Continuing our In Conversation series, Nic Brewer joins us to discuss her remarkable debut novel, Suture! Suture fiercely and tenderly interweaves the stories of three artists who literally tear themselves open to make art. Each artist baffles their family, or harms their loved ones, with their necessary sacrifices. Using body horror as a means of […]
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The next installment of our In Conversation series features Lambda Literary and Stonewall Book Award-winner Hasan Namir! Namir’s new collection of poetry, Umbilical Cord, documents the journey that he and his husband took to have a child. Between love letters to their young son, Namir shares insight into his love story with his husband, the […]
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Our Active Listening series continues with Letters to Amelia, Lindsay Zier-Vogel’s critically-acclaimed debut novel which combines the contemporary story of a newly single woman who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant with a passionate epistolary love affair between iconic American aviator and feminist icon Amelia Earhart and Gene Vidal. “Letters to Amelia is a gorgeous, big-hearted debut that will make you […]
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Today, we’re celebrating the release of Suture, a bold and original debut novel by the talented Nic Brewer! Blurring distinctions between reality and metaphor, Suture renders a new vocabulary for thinking through art, bodies, and desire. Read on to learn all about this highly anticipated debut, and for information on tonight’s virtual launch of Suture! […]
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The fall book season is upon us! Over the coming weeks, a brilliant cohort of Book*hug’s Fall 2021 authors will be sharing their thoughts on the writing process, the books they read while penning their own, and their favourite themes and takeaways. Lindsay Zier-Vogel starts us off with a discussion of her debut novel, […]
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Hello everyone! My name is Rachel and I’m delighted to announce that I am Book*hug’s newest intern. When I set out to find my place in publishing, I was hoping to begin my adventure at an independent press. Known for taking chances on books and authors that the “Big Five” publishing houses do not, […]
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Today, we’re celebrating the release of a tender and moving new poetry collection by Lambda Literary and Stonewall Book Award-winner Hasan Namir! Umbilical Cord is a joyful poetry memoir about parenting, fatherhood, love, and hope that documents the journey that Namir and his husband took to have a child. Read on to learn all about […]
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Our Fall 2021 preview series continues with Tongues: On Longing and Belonging through Language, edited by Eufemia Fantetti, Leonarda Carranza, and Ayelet Tsabari! This vital anthology opens a compelling dialogue about language diversity and probes the importance of language in our identity and the ways in which it shapes us. In this collection of deeply […]
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We are thrilled that We, Jane by Aimee Wall has been longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize! We, Jane explores intergenerational female relationships, the precarity of rural existence, and the essential nature of abortion. It probes the importance of care work by women for women and beautifully captures the inevitable heartache of understanding […]
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The fall book season has officially arrived! Today, we’re kicking off the new season by celebrating the release of Letters to Amelia, the first title in our fall line up! Read on to learn all about this highly anticipated debut novel, as well as news about the upcoming Toronto Lit Up virtual launch on September […]
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