Today marks the official release of Dream Rooms by River Halen! Read on to learn all about this genre-bending addition to our Essais Series. Happy Book Birthday to Dream Rooms by River Halen! Part essay, […]
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Happy Book Birthday to tend by Kate Hargreaves!
Today, we are celebrating the release of tend by Kate Hargreaves! Read on to learn all about this witty collection of poems which finds beauty and solace in the ordinary. Happy Book […]
Continue readingHappy Book Birthday to The Animals by Cary Fagan!
Today, we celebrate the release of award-winning author Cary Fagan’s new novel, The Animals! Read on to learn all about this playful and profound work of literary fiction and for […]
Continue readingJunie: The Playlist
This week in our official book playlist series, we welcome Chelene Knight’s Junie! 1930s, Hogan’s Alley—a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver’s East End. Junie is a creative, […]
Continue readingFall 2022 Fiction Preview: Hunger Heart by Karen Fastrup, translated by Marina Allemano
Our final Preview for the Fall 2022 Season features Hunger Heart by Karen Fastrup, translated from Danish by Marina Allemano. Hunger Heart is a sensual, profound book about love, relationships, mental […]
Continue readingMeet Our Newest Intern: Sana
Hello booklovers! My name is Sana, and I am Book*hugs newest intern. I started working at Book*hug during my placement for my MA program, and I’m so delighted to continue […]
Continue readingFall 2022 Poetry Preview: Dissonance Engine by David Dowker
Today’s Fall 2022 Preview highlights David Dowker’s new, multilayered poetry collection, Dissonance Engine. Amidst poems about loss, melancholy, love, connection, longing and the natural world, Dowker scours the dissonance engine […]
Continue readingFall 2022 Nonfiction Preview: Cyclettes by Tree Abraham
For today’s Fall 2022 Preview, we are sharing an excerpt from Tree Abraham’s genre bending non-fiction work, Cyclettes! Part travelogue, part philosophical musing, Tree Abraham’s work probes the millennial experience, asking […]
Continue readingHappy Book Birthday to Junie by Chelene Knight!
Today, we celebrate the release of Junie by Chelene Knight! Read on to learn all about this highly anticipated debut novel from one of the Rising Stars of CanLit and for […]
Continue readingFall 2022 Fiction Preview: Participation by Anna Moschovakis
Today’s Fall 2022 Preview features Participation by Anna Moschovakis! In this latest novel from Moschovakis, acclaimed writer, and winning translator of the 2020 International Booker Prize, two reading groups, Love […]
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