Spring 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).
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Book*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.)
Continue readingIn Conversation: Shannon Bramer
“When you read a book you get to turn pages.” —Shannon Bramer
Continue readingLise Downe Reads from Propositions and Prayers
Our author reading series continues with multidisciplinary artist Lise Downe, whose poetry collection, Propositions and Prayers, was published by Book*hug Press on November 17th, 2020.
Continue readingCongratulations to Alex Leslie, Two-Time Finalist for the 2020 Western Canada Jewish Book Awards
Congratulations to Alex Leslie, double nominee for the 2020 Western Canada Jewish Book Awards!
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #3: Brave New World, Five Winter Reads That Defy Genre and Reality
All of the books on today’s holiday wish list refuse to be categorized.
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