Happy Book Birthday to Cyclettes by Tree Abraham!
Today, we are celebrating the release of Tree Abraham’s Cyclettes! Read on to learn all about this brilliant hybrid work of text and image, and for information about upcoming launches in Ottawa and Toronto!
What does it mean to be happy, to be sated, to live a meaningful life? Is wanderlust curable? Is depression? These are questions asked by writer and graphic designer Tree Abraham in her debut book, Cyclettes, officially out today!
Cyclettes made a splash among early readers, and can be spotted on ‘Most Anticipated’ Fall 2022 Nonfiction lists from CBC Books, 49th Shelf, All Lit Up, Quill & Quire, and Shrapnel Magazine. Part memoir-travelogue, part psycho-sociological snapshot, this multidisciplinary contemplation combines literary vignette and image to approach life’s greater dilemmas.
Tree Abraham is a fixture at the press. Having designed several Book*hug covers over the last many years, she is largely responsible for much of our look and aesthetic. We are so delighted to be the publishers of her first book—which is as much an art object, and exploration of the possibilities in book design, as it is a keen examination of life on the borderlands of adulthood. To learn more about Tree’s design work and collaborations with the press, check out this interview with her on the Book*hug Blog from earlier in the year. As a bonus, read about her design process for Cyclettes in this special feature for Spine Magazine.
Plus watch the video below for Tree’s introduction to the book!
Ottawa Launch
Book*hug Press and Perfect Books invite you to celebrate the hometown launch of Tree Abraham’s debut book, Cyclettes! Tree will be in conversation with Book*hug Co-Publisher, Jay Millar.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
6:30 – 8:00 pm ET
Perfect Books, 258 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON
FB event page here.
Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.
Books will be available for purchase, and, of course, the author will be signing
Toronto Launch
Book*hug Press and Flying Books invite you to celebrate the Toronto launch of Tree Abraham’s Cyclettes! Tree will be in conversation with Book*hug editor Malcolm Sutton. Also featuring special guest reader Hana Shafi, author of Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty.
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
6:30 – 8:00 pm ET
Flying Books, 784 College St., Toronto, ON
FB event page here.
Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.
Masks are recommended and encouraged but not required.
Books will be available for purchase, and, of course, the author will be signing!
That’s all for now, dear reader. Please join us again in wishing a very Happy Book Birthday to Cyclettes by Tree Abraham! Purchase a copy from our online shop or your local independent bookstore today. Happy reading!
