Our Publisher Spotlight series showcases Canadian independent presses doing standout work in the literary and academic world! We're so excited to share Portage & Main Press! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04... #CanLit
The Spring 2026 Booksellers' List is full of Canadian titles! Take a peek at what's on the radar of independent booksellers across the country! 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @aaknopf.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social #CanLit
"I am so thrilled with all the talent that has recently come out, featuring Asians in all our complexity and diversity." Check out these Great Canadian AAPI Books by Jane Park, author of Inheritance @houseofanansi.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04... #DiverseCanLit #AAPI
Radical Inclusion and the Powell Street Festival: The Chat with Emiko Morita, author of Return to Paueru Gai: Fifty Years of Vancouver's Powell Street Festival @arsenalpulp.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04... #DiverseCanLit #CanLit #CanadianHistory
The Spring 2026 Booksellers' List is Bursting with Canadian Reads! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04... @touchwooded.bsky.social @biblioasis.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit
"Funny, sexy, bawdy writing like this is all too rare in Canadian poetry. Bachinsky’s work is a breath of fresh air, sure, but more importantly, her willingness to discuss such topics in no way diminishes the seriousness of her overall project." ~ Carellin Brooks
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Check out A Selection from My Bookshelf, a recommended reading list by @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social, author of The Tinder Sonnets, on @49thshelf.bsky.social.
The Tinder Sonnets is also up for giveaway on 49th Shelf! Enter for your chance to win. Contest closes May 1.
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Blazing a Trail for Women in Sports: The Chat with Betty Baxter, author of Outspoken: A Journey from Olympic Athlete to Activist 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/03... @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social #CanLit
On Our Radar: New Brunswick Weird, Korea on the Prairie, Family Ties, and Poems About Swimming and Grief! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/03... @llpmtl.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social #CanLit
What would a world without prisons look like? Take a look at these fascinating reads on abolition and envisioning a bold and beautiful world.
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We're so proud of our Publisher Spotlight series where we highlight Canadian independent presses doing standout work in the literary and academic world. Shout out to @orcabook.bsky.social – an independent Canadian publisher of children’s books located in Victoria, BC! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/03...
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Absolutely love Natalie Southworth's debut, There's Always More to Say.
🙏@49thshelf.bsky.social! We're thrilled this spring 🌷you're loving "Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive" by Alison Gadsby (@junctionreads.bsky.social)
✨Yay @49thshelf.bsky.social! We're SO glad "Count on Me," by @anncavlovic.bsky.social is on your radar!!!✨
Books Buried Deep in my Heart, a recommended reading list by Glenna Turnbull, author of The Art of Getting Lost and Found @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Books/T/The-... #CanLit
NEW RELEASE — Opposite Sully's Gym by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson
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Check out Where the Past and the Present Collide: A Recommended Reading List by Amapiano Eyes author @dnandi.bsky.social for @49thshelf.bsky.social, featuring books by Dionne Brand, Evelyn Lau, Miriam Toews, Michael Ondaatje, & more.
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Here are some short fiction collections we're loving this spring! 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @newestpress.bsky.social @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @greatplainspress.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit
What's on our radar this month? Sandwich Generation, Family Drama, One Day in Yellowknife, and the Boys of Jerusalem! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02... @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit
Women you won't forget – in all their complexity and messiness! A book list by Andrea MacPherson, author of Reckless @bookhugpress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/10... #CanLit
Have you entered your name yet to win a copy of Patrick Friesen's brand-new collection of poetry SIGHTINGS?
Go to the Giveaways page of the wonderful Canadian book site @49thshelf.bsky.social and sign up! Five free copies to give away -- contest ends March 30.
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This week just got even better—I just discovered that Ellis on Guard is a Winter 2026 Top Grade Pick (49th Shelf for Teachers)! Thanks so much to
@spencerbmiller.bsky.social and @49thshelf.bsky.social
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Women's History Month is EVERY month! Check out these new books on women's lives and women's history. @ecwpress.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @heritagehouse.bsky.social @btlbooks.com @boulderbooks.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory
Check out this excerpt from Working for Nothing: A Wages for Housework Anthology by Louise Toupin @btlbooks.com 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/03... #WomensMonth #CanLit
Delighted to see "Count on Me," by @anncavlovic.bsky.social is on your radar!!!!🤩🙏
Enter to win a copy of Patrick Friesen's brand-new collection of poetry (his latest in a 50-year career of publishing) SIGHTINGS.
Go to the Giveaways page of @49thshelf.bsky.social (a project of Association of Canadian Publishers @cdnpublishers.bsky.social) and sign up!
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What's on our radar this month? Sandwich Generation, Family Drama, One Day in Yellowknife, and the Boys of Jerusalem: 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02... #CanLit @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social
It's Freedom to Read Week, an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. Explore some challenged Canadian books from our list: 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @orcabook.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
