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)

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

Some Books for Truth and Reconciliation Day · Lists · 49th Shelf Books to read for National Truth and Reconciliation Day 2025

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

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 ...

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

Announcing finalists for the 2025 #AtwoodGibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize — congratulations to:

◢ Tim Bowling

◢ @robertmcgill.bsky.social

◢ @jobitek.bsky.social

◢ Maria Reva

◢ @aurorasdp.bsky.social

$70K winner announced Nov 13 at the #WTAwards bit.ly/4g8cnWg #canlit #diversecanlit

Awarding the best Canadian novels & short stories 🏅 Meet the 2025 #AtwoodGibson Prize jury:

◢ @garybarwin.bsky.social

◢ #AliBryan

◢ #JasmineSealy

Finalists will be announced Wednesday! For award details visit: bit.ly/4g8cnWg

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Image of three headshots and the phrase "2025 Jury, Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQS+ Emerging Writers"

📚Celebrating Canada's best debut books by #LGBTQ2S+ writers! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Meet the 2025 #DayneOgilvie Prize jury:
▪️Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay
▪️Darrin Hagen
▪️Janika Oza

✨ Finalists announced tomorrow!
👉writerstrust.com/DayneOgilvie

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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 ...

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

Guides, Mirrors, and Gentle Companions · Blog Post · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by the author of Children Like Us (Doubleday Canada).

Guides, Mirrors, and Gentle Companions – check out this reading list by Brittany Penner, author of Children Like Us, @doubledaybooks.bsky.social. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08... #CanLit #DiverseCanLit

Writing What's Lost in Translation: The Chat with Kyo Lee · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Kyo Lee is a brave and compelling new voice in Canadian poetry. Lee's intimate debut poetry collection i cut my tongue on a broken country (Arsenal Pulp ...

Kyo Lee - the youngest poet to win the CBC Poetry Prize - is writing what's lost in translation. Check out our interview about her intimate debut poetry collection 'i cut my tongue on a broken country' @arsenalpulp.bsky.social.

49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/07... #CanLit #Poetry #DiverseCanLit

The Tiger and the Cosmonaut · Books · 49th Shelf A noirish page-turner about a mysterious disappearance and a moving portrait of a Chinese Canadian family navigating insecurities, expectations, and simmering ...

"Queer Stories Are Vital": The Chat with Eddy Boudel Tan, author of The Tiger and the Cosmonaut (Penguin Group Canada) 49thshelf.com/Books/T/The-... #CanLit #QueerWriters #DiverseCanLit

Expo Love in Queer Montreal: The Chat with Ben Ladouceur · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Crafting a novel that pairs all the exhilaration of a queer romance set against the frenzied backdrop of Expo 67 in Montreal is a delicious feat in itself. ...

Expo love in Queer Montreal! Read our interview with Ben Ladouceur, author of 'I Remember Lights' @bookhugpress.bsky.social – 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/06... #Pride #CanLit #DiverseCanLit

On Our Radar: Dark Comedy, a Story from Sudan, Political Intrigue, and the Reality of Homelessness · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Every month, our editor enthuses about the books piling up on her mind and on her nightstand.

Every month, our editor enthuses about the books piling up on her mind and on her nightstand. What's on our radar this month? Dark Comedy, a Story from Sudan, Political Intrigue, and the Reality of Homelessness – 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/05... #CanLit #DiverseCanLit

Confronting Chinese History: The Chat with Su Chang · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Author Su Chang's debut novel The Immortal Woman (House of Anansi Press) is a thrilling, multi-generation story of loss, longing, and the search for home. ...

Confronting Chinese History: The Chat with Su Chang, author of 'The Immortal Woman' @houseofanansi.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/05... #CanLit #DiverseCanLit

Shelf Talkers: Spring 2025 · Blog Post · 49th Shelf In the words of the immortal Tom Lehrer (who is, I am happy to say, still among the living), “Spring is here, aha spring is here, Life is skittles and ...

