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Summer Eats: Vegan al Fresco
As tempting as it can be to throw a hunk of meat at the barbecue in the summertime, the hottest, stickiest evenings call for something a little lighter, …
Forest Prairie Edge: Place History in Saskatchewan
Merle Massie is rethinking notions of the prairies and our ideas about the West.
CanLit Floods: They're Not Just for Noah Anymore
With his debut novel, When is a Man, Aaron Shepherd adds to the CanLit "Drowned Town" canon.
The Recommend: June 2014
This week we're pleased to present the picks of author and musician Dave Bidini (Keon and Me); author Anakana Schofield (Malarky); Bare It For Books founder …
The Interruption: Sean Cranbury Interviews Richard Rosenbaum
Today's The Interruption is with Richard Rosenbaum, about all things Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. SenSEI!
Books for Dads—With a Novel Premise
We embark upon this round-up of great books for Father's Day with a really novel premise: that fathers are as diverse and interesting as people themselves …
Aboriginal History Month at 49th Shelf
A great opportunity to bring together the great content 49th Shelf has featured on books written by or about Canada's First Peoples.
Shelf Talkers for June
Booksellers across Canada tell Robert J. Wiersema about the books they're recommending to customers.
How We Imagine Ourselves, by Howard White
At the second Geist Evening of Dinner and Diversion held in February 1994, Howard White gave a talk that Geist later published and which knocked the socks …
Summer Covers, Had Me a Blast
All right, it's True Confessions time: I'm a sucker for books whose covers scream, "Summer!"
My all-time favourite summer cover is Alice Petersen's short …