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Mirrors, Mishaps, Time Machines: Approaching Self Through Other – a wonderful book list by Jasmeen A. Siddiqui, author of The First After (Random House of Canada). 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/07... #CanLit
Mirrors, Mishaps, Time Machines: Approaching Self Through Other · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of The First After (Random House of Canada).
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Have you checked out our summer fiction list yet? We've got titles from @dundurnpress.bsky.social @thistledownpress.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @greatplainspress.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/06... #CanLit
Our 2026 July Summer Fiction List is Here · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Curating your summer reading list so you don't have to. These picks are fantastic—and they're all up for giveaway throughout July.
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An essential reading list during these times of climate crisis: Reading About the Earth from Katherine Koller, author of Earthen @greatplainspress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/07... #ClimateJustice #CanLit
Reading About the Earth · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of Earthen (Great Plains Publications).
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"The overarching structure of the book is determined by a feeling we are by now all too familiar with; that of plummeting headlong down the infinite rabbit hole of the internet." @kyleflemmer.com talks The Wiki of Babel at @49thshelf.bsky.social: buff.ly/ASi3n6k
Books on Music: Expressing the Inexpressible...a book list by Christine Fischer Guy, author of The Instrument Must Not Matter @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/06... #CanLit @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social
Books on Music: Expressing the Inexpressible · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of The Instrument Must Not Matter (Wolsak and Wynn).
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On Our Radar: Dad Eras, Long Stories, Summer Heat, Reality TV Rom-Com Cons, and the Weirdest Love Story Ever 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/07... #CanLit @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @biblioasis.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social
On Our Radar: Dad Eras, Long Stories, Summer Heat, Reality TV Rom-Com Cons, and the Weirdest Love Story Ever · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Every month, our editor enthuses about the books piling up on her mind and on her nightstand.
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It's here! Our Fall 2026 Fiction Preview with titles from @dundurnpress.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/07... #CanLit
Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2026 Fiction Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
All of the fiction you'll be loving in the second half of 2026.
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I won this book from @49thshelf.bsky.social and am excited to read it and learn more ways that I can help the planet.
From Turtle Island to Palestine: Books about Palestine and Palestinians, and Canada-Palestine connections. 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @catapultbooks.bsky.social @fernpub.bsky.social @mawenzihouse.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #FreePalestine #CanLit
Writing Palestine · Lists · 49th Shelf
Books about Palestine and Palestinians, and Canada-Palestine connections.
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It's a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. Check out these new books for #IndigenousHistoryMonth: 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @fernpub.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social
New Books for Indigenous History Month · Lists · 49th Shelf
A time to recognize the rich history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
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Love, loss, and rootlessness: The Chat with Ellis Scott, author of Night Terminus @dundurnpress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/06... #CanLit
Love, loss, and rootlessness: The Chat with Ellis Scott · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Ellis Scott’s debut novel Night Terminus (Dundurn Press) traces the determination and resilience of the gay diaspora as the AIDS crisis unfolds and ...
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Looking for some excellent reads this Pride month? Check out this list of new 2SLGBTQI+ fiction! 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #CanLit #Pride
New 2SLGBTQI+ Fiction for Pride Month · Lists · 49th Shelf
Stories of all stripes.
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The newly released Children of Fire: Kurdish Female Fighters and the Struggle for Woman, Life, Freedom by Shahrzad Arshadi and Anna Chatterton is up for giveaway on @49thshelf.bsky.social . Enter now for your chance to win 1 of 3 available copies. Contest closes July 1. 49thshelf.com/Giveaways/(o...
June is Filipino Heritage Month here in Canada, and we're excited to share this booklist celebrating the Filipino/a/x-Canadian diaspora by Salaysay, a collective of Filipino/a/x writers in Toronto whose work spans genres and generations. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/06... #CanLit #FilipinoHeritageMonth
Filipino/a/x Voices Across Genres and Generations · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A book list celebrating the Filipino/a/x-Canadian diaspora by Salaysay, a collective of Filipino/a/x writers in Toronto whose work spans genres and generations. ...
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This month's publishing spotlight goes to @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social! Medicine Wheel Publishing is the publisher of many Indigenous authors, as well as the official publisher of Orange Shirt Day, written by the Orange Shirt Society. Check out our interview! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/06...
Publisher Spotlight: Medicine Wheel Publishing · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Welcome to our new Publisher Spotlight series, where we highlight Canadian independent presses doing standout work in the literary and academic world.
