerpt From Boundary Problems by Greg Bechtel

An excerpt from Boundary Problems, Greg Bechtel's debut short story collection.

Donna Milner: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Donna Milner shares her favourite unlikely tales of love.

An Excerpt from Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel

An episode from Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk's novel about Inuit life. 

The Recommend: February 2014 #1

We all know that most of the books we read are the result of one thing: someone we know, trust, and/or admire tells us it's great. That's why we're starting …

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