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Wild Is a Challenging Word

by Phillip Vannini and April Vannini, with Autumn Vannini

From the new book In the Name of Wild: One Family, Five Years, Ten Countries, and a New Vision of Wildness

The Chat with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

by Trevor Corkum

This week on the The Chat, it’s a pleasure to speak to journalist and commentator Elamin Abdelmahmoud, whose debut memoir Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir …

Back to School

by Hannah McGregor

Academic books that you don’t need to be an academic to enjoy

Books to Break Your Reading Slump

by Carrie Snyder

A recommended reading list by the author of the new novel Francie's Got a Gun.

Most Anticipated: Our 2022 Fall Nonfiction Preview

by 49thShelf Staff

Memoir, food writing, nature, ideas, politics, sports, health, music, and more!

The Chat with Cody Caetano

by Trevor Corkum

This week we chat with debut author Cody Caetano, whose memoir Half-Bads in White Regalia is earning all kinds of well-deserved buzz for its superb storytelling …

The Chat with Michelle Porter

by Trevor Corkum

Today on the Chat, we speak to Michelle Porter. Her powerful memoir, Scratching River, is now out with WLU Press.

Stories As Sanctuary

by Ceilidh Michelle

A recommended reading list by the author of Vagabond.

Books for International Women's Day

by Kerry Clare

Great books telling the stories of amazing women.

The Chat with Mary Fairhurst Breen

by Trevor Corkum

This week, we chat with Mary Fairhurst Breen. With fierce honesty and leavening humour, her debut memoir Any Kind of Luck At All (Second Story Press) explores …

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