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Wages for Housework: Notice to all Governments · Blog Post · 49th Shelf An excerpt from Working for Nothing: A Wages for Housework Anthology (Between the Lines).

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

A Clarion Call for Human Rights: The Chat with Alex Neve · Blog Post · 49th Shelf This week we take a look at the urgent need to renew our commitment to global human rights. We’re in conversation with Alex Neve, who gave the 2025 ...

Thank you for the conversation, @49thshelf.bsky.social.

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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On Our Radar: Sandwich Generation, Family Drama, One Day in Yellowknife, and the Boys of Jerusalem · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Every month, our editor enthuses about the books piling up on her mind and on her nightstand.

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

Challenged Books in Canada · Lists · 49th Shelf It's Freedom to Read Week, an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. Learn more ...

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

Catch Asha and Baz in 49th Shelf Most Anticipated Spring 2026 list! Make a splash alongside Asha and Baz as they become ocean researchers in Asha and Baz Meet Sylvia Earle (February), by Caroline Fernandez, illustrated by Dharmali Patel.

Catch Asha and Baz in @49thshelf.bsky.social Most Anticipated Spring 2026 list!

Make a splash alongside Asha and Baz as they become ocean researchers in Asha and Baz Meet Sylvia Earle (February), by @parentclub.bsky.social , illustrated by Dharmali Patel.

#kidlit #ChapterBooks

Must-Read! Tough Topics Belong in YA Books by Susan Currie on 49th Shelf Read full article: https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02/12/Tough-Topics-Belong-in-YA-Books?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=February%20Campaign%20II&utm_content=February%20Campaign%20II+CID_55db7cdd9c736e768708fafbf2ce54f2&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Book%20Cover%20Fierce%20Voice #YABooks

Must-Read!

Tough Topics Belong in YA Books by @suecurrie24.bsky.social on @49thshelf.bsky.social

Read full article:

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Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2026 Books for Young Readers Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Books for young readers that will delight readers of ALL ages! All your favourites from the first half of 2026. 

Thanks, @49thshelf.bsky.social, for including ONE COSMIC ROCK in your list of Most Anticipated Spring 2026 Books for Young Readers!
@dreamist.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social

Here's the list: 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02...

A Nightmare or Two: Great Scary Books · Blog Post · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by the author of The Curse of Heartwood Academy (Orca Book Publishers). 

A Nightmare or Two: A recommended book list on the paranormal by Marty Chan, author of The Curse of Heartwood Academy @orcabook.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02... #CanLit

Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2026 Books for Young Readers Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Books for young readers that will delight readers of ALL ages! All your favourites from the first half of 2026. 

Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2026 Books for Young Readers Preview! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02... @orcabook.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social

Jelly, Baby: Essays on Disability and Vulnerability by Therese Estacion is named a Most Anticipated 2026 Spring Nonfiction book by @49thshelf.bsky.social. Jelly, Baby will be released on April 28 and is available now for pre-order.

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Arrived just in time!

& watching the current Olympics, with all the hub-bub about Curling, this will definitely be an awesome read!

Curling Rocks!!

Thanks to @49thshelf.bsky.social for the Giveaway!!

Cheers to a snowy icy evening 📚🍷

8 Books that Share the Stories of Refugee and Immigrant Children · Blog Post · 49th Shelf These new and upcoming books from Canadian book creators share the stories of immigrant and refugee children with love and care.

8 Books that Share the Stories of Refugee and Immigrant Children 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02... @orcabook.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @heritagehouse.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social

Thank you to @49thshelf.bsky.social for including our forthcoming poetry collections in the Most Anticipated Spring 2026 Poetry preview, including I Used to Be a Pisces by Camilla Gibb, The Tinder Sonnets by @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social
& Gold Star by Emma McKenna. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02...

Here is a wonderful treat! It's the Spring 2026 Poetry Preview from @49thshelf.bsky.social.
Congratulations to Kevin Irie (EVACUATIONS), Lisa Martin (NIGHTHAWKS), and @lisarichter.bsky.social(SUBLUNARY) and the other wonderful poets on the list.
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#poetry #poets #readers

So happy to see my new book in such fine company on @49thshelf.bsky.social 's Most Anticipated Spring Poetry Preview!

What We Carry: Winter 2026 · Blog Post · 49th Shelf What We Carry is a book list by managing editor, Justine Abigail Yu, tracing stories of migration, movement, and ancestral memory from authors who write ...

What We Carry: Winter 2026 is here – a seasonal book list tracing stories of migration, movement, and ancestral memory. @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @btlbooks.com @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @mawenzihouse.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02...

The "wonderfully strange and absolutely gripping" Days of Feasting and Rejoicing by David Bergen should absolutely be on everyone's radar 👀😍

Black History/Black Futures · Lists · 49th Shelf New books for Black History Month

Take a look at these new books for #BlackHistoryMonth! @dundurnpress.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @uoftpress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #CanLit

It's a love story, baby, just say yes. · Lists · 49th Shelf Books for Valentines Day, 2026

It's a love story, baby, just say yes! Books for #ValentinesDay 2026: 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @ecwpress.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit

https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08/19/Publisher-Spotlight-Common-Deer-Press

Thank you to @49thshelf.bsky.social for including Common Deer Press in your Publisher Spotlight

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A fantastic list of nonfiction for 2026. My TBR runneth over.
#amreading #booksky💙📚

Big Feelings: Social Emotional Learning · Blog Post · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by the author of the picture book Ellis on Guard (Second Story Press). 

Looking for some solid social-emotional learning (SEL) books for littles? I put together a round-up of some of my favourites from the last couple of years for the @49thshelf.bsky.social. Check ‘em out:

On Our Radar: Gripping Suspense, Woman Power, and Sharing the Light · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Every month, our editor enthuses about the books piling up on her mind and on her nightstand.

What's on our radar this month? Gripping Suspense, Woman Power, and Sharing the Light! @gooselane.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit

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The Closest Thing We Have to Time Travel · Blog Post · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by the author of The Winter Witch (Simon & Schuster Canada). 

The Closest Thing We Have to Time Travel: A recommended reading list by Jennifer Chevalier, the author of The Winter Witch @simonschusterca.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... #CanLit

Most Anticipated: Our 2026 Nonfiction Spring Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Books on politics, memoir, biography, history, health, identity, social justice, disability, community, food, and more! 

Here it is! Our 2026 Nonfiction Spring Preview with titles from @dundurnpress.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social @umanitobapress.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social #CanLit

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Families Can Be Everything · Blog Post · 49th Shelf A recommended reading list by the author of the thrillers Behind the Door and The Tenant. 

"Read these books that aren’t about traditional families, but take note of the families within, at how the plots here whisper occasionally to you that families, all kinds of families, will always be present, one way or the other." M.S. Berry, author of Behind the Door.

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Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2026 Fiction Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Fiction to fall for in the first half of 2026.

The Most Anticipated Spring 2026 Fiction Preview is here from @49thshelf.bsky.social and we're thrilled to see three of our forthcoming novels on in the list, including titles from Michael Eddy, @lizjohnston.bsky.social & @dnandi.bsky.social.
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The latest instalment of the CIBA's Booksellers' List is out! And several Canadian titles have been featured 🍁 including Staying Power by Zena Sharman, from Books BC member @arsenalpulp.bsky.social!

Check out the full list here: www.indiebookstores.ca/tbl/