The next two collections in our Short Story Month series could fall under the category of the “novel-in-stories.” The Handsome Man by Brad Casey, and We All Need to Eat by Alex Leslie, are collections that offer a novel-like narrative by using linked stories to follow a single protagonist. Navigating new landscapes and confronting a […]
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Feeling sentimental? Wistful? Next up in our In the Mood for Poetry series is nostalgia. Lean into the feeling with these poetry collections that map personal and geographical histories, and draw odes to moments lost, longed for, and resurrected. These books are filled with memory traps. They guide author and reader alike through the bittersweet […]
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The fall literary awards season is upon us! Read on to learn all about the authors who have become finalists over the past week and the wonderful, transfiguring reads that are up for some of Canada’s most prestigious awards. ❧ 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction Finalist: You Are Eating an Orange. You Are […]
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June is Pride Month: a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and its members, yes, but also a resounding cry for radical liberation.
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May is Short Story Month! Please join us in celebrating this centuries-old yet endlessly versatile form.
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Here at Book*hug, we like hugs—it’s in our name—and we look forward to the day we can give them again.
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Congratulations to Alex Leslie, double nominee for the 2020 Western Canada Jewish Book Awards!
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Shorter days. Longer sleeves. Lower temperatures. The slow creep of winter is hard to ignore, especially this year, when at-home pastimes aren’t just enjoyable but essential.
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We’re not done yet: our list of #booksthatfightback continues today with five more powerful titles.
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Our Short Story Month Celebration concludes today with Alex Leslie, author of We All Need to Eat. This collection of linked stories revolve around Soma, a young Queer woman in Vancouver. Through thoughtful and probing narratives, the stories slipstream through Soma’s first three decades. Lyrical, gritty, and atmospheric, Soma’s stories refuse to shy away from […]
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