Trevor Corkum

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Columnist at 49th Shelf

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Atlantic Correspondent at The Walrus Magazine

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The New York Times reports woman who feels no pain

1 week ago | 49thshelf.com | Trevor Corkum |Julie Booker |Tree Abraham

Happy Poetry Month! Bonememory is one of our amazing April giveaways, running until the end of the month. Head over to our Giveaways Page for your chance to win, and to check out all the other great books up for offer. *****I am throbbing with envybecause she is seventy-one and has steeredher life through the snug grooves of ache-absencesculpted by a mutated gene. Sure, she doesn’t senseblood oozing from a cut or fingers burningwhen removing baked potatoes from the oven.
Big-Hearted Stories for Little Readers

1 month ago | 49thshelf.com | Amanda Leduc |Trevor Corkum

Kenzie's Little Tree is one of our amazing March giveaways. Find your chance to win on our giveaways page, where you can also check out everything else we have on offer. *****I love reading—and writing—big-hearted stories for little readers. By big-hearted, I mean books that evoke strong emotions, feature important themes, inspire readers, and elicit thoughts and discussions.
The NDP Is Hoping for a Breakthrough in Atlantic Canada

1 month ago | thewalrus.ca | Trevor Corkum

I’m old enough to remember the 1997 federal election, when Jean Chrétien led his Liberals to a second majority government. As early results trickled in, however, it soon became clear that the Liberals were being routed on the East Coast. While Conservatives eked out a victory in many seats, the story in Atlantic Canada that evening belonged to Nova Scotia’s Alexa McDonough.
Hummus à la YOU! Recipe from SUNDAYS ARE FOR FEASTS

2 months ago | 49thshelf.com | Trevor Corkum |Caroline Bishop |Julie Booker

One of my favorite things about making hummus is that it’s really hard to get wrong. Here are the basic ingredients, but don’t be afraid to use your imagination. Try adding new flavors—a spoon of pesto, a roasted bell pepper, a pinch of cumin.
7 Favourite Canadian Reads

2 months ago | 49thshelf.com | Trevor Corkum |Leila Boukarim |Julie Booker

The Day I Left You, by Caroline Bishop, is one of the great books we're offering for giveaway throughout February 2025. Head over to our giveaways page for your turn to enter and to check out everything we've got up for giveaway right now. *****Though I’m a Canadian citizen, I grew up in the UK, where my Canadian mother and British father decided to raise my sister and me. I’ve visited Canada multiple times over the years, but I have never lived here.
Inside Canada's Far-Right: The Chat with Aurélie Campana, Samuel Tanner, and Stéphane Leman-Langlois

2 months ago | 49thshelf.com | Leila Boukarim |Caroline Bishop |Julie Booker |Trevor Corkum

“The Great Right North should be required reading for every academic, policymaker, journalist, law enforcement official, and citizen concerned about the far right. It is a highly nuanced work that makes sense of recent events such as the Freedom Convoy and the Quebec City mosque shooting, and it is sure to be helpful in interpreting future developments as well.”-Jonathan Montpetit, CBC News_____The Great Right North explores the current state of far-right activism in Canada.
Fiction to Savour This Winter

Jan 13, 2025 | 49thshelf.com | Janice MacDonald |Kerry Clare |Kiley Turner |Trevor Corkum

When We Were Ashes is one of the great books we've got up for giveaway until the end of January. Head to our Giveaways Page for your chance to win and to check out everything we've got on offer. ***** Fifteen Dogs, by André AlexisThe premise is just brilliant. Over drinks at a local Toronto bar, Hermes and Apollo (yes, those fickle Greek gods of an eternal yesteryear) decide to settle a bet by granting human consciousness and language to 15 dogs staying at a nearby veterinary clinic.
Mystery Picks that Carved the Path

Jan 9, 2025 | 49thshelf.com | Kerry Clare |Kiley Turner |Trevor Corkum

Victor & Me in Paris is one of the great books we've got up for giveaway until the end of January. Check out our giveaways page for your chance to win and to check out everything else we've got on offer. *As I celebrate the launch of a new series, I’ve been reflecting on when I first started writing mystery fiction.
12 Books that Say YES to New Possibilities in 2025

Jan 8, 2025 | 49thshelf.com | Janice MacDonald |Kiley Turner |Trevor Corkum

Hope by Terry Fox, by Barbara AdhiyaAbout the book: In 1976, when Terry Fox was just eighteen years old, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and his right leg was amputated just above the knee. It quickly became his mission to help cure cancer so others would not have to endure what he had gone through. He dreamed up a Marathon of Hope—a fundraising run across Canada, from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British Columbia. 5,300 miles. When he set off on April 12, 1980, Canadians were dubious.
Four Unputdownable Books Full of Family Drama · Blog Post · 49th Shelf

Jan 5, 2025 | 49thshelf.com | Trevor Corkum

Little Crosses, by Sabrina ReevesGenre: FictionPublisher: House of Anansi PressWhat It's AboutA daughter examines her complicated relationship with a charismatic, narcissistic mother who now lives with alcohol-related dementia. When Cassie Wolfe brings her mother, Nina, to the Albuquerque Presbyterian Hospital to be detoxed, the doctors ask her to write a profile of the patient. But how can she fit Nina into a Word document?