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
09.02.2026 21:30 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08...
#kidlit
03.02.2026 14:52 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A fantastic list of nonfiction for 2026. My TBR runneth over.
#amreading #booksky💙📚
29.01.2026 17:33 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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:
03.02.2026 21:20 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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
02.02.2026 16:51 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...
29.01.2026 15:54 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
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.
49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...
28.01.2026 15:45 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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.
49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...
21.01.2026 19:17 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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/
21.01.2026 19:46 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Growing My Way Home · Books · 49th Shelf
Sad, shocking, and truthful, Growing My Way Home chronicles one woman’s struggle through events all too common among a People who have been separated ...
Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2026 Fiction Preview with titles from @dundurnpress.bsky.social @newestpress.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... #CanLit
20.01.2026 19:14 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Sarah Boon, author of MELTDOWN, shares some favourite books on @49thshelf.bsky.social .
"The west has been my formative landscape, as are the landscapes of the books on this list."
https://bit.ly/4jEAmOR
Learn more about MELTDOWN: https://bit.ly/41lawaq
15.01.2026 17:00 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
“Promotional graphic with a soft grey, textured background resembling dragon scales. Centered text reads: ‘Not All Dragons included in Most Anticipated Spring 2026 Fiction. Thank you, 49thShelf.’ At the bottom, smaller text reads: ‘Coming May 19, 2026.’”
“Promotional graphic with a pale, textured background. Text introduces the novel Not All Dragons by David Ly, describing a character named Rhys who awakens with no memory in a magical land and begins a journey with a mermaid named Delia to uncover his past, destiny, and the truth beneath story and prophecy.”
Thank you, @49thshelf.bsky.social! Coming May 19⚡️
16.01.2026 06:40 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Did you read the books highlighted by 49th Shelf last year as "necessary nonfiction"? They listed essential stories about how to live in the world.
It included Kate Beaton's BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR along with several other amazing books.
https://bit.ly/4j5SQHP
@49thshelf.bsky.social
16.01.2026 18:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Canadian Authors Dominate the Latest Booksellers' List · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
The second instalment of the CIBA's Booksellers' List highlights some of the most exciting books readers will be picking up this season.
Canadian Authors Dominate the Latest Booksellers' List! Check out the second instalment of the CIBA's Booksellers' List highlights some of the most exciting books readers will be picking up this season. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... #CanLit
19.01.2026 19:35 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
New Books for a Fresh Year · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Books to help you welcome 2026 from a healthy, happy place.
We've got new books for a fresh year! Books to help you welcome 2026 from a healthy, happy place!
@houseofanansi.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @simonschusterca.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...
15.01.2026 15:29 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
ACP is excited to launch the Certified Canadian Publisher program! 🍁📚
Look for the seal when you buy books and you'll:
📖Support Canadian jobs
🏆Champion Canadian talent
🏘 Strengthen communities
💰Boost our economy
🍁 Preserve Canadian stories
www.certifiedcanadianpublisher.com
02.10.2025 13:05 — 👍 19 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 4
Shift Your Perspective · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of Slice the Water (Goose Lane Editions).
Looking for books that will challenge assumptions, expand empathy, and gently transform you in beautiful ways? P.P. Wong, author of Slice the Water @gooselane.bsky.social, shares titles to shift your perspective!
49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... #CanLit
12.01.2026 18:42 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Lost Art of Letter Writing · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
This Christmas, my partner gifted me a seal stamp with the letter "J" for Justine, along with two sealing wax sticks – a gorgeous and random gift that ...
We've been reading provocative books of letters, of correspondence, of exchanges in thought. If you also find yourself yearning to slow down and deepen, these reads are for you!
@thedialpress.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... #CanLit
07.01.2026 19:51 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hi there! What browser are you using? It seems to be working on our end!
07.01.2026 19:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New Books for a Fresh Year · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Books to help you welcome 2026 from a healthy, happy place.
Happy New Year, everyone! We're here with some books to help you welcome 2026 from a healthy, happy place.
@douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @simonschusterca.bsky.social
49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01... #CanLit
06.01.2026 19:24 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Shout out to @49thshelf.bsky.social and @cdnpublishers.bsky.social for helping us promote our Canadian books!
#booksky
20.12.2025 18:04 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
GG Fiction 2025: The Chat with Kyle Edwards · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Next up in our special coverage of this year’s Governor General’s Awards, we chat with Kyle Edwards. Kyle’s novel Small Ceremonies (McClelland ...
In our special coverage of this year’s Governor General’s Awards, we chat with Kyle Edwards. Kyle’s novel Small Ceremonies (McClelland & Stewart) is the 2025 Governor General’s Award winner for Fiction! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... #CanLit
12.12.2025 16:37 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
On Our Radar: Abortion Rights YA, Spies for Christmas, Field Notes, a Life in Comedy, Soviet-Era Intrigue, and More! · 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? Abortion Rights YA, Spies for Christmas, Field Notes, a Life in Comedy, Soviet-Era Intrigue, and More! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit
11.12.2025 20:58 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
Our Top Fiction of 2025 · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
The fiction that rocked the year that was.
Have you checked out our top fiction of 2025? The only thing better than this wide-ranging list of excellent Canadian fiction is that every single title on it is up for giveaway!
49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social #CanLit
10.12.2025 16:12 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Finding publishers like these is now easier than ever, thanks to the Certified Canadian Publisher seal. On our website, users can now easily identify if a book has been produced by a Canadian-owned publisher. Just look for the seal! #BuyCanadian #MadeInCanada #CanLit
09.12.2025 15:39 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
The Association of Canadian Publishers is the voice of Canadian independent book publishers.
Publisher of books by Canadians about how to make things and how things are made. 🇨🇦🧶🧷🧵✂️📐🪡🎨🔨
https://shop.ninetenpublications.ca
The LCP supports poets & builds communities, supports inclusive and equitable free expression, & promotes Canadian poets and poetry. www.poets.ca
Independent Publisher of Diverse #CanLit: No Borders. No Limits.
www.guernicaeditions.com
Our tests of a book’s worth: it has been written well, is intended to engage the full attention of the reader, and has something new or important to say.
Inhabit Media is an Inuit-owned publishing company that aims to promote and preserve the stories, knowledge, and talent of northern Canada.
Innovative literary book publisher based in British Columbia, Canada.
Award-winning publisher of picture books for children 3-7 & non-fiction, fiction & graphic novels for children 8-12.
Canada's leading independent publisher of books for kids and teens.
www.orcabook.com
Publishing Radically Rewarding Literature for Almost Fifty Years
Literary publisher based in Northern Ontario, Canada
Visit our website: https://latitude46publishing.com/
Read independently. https://linktr.ee/biblioasis_books
An independent Canadian publisher based in BC • Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry • Dagger Editions is our imprint for queer women-identifying writers.
Medicine Wheel Publishing provides high quality educational Indigenous literature that is culturally authentic, carries moral messages and for all.
https://medicinewheelpublishing.com/
Visit our other pages for more!
linktr.ee/medicinewheelpublishing
Independent Publishers Since 1923.
Critical Books for Critical Thinkers https://linktr.ee/fernwoodpublishing
We're probably on your bookshelf.
Get our books here >> simonandschuster.com
US book publisher
An imprint of @penguinrandomhouse
Keep Turning Pages.
https://linktr.ee/DDayBooks
