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 […]
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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 […]
Continue readingFeature 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 […]
Continue readingFeature 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 […]
Continue readingBookThugs Read: Our Fave Books of 2016, the Authors’ Edition
Today, we continue to look back on our year in reading. For Part 2 of BookThugs Read, we’re turning things over to some of our wonderful authors to reflect on […]
Continue readingSustained Momentum and Dream Logic: An Interview with Devon Code
In Involuntary Bliss, the first novel by Journey Prize winner Devon Code, a bond between three friends forms over a mutual fascination with an obscure Peruvian novella and is fractured […]
Continue reading‘Being alive is hella complex and I want art that reflects that!’: In Conversation with Mat Laporte
RATS NEST, the long-awaited debut book by Mat Laporte is a mysterious and sometimes hallucinogenic sci-fi short story collection that builds a narrative out of the complexity and dialectical uncertainty […]
Continue readingPearl Pirie’s the pet radish, shrunken is a finalist for the 2016 Archibald Lampman Award!
Congratulations to Pearl Pirie! Arc Poetry Magazine have announced the 2015 Archibald Lampman Award finalists and we’re thrilled that Pearl is shortlisted for her 3rd full collection, the pet radish, […]
Continue readingMother’s Day 2016: Top 5 Recommended Reading List
Mother’s day is coming up soon, and although moms (and dads) only get one official day a year, we all know they deserve so much more. In honour of the mothers […]
Continue readingAnnouncing the Essais Series
Book*hug is pleased to announce the launch of a new non-fiction series, the Essais Series. Drawing on the Old and Middle French definitions of essai, meaning first “trial” and then […]
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