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MA|DE @madeprojects.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks to Conor McDonnell for including ZZOO on a list of books that inspired his work for @49thshelf.bsky.social! And congrats to Conor on his latest poetry collection, What We Know So Far Is, out yesterday from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social!

Read the full list here: 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member...

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NeWest Press @newestpress.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to the Association of Canadian Publishers and @49thshelf.bsky.social for organizing this exciting new industry standard. NeWest is proud to have all of our books written, published, and printed in Canada.

We are proud to be a Certified Canadian Publisher. NeWest Press. Publishing Western Canadian authors and Western Canadian Stories since 1977.

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 1d

What is restorying? Learn more in this excerpt from 'Restorying Your Story: Reclaiming Your Voice in the Face of Past Injustice' by Michael Gauthier, @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/09... #CanLit #Reconciliation #DiverseCanLit

What is Restorying? · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

An excerpt from Restorying Your Story: Reclaiming Your Voice in the Face of Past Injustice (Medicine Wheel Publishing)

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 2d

We already know you read Canadian authors—now, you can support Canadian-owned publishers, too! Look for the brand new Certified Canadian Publisher seal on the 49th Shelf website, and double your 🇨🇦support. #BuyCanadian #ReadCanadian🇨🇦 #CanLit

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@bookhugpress @bookhugpress.bsky.social · 6d

“My first fight with Ma was over a boy—a baby boy. It was 1969, I was two, and my bratty little brother, Tommy, was on his way. I already didn’t like him much.”

Read an excerpt from the memoir Worldly Girls by @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social on @49thshelf.bsky.social.
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"My first fight with Ma was over a boy..." · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

An excerpt from Worldly Girls (Book Hug Press). 

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Sean Paul Bedell @seanpaulbedell.bsky.social · 6d

Honoured for Shoebox to be included in such esteemed company!

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Most Anticipated: Our 2025 Fall Fiction Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

All the fiction you'll be falling in love with in the second half of 2025. 

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 8d

Today and every day, we have a responsibility to learn the ongoing impacts of colonization on this land colonially known as "Canad". Here are some books to read for National Truth and Reconciliation Day and all days with titles: 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #DiverseCanLit

Some Books for Truth and Reconciliation Day · Lists · 49th Shelf

Books to read for National Truth and Reconciliation Day 2025

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 9d

Poetry: a Self-ish List of Threads and Connections by Fenn Stewart, author of women and roosters @bookhugpress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/09... #CanLit #Poetry

Poetry: a Self-ish List of Threads and Connections · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

A recommended reading list by the author of women and roosters (Book Hug Press). 

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Running the Goat Books @runningthegoat.bsky.social · 13d

Great to see ALL OF US on this list of most anticipated kids' books!

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 14d

Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview with titles from @owlkids.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

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Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Great kids' books make good reads for people of all ages.

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Kids Can Press @kidscanpress.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you for including STEVE BORN TO RUN, I'M LONGER THAN YOU, WEDNESDAY WILSON LOOKS ON THE FRIGHT SIDE, BENJAMIN GROWS A GARDEN, THE MUSEUM OF WILLA AND WADE, REZ KID, CALL ME GRAY, THE SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL and ADVENTURES IN MATH.

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 14d

Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview with titles from @owlkids.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

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Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Great kids' books make good reads for people of all ages.

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 12d

What's on our radar this month? War's Legacy, Forest Magic, Bad Indians, Summer Camp, and Secrets in Lebanon! Check out these titles from @nimbuspub.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @fernpub.bsky.social

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On Our Radar: War's Legacy, Forest Magic, Bad Indians, Summer Camp, and Secrets in Lebanon · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Every month, our editor enthuses about the books piling up on her mind and on her nightstand.

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 14d

Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview with titles from @owlkids.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

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Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2025 Books for Young Readers Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Great kids' books make good reads for people of all ages.

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 20d

In Praise of Queer Family: The Chat with Matthew J. Trafford, author of Runs in the Blood @arsenalpulp.bsky.social.

49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/09... #DiverseCanLit #CanLit

In Praise of Queer Family: The Chat with Matthew J. Trafford · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

This week on The Chat, we’re talking queer family, queer love, and centaurs with author Matthew J. Trafford, who returns with the superb, shape-shifting ...

