Ben Ladouceur’s debut novel I Remember Lights is a historical snapshot of Queer life in Montréal during the sixties and seventies. Following the life of an unnamed gay man who moves to the Island in search of community and liberation, the book is set against the backdrop of Expo 67 and the infamous Truxx Raid of […]
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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11, 2025. In celebration of this special day, we’ve assembled a list of ten books that provide insight into the complex and varied experiences of motherhood. We’re also hosting a 25% off sale from May 7-11, 2025. Looking for a gift for mom? We believe there’s no better gift […]
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Welcome to National Poetry Month! To celebrate this special time of year, we’ll feature a series of poet spotlights throughout April! Poetry is the backbone of our press and is near and dear to our hearts! To kick things off, we are shining a light on Michael V. Smith and sharing a poem from Queers […]
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Book*hug Press is proud to be a 100% Canadian-owned and operated independent publishing company. We’re also proud to be part of Canada’s vital independent publishing community. Like our independent publishing colleagues, we champion and support Canadian voices and stories. We also produce and manufacture all our books in Canada. What does this mean? It means […]
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Our 20th-anniversary celebrations continue with another Author Spotlight interview. Today, we’re shining a light on the one and only Aaron Tucker. We’ve had the great honour of publishing two poetry collections by Aaron, including Irresponsible Mediums: The Chess Games of Marcel Duchamp and Catalogue d’oiseaux. Aaron is a delight to work with and one of the […]
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August is Women in Translation Month. We are honoured to publish many amazing books written and translated by women from all over the world. To celebrate #WITMonth, we’ve assembled a list of ten must-read titles written and translated by women. Use it to inspire your summer (and beyond) reading or to organize a women in […]
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Our 20th-anniversary celebrations continue with another Author Spotlight interview. Today, we’re shining a light on the one and only Carellin Brooks. We’ve had the great honour of publishing two books by Carellin, including the multiple award-winning novel, One Hundred Days of Rain, and her debut poetry collection, Learned. Carellin is a delight to work with […]
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Today, we’re sharing summer reading recommendations from some of our lovely authors. These are books that they’ve either already read and loved, or books that they’re planning to read (and hopefully love) this summer! Kate Cayley, author of How You Were Born and Lent Curiosities by Anne Fleming Berlin by Rory MacLean North by […]
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Today, we’re sharing summer reading recommendations from our incredible team members. These are books that we’ve either already read and loved, or books that we’re planning to read (and hopefully love) this summer! Hazel Millar, Co-Publisher The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis The Heart is […]
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Our 20th-anniversary celebrations continue with another Author Spotlight interview. Today, we’re shining a light on award-winning writer Kate Cayley. As longtime fans and champions of Kate’s work, it’s been our sincere honour to publish two books with her: the poetry collection Lent and a tenth-anniversary edition of her Trillium Award winning story collection How You […]
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