Victoria Festival of Authors presents Epics and Echoes, with Chelene Knight (author of Junie). Also with Tsering Yangzom Lama, J.M. Miro, and Danny Ramadan Live music by Peach Pyramid/Jen Severtson. About this event Tibet after the Chinese invasion. Vancouver in the 1930s. Victorian London. Syria in 2003. The settings of the books featured are as […]

Book*hug Press is excited to exhibit at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Visit us at booth 216. We hope to see you there! This year’s main Festival Day and Literary Marketplace (October 2) returns to parks, plazas, and venues surrounding Brooklyn Borough Hall with more than 50 programs and events throughout the day. Please note: BKBF […]

Victoria Festival of Authors presents Climate Acts, Land Sings, with Alessandra Naccarato (author of Imminent Domains), Tawahum Bige, and Julie Sze. Moderated by Rita Wong. Starting with the understanding that the climate crisis is caused by colonialism, and that a collective future depends on ending extractive capitalism and renewing Indigenous ways of being, knowing, and […]

Join us to celebrate the launch of Kate Hargreaves’s new poetry collection, tend! With guest readers Skylar Kay and Amilcar Nogueira, and host Nicole Markotic. Wednesday, October 5, 2022 6: 30 pm ET Craft Heads Brewery Patio 89 University Ave W, Windsor, ON Free to attend. All are welcome. FB event page here. Whiskyjack Boutique […]

Join us to celebrate the launch of River Halen’s new book, Dream Rooms! With guest reader Felix Chau Bradley. Wednesday, October 5, 2022 6 pm ET L'Euguélionne 1426 Rue Beaudry Montréal, QC Free to attend. All are welcome. FB event page here. To protect each other from the highly transmissible BA.5 COVID variant, we ask […]

Book*hug Press and Flying Books invite you to join us for a double book launch to celebrate new releases from Cary Fagan (The Animals) and Kate Hargreaves (tend). Friday, October 7, 2022 6:30 -8:00 pm ET Flying Books 784 College St. Toronto, ON Admission is free. All are welcome to attend. FB event page here. […]

Kabir Centre for Arts & Culture presents Anita Anand a literary evening with Anita Anand (author of A Convergence of Solitudes), Samra Zafar, and Dinu Mahapatuna. Curated by Veena Gokhale. Thursday, October 13, 2022 6:30 pm Gesù, Centre de créativité, 1200 Rue de Bleury, Montréal, QC Free. All are welcome. Kabir Centre event page here.

Whistler Writers Festival presents Insights from Insiders, with Hazel Millar (Co-publisher, Book*hug Press). Insights from Insiders: Trade Publishing in Canada Today with Hazel Millar (Book*hug Press), Jim Gifford (HarperCollins), Sarah Howden (Orca), Vici Johnstone (Caitlin Press), Kelly Joseph (Penguin Random House), Doretta Lau (Greystone),  Stephanie Sinclair (CookeMcDermid). Moderator: Katherine Fawcett. Dreaming of a publishing deal, […]

Whistler Writers Festival presents Pitch your Book or Story Idea, with Hazel Millar (Co-publisher, Book*hug Press) Shine a spotlight on your publishing dreams and pitch your heart out! Use your 15 minutes of one-on-one time with some of Canada’s most respected publishing decision-makers to pitch your book or story idea. This is a fantastic way […]

Bookfest Windsor presents Friday Night Fiction, with Cary Fagan (author of The Animals), Ray Robertson, and Kim Conklin. Friday, October 14, 2022 7:00 pm ET School of Creative Arts (SoCA) The Armouries 37 University Avenue East, Windsor, ON Get tickets here. Read more about the festival here.