Author Interview

“Perhaps forgetting is pure unknowing possible”: In Conversation with R. Kolewe

Today, we’re In Conversation with R. Kolewe, author of the long poem The Absence of Zero, a slow-moving haunting work which explores time and memory in both content and form. […]

“Something hopeful. Something profound”: In Conversation with Team Venus

Next up In Conversation is a roundtable discussion between the affectionately titled “Team Venus”: author Mona Høvring and translators Kari Dickson and Rachel Rankin of Because Venus Crossed an Alpine […]

“The narrative of heroism is continually bent”: In Conversation with Gail Scott

Gail Scott’s Permanent Revolution, a collection of new essays gathered alongside a recreation of her groundbreaking text, Spaces Like Stairs, was recently named a finalist for Le Grand Prix du livre […]

In Conversation: Hasan Namir

The next installment of our In Conversation series features Lambda Literary and Stonewall Book Award-winner Hasan Namir! Namir’s new collection of poetry, Umbilical Cord, documents the journey that he and […]

In Conversation: Lindsay Zier-Vogel

The fall book season is upon us! Over the coming weeks, a brilliant cohort of Book*hug’s Fall 2021 authors will be sharing their thoughts on the writing process, the […]

Presenting VERSschmuggel / reVERSible: An Anthology of English Canadian Poetry / Poésie du Québec / Dichtung aus Deutschland

Today, Book*hug Press is excited to present VERSschmuggel / reVERSible: An Anthology of English Canadian Poetry / Poésie du Québec / Dichtung aus Deutschland and a roundtable-style interview with some […]

Happy Publication Day to The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu

Happy Publication Day to The Union of Synchronized Swimmers, by Finnish-Romanian author Cristina Sandu, translated from the Finnish by Cristina Sandu! We’re delighted to share this book with you, which […]