Joy, nostalgia, grief, wonder—good poetry effortlessly evokes mood and atmosphere, taking us elsewhere while guiding us inward. This National Poetry Month, we bring you our In the Mood for Poetry […]
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A National Poetry Month Reading List
This National Poetry Month, we encourage you to judge a book by its cover.
Continue readingBook*hug Reads, Part Two: Four Staff Favourites for Your Holiday Wish List
Book*hug reads again.
Continue readingBookThug’s 2015 Year in Review
Here at BookThug HQ, we can’t believe it’s already December 30! Today, we’re looking back at our year in review and sneaking a peek at what lies ahead in 2016. […]
Continue readingHighlights from BookThug’s spring/summer events: Guest blogger Emma Hambly on her time interning at BookThug
Dear blog readers: my name is Emma Hambly and I’m here this week to give a small recap of my time at BookThug. My master’s program at Ryerson allowed us […]
Continue readingTHOU by Aisha Sasha John is a Finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry!
BookThug is very pleased to announce that Aisha Sasha John’s acclaimed 2014 collection THOU is a Finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry, Ontario’s leading award for literature! Established in […]
Continue readingInternational Women’s Day 2015: 13 Women of BookThug You Need to Read
Meet the amazing women of BookThug. In honour of International Women’s Day 2015, we’ve put together a recommended reading list of contemporary women writers, both emerging and established, we think […]
Continue readingBookThug’s 2014 Year In Review
Like the two-headed god Janus, who sees what’s ahead and what’s behind at the same time, we’re taking a moment this early January to look back at our big exciting year of books, […]
Continue readingBookThug’s Best Reads 2014 (Authors’ Edition)
In deference to what has become a robust tradition on the internet, the gang at BookThug is proud to present a festive bundle of end-of-the-year book lists! In today’s episode, […]
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