Make no mistake: the pandemic has tangled the whole world in its web.
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Ten Books to Fall in Love with This Valentine’s Day
What is love? We have yet to agree on a global definition.
Continue readingA Beloved of My Twenty-seven Senses Mood Board
Our mood board series continues with Karen Fastrup’s Beloved of My Twenty-seven Senses, translated from the Danish by Tara Chace.
Continue readingA Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest Mood Board
Our mood board series continues with Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest.
Continue readingSpring 2021 Season Preview
We always look forward to spring, but this year, we’re especially eager, and not just for flowers (which those of us with allergies might be looking forward to less eagerly).
Continue readingBook*hug Reads, Part Two: Four Staff Favourites for Your Holiday Wish List
Book*hug reads again.
Continue readingBook*hug Reads, Part One: Four Author Favourites for Your Holiday Wish List
This week’s reading list series is brought to you by a transliterated proverb. Maybe you know it: “Good things come in pairs.”
Continue readingMark Truscott Wins Inaugural Nelson Ball Prize for Branches
We’re delighted to announce that, on December 14th, 2020, Mark Truscott was awarded the inaugural Nelson Ball Prize for his 2018 poetry collection, Branches. Congratulations Mark!
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #5: The Passion According to B*h, Poetry to Keep You Warm This Winter
Here at Book*hug, we like hugs—it’s in our name—and we look forward to the day we can give them again.
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #4: Tell It Slant, Five Works of Radical Introspection for the Winter Holidays
It’s hard to look within ourselves, with or without an endoscope or years of therapy. (Having both isn’t a guarantee.)
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