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Spring 2020 Books: What's Trending?

by Kerry Clare

Bigfoot, bees, and explosive tweets? Here's what we're seeing on the literary landscape this spring.

The Chat with Nolan Natasha

Today we’re chatting with poet Nolan Natasha, who's based in Halifax. His debut collection of poetry, I Can Hear You, Can You Hear Me? came out last …

Poetry Can Only Be Made Out of Other Poems

by Mark A. McCutcheon

A source reading list for new poetry collection, Shape Your Eyes by Shutting Them.

Embracing Winter with Inuit Games & Activities

by Monique Cadieux

Settling into the winter months here in Southern Ontario means we try to enjoy some outdoor activities in the snow, as well as finding ways to reclaim …

CanLit's Favourite Cakes

by Kerry Clare

For Family Literacy Day, we're celebrating delicious cakes (with recipes!) from classic Canadian picture books.

Most Anticipated: Spring 2020 Nonfiction Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Art, bees, cooking, design, education, fairy tales, graphic memoirs, and so it goes. There's something for everyone in our nonfiction preview. 

Great Books for the Moment

by Kerry Clare

A handful of recent releases you'd be lucky not to miss.

The Chat with Andrea Miller

This week, we’re in conversation with Andrea Miller, author of the collection Awakening My Heart: Essays, Articles, and Interviews on the Buddhist Life …

Notes From a Children's Librarian: Descriptive Language

by Julie Booker

Beautiful books that exemplify descriptive language for Grades 1–6.

On Our Radar

by Kerry Clare

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and YA: books with buzz worth sharing.

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