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 kind of encounter. As these poets meet the world with openness and receptivity, it begins to unfold in all its many qualities. The following collections […]
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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 by Aleshia Jensen. Remnants is an exploration of our relationships with family and perception, told through a profound investigation of a father’s life and sudden […]
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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 moon?” These poems explore the primordial connections between love, grief, and water, structured within the lunar calendar. Written from a mixed Mi’kmaq/settler perspective, Lunar Tides […]
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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 and redemption. This statement from Sandra Ridley’s Silvija could serve as a thesis for today’s In the Mood for Poetry feature, which highlights collections that […]
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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 them. First up is Daniel Sarah Karasik on their new poetry collection, Plenitude. Plenitude is profoundly shaped by Karasik’s experience of grassroots social and political advocacy. […]
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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 Is Melting and So Are You), and R. Kolewe (author of The Absence of Zero and Afterletters) are sharing the scoop on their creative practices […]
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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 protagonist as he faces a moral crisis. Happy Book Birthday to Bystander by Mike Steeves! We’re excited for readers to meet this much anticipated follow […]
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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 draw odes to moments lost, longed for, and resurrected. These books are filled with memory traps. They guide author and reader alike through the bittersweet […]
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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 are inviting Book*hug poets to the blog to discuss their creative practice and some of the beliefs and influences that animate their final works. Read […]
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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. Shannon Webb-Campbell starts us off with a list of coastal and moonlit tunes to accompany her new poetry book Lunar Tides—a collection which originates from […]
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