Hi there! Melissa here. I’m thrilled to be BookThug’s newest intern and taking part in their exciting adventures in literary publishing this spring. I grew up outside of Toronto with over three generations of my family involved in all aspects of the printing industry. The intoxicating smell of ink, oil and paper is home to […]
Continue readingMonthly Archives: April 2017
Share the Love: Spotlight on Authors for Indies Day 2017
April 25th, 2017 By Shayanna Seymour, Special to the BookThug Blog It’s that time of year again! The time to support, and show your love for, Canadian independently-owned bookstores on none other than Author for Indies Day (AFI). This year marks the 3rd annual AFI which will take place all across the country at 87 […]
Continue readingBookThug Spring 2017 Launch Party: A Recap
Special to the BookThug Blog: Shayanna Seymour April 20, 2017 Hey there! For anyone who wasn’t able to be at our Spring 2017 Launch Party last Thursday, April 13th, this recap is here to catch you up on what you missed. Or maybe you were there and you want to relive the fun memories of […]
Continue readingInvariably: Marianne Apostolides on Deep Salt Water
Mixed Media Collage by Catherine Mellinger Deep Salt Water, the latest book by Marianne Apostolides, is a stirring memoir about loss and abortion, expressed through the layering of imagery from the ocean. It is a book that all of us at BookThug are very honoured to have published. Today we welcome Marianne to the BookThug […]
Continue readingWorld Health Day: Let’s Talk (and Read)
Every year, April 7th is known as World Health Day. It is a day of spreading global health awareness, started by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is important to spread the word and get involved in this campaign to keep everyone well-informed and to get help to those who need it. Every year the […]
Continue readingEvent Recap: Pivot Reading Series on April 5th, 2017
The Pivot Reading Series is always great, and last’s event night was no different. We all huddled together in The Steady Bar and Cafe on Bloor St. West, poets and publishers alike, to listen to four authors read from their new work. Supposably starting at 8 (when we all know that means 8:45 in the […]
Continue readingMeet our New Intern: Shayanna!
Hi everyone! My name is Shayanna, and I am BookThug’s newest intern for the next two months! I’m super excited to be working with Jay, Hazel, and the rest of the BookThug gang. To tell you a bit about myself, I just finished classes at Centennial College in the Publishing program. Yay! I found it […]
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