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Today, we invite Shani Mootoo to the Book*hug blog to share the decades-long origin story behind her latest novel Starry Starry Night! Read on for insights into Shani’s earliest forays into writing, as well as the process of transforming Starry Starry Night into a work of autofiction. Take it away Shani! _____________________________________________________________________ One can say […]

We’re back with the final feature in our National Poetry Month Poet Spotlight series. We are closing things out with Stephen Cain! Stephen is one our oldest friends in the literary community, having gone to school with Jay and Hazel back in the day. We have published four of his groundbreaking poetry collections, including I […]

We’re back with the eighth feature in our National Poetry Month Poet Spotlight series. Next up is Hana Shafi! We have had the pleasure of publishing two collections of Hana’s renowned illustrations and poetry including It Begins with the Body and People You Know, Places You’ve Been. We additionally published her book of essays Small, […]

We’re back with the seventh feature in our National Poetry Month Poet Spotlight series. Next up is Shannon Webb-Campbell! We have had the pleasure of publishing two previous collections by Shannon including I am a Body of Land and Lunar Tides. This year we are honoured to be publishing her latest collection of poems Re: […]

We’re back with the sixth feature in our National Poetry Month Poet Spotlight series. Next up is Liz Worth ! We have been working with Liz for over a decade, and have had the pleasure of publishing three excellent poetry collections by her including No Work Finished Here, The Truth is Told Better This Way and Inside Every […]

Today we invite Neil Smith, translator of You Crushed It, to the blog to share his thoughts on the process of translating humour from French to English! Read on for insights into how Neil overcame one of the biggest challenges faced by translators. Off to Neil!  Humour Me: Translating Laughs from French to English by […]

We’re back with the fifth feature in our National Poetry Month Poet Spotlight series. Next up is Shani Mootoo! Shani is one of the most acclaimed and prolific writers that we’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years. In addition to publishing her acclaimed novel, Polar Vortex, we have published two poetry collections […]

Joni Murphy’s latest novel Barbara is in many ways an homage to cinema. Following the life and times of the fictional actress Barbara, the novel jumps from the sets of austere 1950s kitchen sink dramas to countercultural 1970s gothics. Naturally, we thought it would be a great idea to make a watch list for the book. Joni […]

We’re back with the fourth feature in our National Poetry Month Poet Spotlight series. Next up is Zoe Whittall! Zoe is a prolific and beloved member of the literary community, and last year we had the pleasure of publishing her brilliant poetic memoir No Credit River.  Without further ado, please enjoy “How to Fail as […]