49thShelfLaunchpad Posts

Launchpad: Watershed, by Doreen Vanderstoop
"Riveting . . . Watershed is the best kind of futuristic fiction, the kind that becomes grass-roots reality as we read." —Wayne Grady

Launchpad: Tales from the Fringes of Fear, by Jeff Szpirglas
“A spine-tingling collection that's dead on for young horror buffs.”

Launchpad: The Outer Wards, by Sadiqa de Meijer
"A voice of authority and grace." —Michael Crummey

Launchpad: The BREAKDOWN Tour with Jillian Christmas, Amber Dawn, and Vivek Shraya
How does an artist break through without breaking down? Three outspoken femme writers, Vivek Shraya (The Subtweet), Amber Dawn (My Art is Killing Me) …

Launchpad: The Wild Heavens, by Sarah Louise Butler
“The Wild Heavens is wonderfully crafted—each page is a catch of the breath, each chapter a crush of unfolding magic. This novel is why we read. …

Launchpad: Endlings, by Joanna Lilley
"A frightening reminder that Nature is our Mother and source of life." —David Suzuki

Launchpad: Misconduct of the Heart, by Cordelia Strube
A book you will love "like never tomorrow."

Launchpad: Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, by Beatriz Hausner
"Elegant, thirsty and visionary poems, echoing with song." —Tamara Faith Berger

Launchpad: All I Have Learned is Where I Have Been, by Joe Fiorito
"Wonderfully inventive and skillful in poetic form, while remaining casual, colloquial: the art of the street's voice." —A.F. Moritz

Launchpad: The Ballad of Samuel Hewitt, by Nick Tooke
An uncommon coming-of-age story as well as a thoughtful examination of the meaning of home and family.