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We're sharing our Pride Month book picks, which include 8 new and recent books by LGBTQ+ authors, spanning fiction, poetry, memoir, and drama. Find them all here: alllitup.ca/8-fabulous-b...
The Horror of Small-Town Childhood: The Chat with Jon Claytor, author of Nowhere @gooselane.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/05... #CanLit #GraphicNovel
The Horror of Small-Town Childhood: The Chat with Jon Claytor · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Jon Claytor’s debut graphic novel Nowhere (Goose Lane) is a profound and often hilarious meditation on growing up in a world where monsters are real. ...
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Hello June ☀️📚 A month for stories, celebration, reading and community. Swipe through to see what’s happening at Mawenzi House this month → @worldlittoday.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @anotherstoryto.bsky.social @quillandquire.bsky.social @49thshelf.bsky.social
On Our Radar: Expats in Japan, Cree Poetry, Girls Trip Gone Wild, and More! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/06... #CanLit @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @touchwooded.bsky.social
On Our Radar: Expats in Japan, Cree Poetry, Girls Trip Gone Wild, and More! · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Every month, our editor enthuses about the books piling up on her mind and on her nightstand.
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"Johnston’s novel is one that asked me to consider how much sacrifice I’d expect someone to endure for their children..." @hollay.bsky.social includes The Fall-Down Effect by @lizjohnston.bsky.social in Revolutionary: The Act of Mothering reading list for @49thshelf.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2vzn2tn3
Revolutionary: The Act of Mothering · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of The Unravelling of Ou (Palimpsest Press).
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"Baba Yaga and the Girl Who Ate the Rope, and Seven Books by Canadian Authors Which Fed My Writing" – A book list by author Kate Rogers! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/05... #CanLit
Baba Yaga and the Girl Who Ate the Rope, and Seven Books by Canadian Authors Which Fed My Writing · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of Baba Yaga and the Girl Who Ate the Rope (Frontenac House Ltd.)
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Who's on our publisher spotlight this month? The wonderful folks at @arsenalpulp.bsky.social! Arsenal Pulp Press is a book publisher in Vancouver, Canada with over 400 titles currently in print. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/05... #CanLit
Publisher Spotlight: Arsenal Pulp Press · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Welcome to our new Publisher Spotlight series, where we highlight Canadian independent presses doing standout work in the literary and academic world.
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The act of mothering is open to anybody who wishes to engage in it: not just cis-women, biological females or, I believe, not just people who have children. Motherwork can be done by anyone who nurtures. These books prioritize nurturing perspectives and narratives. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/05...
"I love a novel that depicts a character across a longish period time..." Check out Characters Across the Years: A Recommended Reading List by @lizjohnston.bsky.social, author of The Fall-Down Effect, for @49thshelf.bsky.social. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04...
Characters Across the Years · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of The Fall-Down Effect (Book*hug Press).
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Win a free copy of TURNING THE PAGE ON MURDER and OUR LITTLE SECRET from 49th Shelf! @49thshelf.bsky.social @mandagroup.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #bookgiveaway #CanLit
Writing Teenage Grief: The Chat with Amy Lynn Farrell, author of The Moth Dreamer @highwaterpress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/05... #CanLit
Writing Teenage Grief: The Chat with Amy Lynn Farrell · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
In Amy Lynn Farrell’s young adult novel The Moth Dreamer (HighWater Press), guilt and dark visions won’t let sixteen-year-old Aubrey go. Aubrey ...
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The last day of National Poetry Month: we're so glad to have witnessed this country's Big Love ❤️ for poetry! Thanks to @alllitupcanada.bsky.social @49thshelf.bsky.social @canadianpoets.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social and of course THE POETS for all the beauty. #booksky #NPM2026
"I love a novel that depicts a character across a longish period time, especially novels that give readers a look at the same character as both a child and an adult." – Liz Johnston, author of The Fall-Down Effect @bookhugpress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04... #CanLit
Characters Across the Years · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of The Fall-Down Effect (Book*hug Press).
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Book giveaway alert! Four of our new spring releases are up for giveaway on @49thshelf.bsky.social, including books by @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social @lizjohnston.bsky.social, Camilla Gibb, and Emma McKenna. Contest closes May 1. Enter now for your chance to win: 49thshelf.com/Giveaways
