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"The overarching structure of the book is determined by a feeling we are by now all too familiar with; that of plummeting headlong down the infinite rabbit hole of the internet." @kyleflemmer.com talks The Wiki of Babel at @49thshelf.bsky.social: buff.ly/ASi3n6k

I won this book from @49thshelf.bsky.social and am excited to read it and learn more ways that I can help the planet.

The newly released Children of Fire: Kurdish Female Fighters and the Struggle for Woman, Life, Freedom by Shahrzad Arshadi and Anna Chatterton is up for giveaway on @49thshelf.bsky.social . Enter now for your chance to win 1 of 3 available copies. Contest closes July 1. 49thshelf.com/Giveaways/(o...

We're sharing our Pride Month book picks, which include 8 new and recent books by LGBTQ+ authors, spanning fiction, poetry, memoir, and drama. Find them all here: alllitup.ca/8-fabulous-b...

Hello June ☀️📚 A month for stories, celebration, reading and community. Swipe through to see what’s happening at Mawenzi House this month → @worldlittoday.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @anotherstoryto.bsky.social @quillandquire.bsky.social @49thshelf.bsky.social

"Johnston’s novel is one that asked me to consider how much sacrifice I’d expect someone to endure for their children..." @hollay.bsky.social includes The Fall-Down Effect by @lizjohnston.bsky.social in Revolutionary: The Act of Mothering reading list for @49thshelf.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2vzn2tn3

Revolutionary: The Act of Mothering · Blog Post · 49th ShelfA recommended reading list by the author of The Unravelling of Ou (Palimpsest Press). 49thshelf.com

The act of mothering is open to anybody who wishes to engage in it: not just cis-women, biological females or, I believe, not just people who have children. Motherwork can be done by anyone who nurtures. These books prioritize nurturing perspectives and narratives. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/05...

"I love a novel that depicts a character across a longish period time..." Check out Characters Across the Years: A Recommended Reading List by @lizjohnston.bsky.social, author of The Fall-Down Effect, for @49thshelf.bsky.social. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04...

Characters Across the Years · Blog Post · 49th ShelfA recommended reading list by the author of The Fall-Down Effect (Book*hug Press).49thshelf.com

Win a free copy of TURNING THE PAGE ON MURDER and OUR LITTLE SECRET from 49th Shelf! @49thshelf.bsky.social @mandagroup.bsky.social #IReadCanadian #bookgiveaway #CanLit

The last day of National Poetry Month: we're so glad to have witnessed this country's Big Love ❤️ for poetry! Thanks to @alllitupcanada.bsky.social @49thshelf.bsky.social @canadianpoets.bsky.social @cdnpublishers.bsky.social and of course THE POETS for all the beauty. #booksky #NPM2026

Book giveaway alert! Four of our new spring releases are up for giveaway on @49thshelf.bsky.social, including books by @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social @lizjohnston.bsky.social, Camilla Gibb, and Emma McKenna. Contest closes May 1. Enter now for your chance to win: 49thshelf.com/Giveaways

Indie booksellers are the best. I'm overjoyed that The Fall-Down Effect's on the Spring 2026 Booksellers' List. Thanks, @49thshelf.bsky.social, for this write-up! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04...

The Spring 2026 Booksellers' List is Bursting with Canadian Reads · Blog Post · 49th ShelfMore than half of the picks this time are Canadian, and five of these are published by Canadian presses. 49thshelf.com

"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 thebcreview.ca/2026/04/12/2...

Carellin Brooks reviews Real Grownup, by Elizabeth BachinskyCarellin Brooks reviews Real Grownup, by Elizabeth Bachinsky (Gibsons: Nightwood Editions, 2026) $19.95 / 9780889714960thebcreview.ca

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. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04...

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!!!✨

NEW RELEASE — Opposite Sully's Gym by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson Buy now: buff.ly/chjC4sQ Or check out the Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win: buff.ly/0uw3hOc #mysterynovels #OppositeSullysGym #GoodreadsGiveaway #Goodreads #CanLit

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. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/03...

Where the Past and the Present Collide · Blog Post · 49th ShelfA recommended reading list by the author of Amapiano Eyes (Book*hug Press).49thshelf.com

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. #booksky 49thshelf.com/Giveaways