BookThug’s Fall 2015 launch party at The Garrison on April 13th brought together BookThugs from across the GTA and beyond to celebrate the launch and release of nine new innovative […]
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Pauls of History and the Pauls Book Launch
Calling all Pauls! Tonight we officially kick off #paulsmania with the launch of Jess Taylor’s debut story collection, Pauls, at the Steady Cafe in Toronto. We’re looking forward to a night […]
Continue readingFall Poetry PREVIEW: A Spectacular Influence by Chantal Neveu, translated by Nathanaël
Seasoned BookThug Chantal Neveu, author of Coït, translated by Angela Carr (BookThug, 2012), returns with A Spectacular Influence, translated by Nathanaël. Drawing from philosophy (including Pre-Socratic materialists, Nietzsche, and Spinoza), A Spectacular […]
Continue readingFall Poetry PREVIEW: Myrmurs: An Exploded Sestina by Shannon Maguire
Following her ambitious and otherworldly debut, fur(l) parachute (BookThug, 2013), Shannon Maguire returns with Myrmurs: An Exploded Sestina (available now). Part two in a planned medievalist trilogy, Myrmurs seizes upon the […]
Continue readingFall Fiction PREVIEW: Grand Menteur by Jean Marc Ah-Sen
The secret world of Mauritian street gangs is not for the faint of heart. Fraught with peril and mischief, its inner workings are a mystery to the daughter of one of […]
Continue readingFall Poetry PREVIEW: The Relativistic Empire by Samuel Andreyev
An obsessive perfectionist, Samuel Andreyev inhabits several worlds: he writes in English while living in France; he is an internationally known composer, performer, and teacher; and he is an experimental […]
Continue readingFall Fiction PREVIEW: The Plotline Bomber of Innisfree by Josh Massey
Fall Fiction Previews continue with a sneak peek at Josh Massey’s dream-like, eco-dystopian satire, The Plotline Bomber of Innisfree. Set in the not-too-distant 2030s in the mountainous and fielded cusp between […]
Continue readingFall Fiction PREVIEW: Pauls by Jess Taylor
Paul is not always the same Paul, but could very well be a similar Paul, another Paul in a long line of Pauls. Paul runs through forests, drinks in student […]
Continue readingA BookThug’s Guide to the Fall Literary Festival Season
The fall book season has arrived, and cities far and wide will soon be abuzz with literary festival fun. Starting this month, BookThugs will be popping up at book festivals and fairs across […]
Continue readingFall Poetry PREVIEW: No Work Finished Here: Rewriting Andy Warhol by Liz Worth
When Andy Warhol’s a, A Novel was first published in 1968, The New York Times Book Review declared it “pornographic.” Yet more than four decades later, the book continues to be an […]
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