In the Mood for Poetry: Wonder
As National Poetry Month concludes, we are sharing one more In the Mood for Poetry reading list, this time, on the theme of wonder. Poetry, at its best, is a […]
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Spring 2022 Fiction Preview: Remnants by Céline Huyghebaert, translated by Aleshia Jensen
Today, we are sharing the final instalment of our Spring 2022 Preview series, highlighting Remnants, the Governor General’s Literary Award-winning novel by Céline Huyghebaert, soon to be published in translation […]
Continue reading“We are all born into a story”: In Conversation with Shannon Webb-Campbell
Today, we pick up our In Conversation series with Shannon Webb-Campbell, author of the poetry collection Lunar Tides. Expansive and enveloping, Lunar Tides asks, “Who am I in relation to the […]
Continue readingIn the Mood for Poetry: Grief
Grief is personal and unpredictable; no two people experience it the same way, and yet, each person that comes out the other side is transformed by their experience of loss […]
Continue reading“Flirtatious, irreverent, and curious”: In Conversation with Daniel Sarah Karasik
This Spring, we return with our In Conversation series, where we speak in detail with recently published Book*hug authors about their books and the ideas—notions, whims, feelings, inspirations, memories, actions—behind […]
Continue readingThe Art of Poetry Roundtable, Part Two
As we continue to celebrate National Poetry Month, we return with Part Two of the Art of Poetry Roundtable! This time, Therese Estacion (author of Phantompains), Talya Rubin (author of Iceland […]
Continue readingHappy Book Birthday to Bystander by Mike Steeves 🎉
Today, we celebrate the release of Bystander by Mike Steeves! Read on to learn all about this highly anticipated sophomore novel, which goes deep into the psychology of its bewildered […]
Continue readingIn the Mood for Poetry: Nostalgia
Feeling sentimental? Wistful? Next up in our In the Mood for Poetry series is nostalgia. Lean into the feeling with these poetry collections that map personal and geographical histories, and […]
Continue readingThe Art of Poetry Roundtable, Part One
Poetry, like any art form, is a practice. To be a poet means mastering a certain discipline, finding one’s vocation and siphoning inspiration into form. This National Poetry Month we […]
Continue readingLunar Tides: The Playlist
This Spring, we return with our Official Book Playlist series, which invites authors to create playlists for their books, and offers them a space to draw parallels between the two. […]
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