Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene by Alessandra Naccarato Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene invites readers to join a contemplation of survival—our own, and that of the elements that surround us. Using research, lyric prose, and first-hand experiences, Alessandra Naccarato addresses fundamental questions about our modern relationship to nature amidst depictions of landscapes undergoing dramatic transformation. Blood by […]

On Sunday May 28th Book*hug writer Cary Fagan (author of The Animals) will be moderating a panel at Word on the Street Toronto 2023 called "Mapping The Landscape of Ecofiction" featuring authors Lisa De Nikolits and Menaka Raman-Wilms. From 2:30-3:30 pm in Queen's Park Toronto. Free to attend!    

  Magonia, in partnership with Book*hug Press, present a special edition of their film screening series to launch I Can't Get You Out of My Mind by Marianne Apostolides. Featuring a screening of the French film Let The Sunshine In (Claire Denis, 2017) followed by a discussion between Marianne and the Magonia team. Books will […]

Book*hug Invites you to attend Art Bar Poetry Series on May 29th to catch Carellin Brooks, author of Learned, alongside Joshua Watkis and John Oughton.

On May 31st Lauren Carter will be featured on The First Thirty hosted by Junction Reads to talk about writing her collection of short stories, PLACES LIKE THESE. . "A widow visits a spiritualist community to attempt to contact her late husband. A grieving teenager confronts the unfairness of his small-town world and the oncoming […]

Type Books presents an evening of poetry featuring Book*hug author Kate Cayley (Lent) reading alongside Jessica Moore. Tuesday June 6th, 2023 7:00 pm ET Type Books (883 Queen St. W) Free to attend!

De Stiil Bookseller presents a Montréal book launch for Marta Balcewicz's debut novel Big Shadow! With special guest Laurel Sprengelmeyer of musical project Little Scream. Books will be for sale!   Thursday, June 8, 2023 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET Librarie De Stiil Bookstore 351 Duluth Avenue East, Montréal, QC Free to attend.

It's been three years since we've thrown a Toronto group event as a press, and oh how we've missed the opportunity to gather in-person with you all and celebrate the literary achievements of our authors! So on June 12th we're back with a jam packed evening of fun! Join us for a night of comedy, […]

Book*hug Press and The City and The City Books in Hamilton are collaborating on a special edition of The Way Out East Reading Series that will act as a Hamilton Book Launch for some of our new titles! Featuring Spring 2023 authors Kate Cayley (Lent), Marta Balcewicz (Big Shadow), and Eden Boudreau (Crying Wolf). Join […]