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The Laundryman
Please wait... This may take a moment. Cover Votes: 1 0 Please sign in to submit your valuable feedback. Sign In or Register Now. Talking about this book? Use #TheLaundryman #NetGalley. More hashtag tips! In the frozen heart of the 1883 Canadian frontier, a single death unveils a darkness that could consume a town—and the men sworn to protect it.
Informing the Fantastic
Seventhblade is one of our amazing June giveaways, running until the end of June 2025. Head over to our giveaways page for your chance to win, and to check out everything else on offer. ***** The fantastic has always been my first choice when it comes to telling stories, and Seventhblade is no different.
"Queer Stories Are Vital": The Chat with Eddy Boudel Tan
Eddy Boudel Tan’s third novel The Tiger and the Cosmonaut (Penguin/Viking) grapples with the complexities of identity and the weight of family secrets. It’s a narrative that unpacks difficult truths and harrowing historical choices as a young queer Chinese-Canadian man returns to his remote British Columbia community after his elderly father goes missing.
Our July Summer Reading List
Summer is here, and so is summer reading. Get started with the books on this list! ***** The Fragments That Remain, by Mackenzie Angeconeb (Cormorant Books) About the book: Dearest Departed, I do not know when I decided I was going to write. I am not a writer. You are. You were. Honorary twins Ally and Andy, born at the start and end of the same year, have always shared everything—until Ally dies, his passing ruled a suicide by overdose.
On Our Radar · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
The World So Wide, by Zilla Jones (Cormorant Books) Zilla Jones's debut novel inspired me to create "Dramatically Good Fiction," a list of books where the stakes are oh-so-high, and The World So Wide tops that list due to its opera singer protagonist, the magnificently talented and marvellously realized Felicity Alexander, and also because of the political stakes underlining its riveting plot, set against a political coup and a fictionalized version of the US invasion of Grenada in 1983.
On Our Radar: 1983 Grenada, a Novel to Warm Your Heart, a Scintillating Sailing Memoir, and Gritty Vancouver Crime Fiction
The World So Wide, by Zilla Jones (Cormorant Books) Zilla Jones's debut novel inspired me to create "Dramatically Good Fiction," a list of books where the stakes are oh-so-high, and The World So Wide tops that list due to its opera singer protagonist, the magnificently talented and marvellously realized Felicity Alexander, and also because of the political stakes underlining its riveting plot, set against a political coup and a fictionalized version of the US invasion of Grenada in 1983.
The World So Wide
Felicity Alexander should be charming audiences at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, not under house arrest in Grenada in October 1983, as rumours swirl that United States troops are preparing to invade... So begins the premise of Zilla Jones' debut novel, The World So Wide, and Jones has chosen the following titles to complement her story.
Publisher Spotlight: Shadowpaw Press · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
This month, we’re featuring Shadowpaw Press, a small traditional, royalty-paying publishing company located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It's founded by Edward Willett, an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction for readers of all ages. Tell me the story of your publisher and when you arrived on the scene.
8 Books that Helped Shape My Own
Iris and the Dead is one of the great books we're offering for giveaway until the end of June. Find your chance to win (and check out everything else on offer) on our giveaways page. * The Beauty of the Husband, by Anne Carson About the book: The Beauty Of The Husband is an essay on Keats’s idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in 29 tangos. A tango (like a marriage) is something you have to dance to the end.
Winning Books: Spring 2017
Every year, as spring arrives across the country, Canadian writers and readers celebrate the best of CanLit with prizes and awards from different regions and genres, but there's nothing specialized about any of it. These books are for everyone, and we at 49th Shelf relish every second these great books get to spend in the spotlight. So much so that we want to let it shine a little longer with a look at the titles that have been big winners lately.
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