Over the past week, people in cities around the world have organized and come together amid the pandemic to march in protest against anti-black racism, systemic racism, and police violence […]
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Our National Poetry Month Celebration continues with ‘Khusrah’, a poem from War/Torn by Hasan Namir. War/Torn, is a brazen and lyrical interrogation of religion and masculinity. Award-winning poet Jordan Scott […]
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Our National Poetry Month Celebration continues. Today’s poem is an untitled selection from Spawn by Marie-Andrée Gill, translated by Kristen Renee Miller. Celebrated poet Kaveh Akbar writes that “Spawn is […]
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Our National Poetry Month Celebration continues. Next up is ‘No Exit’, a poem from Mobile by Tanis MacDonald. Mobile is many things. It is an uncivil feminist reboot of Dennis […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
Continue readingIt 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Continue readingWe 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 […]
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Book*hug Press acknowledges that the land on which we operate is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. We recognize the enduring presence of many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and are grateful for the opportunity to meet and work on this territory.