We have gathered once again the fine, fine booksellers of the Shelf Talkers community, experts from coast to coast, with their suggestions for spring reading! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/05... #DiverseCanLit #CanLit #IndieBookstores

Books for National Accessibility Week · Lists · 49th Shelf Books that bring accessibility (and the continued challenges of inaccessibility) to light.

It's National AccessAbility Week! We recommend this list of books that bring accessibility (and the continued challenges of inaccessibility) to light. 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #CanLit #DiverseCanLit

Writing from Exile: The Chat with Taha Siddiqui · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Taha Siddiqui’s haunting, inspired graphic memoir The Dissident Club: The Chronicle of a Pakistani Journalist in Exile (with Hubert Maury, Arsenal Pulp ...

Check out our interview with @tahasiddiqui.bsky.social about his haunting, inspired graphic memoir The Dissident Club: The Chronicle of a Pakistani Journalist in Exile @arsenalpulp.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/04... #CanLit #DiverseCanLit

Notes from a Children's Librarian: Sikh Heritage · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Books for Sikh Heritage Month. 

Did you know that it's Sikh Heritage Month here in Canada? Check out what our children's librarian columnist, Julie Booker, recommends to learn more about SIkh heritage! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/04... #DiverseCanLit #CanLit

Beacons of Power: Dr. Chika Oriuwa’s Picks · Lists · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by Dr. Chika Oriuwa, author of UNLIKE THE REST, who writes, "As we step into Women's History Month and continue to celebrate ...

Beacons of Power is a recommended reading list by Dr. Chika Oriuwa, author of UNLIKE THE REST @harpercollinsca.bsky.social, that reveals the power of women's voices and the resilience of Black communities. 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #WomensHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth #DiverseCanLit

Vulnerability, Nuance and Finding Your Voice · Blog Post · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by the author of All the Parts We Exile. 

We love this book list on vulnerability, nuance, and finding your voice by Roza Nozari, author of All the Parts We Exile: 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/02... #DiverseCanLit

Feminist Fiction · Blog Post · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by the author of the new novel The Immortal Woman.

Check out this list of feminist fiction by Su Chang, author of The Immortal Woman from @houseofanansi.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/03... #DiverseCanLit #WomensMonth

Welcoming newcomer students to your classroom · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Newcomer students in our classrooms need more support and inclusion than ever before.

As the political climate in Canada shifts into worrisome territory, educator and researcher Spencer Miller shares these books for welcoming newcomer students to your classroom 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/02... #DiverseCanLit

Black History Month Picks for 2025 · Lists · 49th Shelf Dive in to these new and recent books about Black History in Canada

Dive into these new and recent books about Black history in Canada! And pro-tip – they're not just for you to read in February...every month is Black history month! 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #DiverseCanLit #BlackHistoryMonth #CanLit

Stories to Consider Home · Blog Post · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by the author of Who Will Bury You?: And Other Stories

Looking for your next read? Check out this book list by @chidomuchemwa.bsky.social on stories about what transforms and what remains the same when we leave home and when we come back. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2024/10... #DiverseCanLit #CanLit

The Chat with Amal Alhomsi · Blog Post · 49th Shelf We begin 2025 in conversation with the writer Amal Alhomsi, whose moving debut Senescence: A Year in the Canadian Rockies tracks a deep cycle of thinking, ...

We begin 2025 in conversation with the writer Amal Alhomsi, whose moving debut Senescence: A Year in the Canadian Rockies tracks a deep cycle of thinking, feeling, and remembering amidst the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies.

49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/01...

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Looking forward to taking part in The FOLD festival 2024 with so many incredible writers! Join virtually (April 28 - May 1) and in-person (May 2 - 5) in downtown Brampton for this year's festival. Registration opens on March 20!
#foldfestival #writers #diverse #DiverseCanLit #ReadCanadian #Literary

Save the date! 🗓️ April 7, 2024 @ 5:30pm. Come celebrate National Poetry Month with me and Chuqiao Yang. Club SAW (67 Nicholas St.) #Ottawa #allinaday #ottarts #diversecanlit

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A thread to remember. #cdnpoli #cdnpse #cdnedu #highered #canlit #diversecanlit #ubcaccountable

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