The Faerie Devouring is a modern-day fable and feminist bildungsroman by Quebecois author Catherine Lalonde and reimagined by the award-winning poet and translator Oana Avasilichioaei. The Faerie Devouring tells the story of the sprite, her absent mother (who dies in childbirth), and a brood of fatherless boys all raised by Gramma, a stalwart matriarch and wicked faerie godmother. From
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A Nomadic Consciousness: In Conversation with D. Nandi Odhiambo
Nandi Odhiambo’s new book, Smells Like Stars, draws attention to what is hidden in plain sight, what cruelties life presents, and what struggles we face in our search for meaning. Journalist Kerstin Ostheim and freelance photographer P.J. Banner have been together six months after meeting on a dating website. As their wedding fast approaches, they question their
Continue reading »An Update from Shannon Webb-Campbell and the Team at Book*hug
It has been a little over two months since we made the very difficult decision to halt sales and promotion of Who Took My Sister? At this time, we wish to provide an update, to let everyone know of the steps we have taken together in beginning our process of making amends and our plans
Continue reading »And the winner is….. Oisín Curran
Book*hug is pleased to share the wonderful news that Oisín Curran, author of Blood Fable, is the winner of the 2018 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award! Oisín received the prize at the 10th annual Atlantic Book Awards Gala on Thursday, May 10, in Halifax, NS. Managed by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, the $25,000
Continue reading »Feature Friday: Dear Current Occupant by Chelene Knight
In this week’s edition of Feature Friday, we are thrilled to bring you an excerpt from Chelene Knight’s Dear Current Occupant, a creative nonfiction memoir about home and belonging set in the 80s and 90s of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Using a variety of forms including letters, essays and poems, Knight reflects on her childhood through
Continue reading »A Statement From the Publishers Regarding Who Took My Sister? by Shannon Webb-Campbell
We have learned that a book we recently published by Shannon Webb-Campbell titled Who Took My Sister? is causing pain and trauma to members of Indigenous communities. In particular, work in this book has inflicted additional and unnecessary trauma to the family of Loretta Saunders, as well as to other families of Murdered and Missing
Continue reading »A Statement in Response to Recent Events
Certain events have transpired recently in a bid to discredit one of our authors, Erin Wunker. In case you missed the whole debacle, a screen capture of a recent Facebook post by Erin was acquired, through questionable means, by Angie Abdou, who then sent it to Jonathan Kay who shared it on Twitter in an
Continue reading »Feature Friday: The Greats by Sylvain Prudhomme, translated by Jessica Moore
In this week’s edition of Feature Friday, we’re especially thrilled to bring you an excerpt from the award-winning novel The Greats by Sylvain Prudhomme, translated by Wellcome Prize winner Jessica Moore. Originally published in France as Les Grands (Éditions Gallimard), and winner of both the 2015 Prix Littéraire de la Porte Dorée and the 2014
Continue reading »Feature Friday: Readopolis by Bertrand Laverdure, Translated by Oana Avasilichioaei
For this edition of Feature Friday, we’re pleased to bring you an excerpt from the novel Readopolis by award-winning author Bertrand Laverdure, translated by Oana Avasilichioaei. BookThug is pleased to be Bertrand’s English language publisher. Readopolis (Lectodôme in the original French) is his second novel in translation with BookThug, after 2014’s Universal Bureau of Copyrights,
Continue reading »Feature Friday: Rag Cosmology by Erin Robinsong
Looking for some weekend reading? BookThug is excited to introduce Feature Friday—each Friday, we’ll feature one book from our current season and include a special excerpt for your reading pleasure. If you’re intrigued by what you read, you can order a copy here. We promise you won’t regret it! Meet Rag Cosmology, the debut poetry collection from poet and interdisciplinary
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