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · 22d

Double or Nothing: Celebrating the Second Novel. Here’s a list of recommended second novels by some of Canada’s favourite authors as curated by Ann Y.K. Choi, author of All Things Under the Moon @simonschusterca.bsky.social. #CanLit

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Common Deer Press @commondeerpress.bsky.social · 28d

Thrilled to see @kirsten-marion.bsky.social featured!

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · Sep 5

Canadian independent presses are doing standout work! We're so honoured to feature @commondeerpress.bsky.social who publishes uncommon and exceptionally well-written literature for young people! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08... #CanLit

Publisher Spotlight: Common Deer 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.

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · Sep 5

Canadian independent presses are doing standout work! We're so honoured to feature @commondeerpress.bsky.social who publishes uncommon and exceptionally well-written literature for young people! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08... #CanLit

Publisher Spotlight: Common Deer 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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Christina Shah @christinashah.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you to 49th shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social for including if:prey, then:huntress on this list! I'm in fine company: @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @isabellawangbc.bsky.social @ronnabloom.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social, John Barton, Joseph Dandurand- and more!

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · Aug 19

Most Anticipated: Our 2025 Fall Poetry Preview with titles from @caitlinpress.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08... #Poetry #CanLit

Most Anticipated: Our 2025 Fall Poetry Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Poetry to look forward to in the second half of 2025

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@bookhugpress @bookhugpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Most Anticipated Fall Fiction Preview from @49thshelf.bsky.social is here and we're thrilled to see new books by Shani Mootoo, Cary Fagan, and Sibylle Grimbert, tr. by Aleshia Jensen included in it.

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@bookhugpress @bookhugpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you to @49thshelf.bsky.social for including women & roosters by Fenn Stewart in the Most Anticipated Fall 2025 Poetry Preview.

women & roosters will be released on October 28 and is now available for pre-order: bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Booksellers' List, a new initiative by the Canadian Independent Booksellers' Association (CIBA), celebrates the top 20 books of the season as voted on by hundreds of independent booksellers across the country. Check out these Canadian books in the spotlight! #CanLit 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/09...

Canadian Books in the Spotlight on the Inaugural CIBA Booksellers' List · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

7 titles on the list are published by independent Canadian presses.

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Anna Swanson @annajswan.bsky.social · Aug 25

So delighted to see The Garbage Poems on this preview list from @49thshelf.bsky.social - and especially to share it with so many fabulous poets! I just got to hear Katherena Vermette read from Procession this week at Woody Point and it was extraordinary.

Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · Aug 12

The @49thshelf.bsky.social 2025 fall #poetry preview includes works by Wendy Donawa, @danielaelza.bsky.social, @scottjackshaw.bsky.social, @johnbradymcd.bsky.social, @christinashah.bsky.social, @annajswan.bsky.social, @paulvermeersch.bsky.social, @nicolavulpe.bsky.social + more! tinyurl.com/5f7mt9ny

Most Anticipated: Our 2025 Fall Poetry Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Poetry to look forward to in the second half of 2025

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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · Aug 28

Playful Poetry on 49th Shelf: A recommended reading list from the author of NORTHERNY, winner of the 2025 Canadian First Book Prize. Here, she shares some of her favourite collections with a sense of play.
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49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · Aug 28

Still time to catch up on our August summer reading list! Get reading these titles from @touchwooded.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @mawenzihouse.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social

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Our August Summer Reading List · Lists · 49th Shelf

Books to pack in your beach bag...

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · Aug 20

Indigenous author and illustrator Gord Hill is back with a timely and expanded edition of The Antifa Comic Book (@arsenalpulp.bsky.social) and we sat down to chat! Check out our conversation: 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08... #CanLit #DiverseCanLit #Comics

Resisting Fascism: The Chat with Gord Hill · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Indigenous author and illustrator Gord Hill is back with a timely and expanded edition of The Antifa Comic Book (Arsenal Pulp Press). In this brilliant ...

49th Shelf @49thshelf.bsky.social · Aug 19

Most Anticipated: Our 2025 Fall Poetry Preview with titles from @caitlinpress.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08... #Poetry #CanLit

Most Anticipated: Our 2025 Fall Poetry Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Poetry to look forward to in the second half of 2025