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Most Anticipated: Our 2023 Spring Fiction Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Here are some of the books you're going to be loving best during the first half of 2023.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

by Mitchell Consky

A son struggles to connect with his father in his final days—but movies manage to connect them.

Promotional Materials

by Mikka Jacobsen

An excerpt from Modern Fables: Essays, which Suzette Mayr (Scotiabank-Giller winner of The Sleeping Car Porter) calls "wickedly good, wickedly funny, …

A Brief History of Mermaids

by Alessandra Naccarato

An excerpt from Alessandra Naccarato's new book, Imminent Domains.

The Chat with Michael Gates

by Trevor Corkum

Just in time for the holidays, we’re in conversation with Michael Gates, author of Hollywood in the Klondike: Dawson City’s Great Film Find (Lost Moose …

Last-Minute Picks for All the Types on Your List

by Kerry Clare

Great nonfiction for readers of all stripes!

The Slow and Tragic Death of Santa Claus

by Erin Pepler

"Just another night as Mom, the keeper of magical lies." An excerpt from celebrated essay collection Send Me Into the Woods Alone

5 New Graphic Novels Young Readers Will Devour!

by Spencer Miller

Kids love reading graphic novels! And I love teaching with them. From expanding visual literacy and vocabulary to building empathy and confidence in readers, …

Top 22 of '22: Our Books of the Year

by 49th Shelf Staff

22 amazing picks—and every one is up for giveaway!

The Chat with 2022 Governor General's Award Winner Eli Baxter

by Trevor Corkum

Eli Baxter is this year’s Governor General’s Literary Award winner for Non-fiction for his memoir Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth (McGill-Queens …

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