Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Hana Shafi, author of People You Know, Places You’ve Been! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of People You Know, Places You’ve Been. Please also share how they influenced your book. HS: The books Sex […]
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Today, we’re sharing another Author Spotlight Q&A. Our featured author is Jess Taylor, author of Pauls, Just Pervs, and Play. B*: What does being part of the Book*hug author family mean to you? JT: When I first signed with Book*hug for Pauls, I remember thinking: This press wants to grow. I could tell in our initial conversation […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Shani Mootoo, author of Oh Witness Dey! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of Oh Witness Dey! Please also share how they influenced your book. SM: Amongst the several poets whose shoulders I have climbed and […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Kate Hargreaves, author of tend! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of tend. Please also share how they influenced your book. KH: Brute by Emily Skaja – I picked this collection up on a whim […]
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We’re back with another “Poetic Inspiration” feature! Joining us today is Sandra Ridley, author of Vixen! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of Vixen. Please also share how they influenced your book. SR: Christine McNair’s Charm (Book*hug Press). I always go to McNair’s books […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Johanna Skibsrud, author of Medium! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of Medium. Please also share how they influenced your book. JS: It occurs to me—in thinking about what poets and works of poetry influenced […]
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We are so excited to share another Author Spotlight Q&A! Today we are spotlighting Kate Hargreaves, author of tend and Leak. B*: What does being part of the Book*hug author family mean to you? KH: As someone who has been part of the Book*hug family both as an author and on the other side of the industry […]
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Next up in our “Poetic Inspiration” series is Hasan Namir, author of Umbilical Cord! B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the writing of Umbilical Cord. Please also share how they influenced your book. HN: One of my favourite poets who influenced my poetics […]
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Today, Shani Mootoo sits down with Shazia Hafiz Ramji, who worked with Shani on her newest collection of poetry, Oh Witness Dey! SM: Thanks Shazia for these great questions. Before I respond, I’d like to say that the process of editing with you was exciting, as you knew, for the most part, the material I […]
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Introducing our “Poetic Inspiration” series! In honour of National Poetry Month, we’ve invited eight authors to share some poetic inspiration and advice. First up is an interview with Michael V. Smith, author of Queers Like Me. B*: Please share up to three poetry books or poets that are important to you, and helped influence the […]
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