Today, we’re sharing ten works that inspired Daniel Sarah Karasik in writing Disobedience. Read on to see how Karasik’s debut novel was influenced by works of speculative fiction, abolitionist writing, and more. Disobedience is a fairly plot-driven novel, and it’s also an attempt to grapple with a set of political questions. How should we understand the relationship […]
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For today’s Author Spotlight Q&A, we are featuring Rune Christiansen, author of Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest and The Loneliness in Lydia Erneman’s Life. B*: What does being part of the Book*hug author family mean to you? RC: I am very happy to be published by Book*hug. It is a privilege for me that […]
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Today, we’re delighted to share a conversation with editor and writer Stacey May Fowles and Adrienne Gruber, author of Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes. Gruber’s new lyrical essay collection subverts the stereotypes and transcends the platitudes of family life to examine motherhood with blistering insight. In this wide-ranging interview, the two discuss the process of moving from writing […]
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Today, we’re thrilled to welcome Disobedience, the first novel by acclaimed writer Daniel Sarah Karasik. Disobedience is a remarkable work of queer and trans speculative fiction that imagines how alternative forms of power can refuse the violent institutions that engulf us. Happy Book Birthday to Disobedience by Daniel Sarah Karasik! Already named a “Most Anticipated” Spring 2024 […]
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Today, we’re sharing Erin Brubacher’s playlist for her debut novel These Songs I Know By Heart! Married and divorced in her 20s, looking for friendship in her 30s, and contemplating pregnancy at 40, our narrator wonders if she’s going through life out of order. But Alice, The Turtle, The Kid, and other beloveds show her […]
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Today, we’re excited to share eight works that inspired Adrienne Gruber in writing her new essay collection Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes: Essays on Motherhood. Read on to see how Gruber’s first work of nonfiction was influenced by films, podcasts, essays, and more! Ongoingness: The End of a Diary by Sarah Manguso Sarah Manguso’s Ongoingness was […]
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Today, we’re celebrating the release of These Songs I Know By Heart by Erin Brubacher. Happy Book Birthday to Erin Brubacher’s These Songs I Know By Heart! Brubacher is also the co-author of 7th Cousins: An Automythography, a personal and insightful work of documentary theatre written in collaboration with Christine Brubaker, which we published in 2019. From glowing […]
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Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Nothing says love like a good book. So, this Mother’s Day, treat mom to the gift of reading! Save 25% off all available titles* from May 7 to 12, 2024. Simply use discount code MOTHERSDAY24 at checkout to redeem the 25% discount! *Excludes forthcoming releases and already discounted […]
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On today’s Author Spotlight Q&A, we are featuring Adrienne Gruber, author of Buoyancy Control, Q&A, and Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes: Essays on Motherhood. B*: What does being part of the Book*hug author family mean to you? AG: Being part of the Book*hug family means that when you organize a book tour with your 9-month-old baby, Jay and Hazel will […]
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Today, we’re celebrating the release of Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes by Adrienne Gruber. Happy Book Birthday to Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes: Essays on Motherhood by Adrienne Gruber! This marks Gruber’s third Book*hug Press title—in addition to her two stunning poetry collections, Q&A and Buoyancy Control—and we’re delighted that 49th Shelf and CBC Books have named it a […]
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