Today, we are delighted to celebrate the release of award-winning writer Lauren Carter’s moving short story collection, Places Like These! A 2023 Fiction Pick from CBC Books, 49th Shelf, and […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as Awareness
How can poetry set you free? Author Kate Cayley answers our National Poetry Month series question with a query of her own: can poetry’s request for our acute attention be […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as Empowerment
How can poetry set you free? Our National Poetry Month series continues with a response by Therese Estacion on how poetry reflects the most vulnerable parts of our humanity and […]
Continue readingMeet Our New Sales and Events Coordinator: Reid
Hello everyone! My name is Reid, and I am thrilled to be the new Sales and Events Coordinator at Book*hug Press! I have been working with the press since January, […]
Continue readingMeet Our Newest Team Member: Sabrina
Hello readers! My name is Sabrina, and I’m so excited to be joining the Book*hug team as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator. In 2019, I graduated from the University of […]
Continue readingBehind the Poem with Kate Cayley
Today, we’ve invited Kate Cayley to the blog to share thoughts on a poem from Lent. The poem, entitled “Of Rats and Floods,” is aptly inspired by an actual rat […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as Therapy
How can poetry set you free? The second response in our National Poetry Month series comes from author Hasan Namir who explores freedom from a lens of self-discovery and self-actualization. […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as a Tonic
How can poetry set you free? Shannon Webb-Campbell starts off our National Poetry Month series with mesmerizing words on the magic of poems. Prepare to be swept away: “Poetry is […]
Continue readingMeet Our Newest Intern: Miriam
Hello friends! My name is Miriam and I have been welcomed on as a Spring placement at Book*hug! It is my final step in completing the Centennial College Publishing Program […]
Continue readingHappy Book Birthday to archipelago by Laila Malik!
Today, we are celebrating the release of Laila Malik’s stunning debut poetry collection, archipelago! A ‘Most Anticipated’ Spring 2023 Poetry pick from CBC Books and 49th Shelf, archipelago meditates on girlhood, loss, and love as they […]
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