Today’s chapter of Book*hugs Recommend features Book*hug staff along with (some of!) our favourite reads of the year. These are books which stuck with us, made us feel, made us […]
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Five Books to Read This Father’s Day
June 20th is Father’s Day, but there’s no need to wait until Sunday to celebrate our father figures.
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #3: Brave New World, Five Winter Reads That Defy Genre and Reality
All of the books on today’s holiday wish list refuse to be categorized.
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #2: Cold Comfort, Five Winter Reads
Today, our holiday reading wish list series continues, this time with five books that offer us a port in the proverbial snowstorm.
Continue readingWomen in Translation: In Conversation with Oana Avasilichioaei
It’s still Women in Translation Month—yay!—which means we’re still celebrating.
Continue readingIn Conversation: Bertrand Laverdure
“I literally fall in love with certain words.” —Bertrand Laverdure
Continue readingThe Modern Self is a Reader Self: In Conversation with Bertrand Laverdure and Oana Avasilichioaei
Bertrand Laverdure’s novel, Readopolis, translated by Oana Avasilichioaei, playfully examines the idea that human beings are more connected by their reading abilities than by anything else. Originally published in French […]
Continue readingCurl Up: 5 Long Weekend Reads
Have you been looking forward to the May long weekend to relax, take a trip, visit with friends, or read a good book? Possibly a bit of everything? Whether you […]
Continue readingFeature Friday: Readopolis by Bertrand Laverdure, Translated by Oana Avasilichioaei
For this edition of Feature Friday, we’re pleased to bring you an excerpt from the novel Readopolis by award-winning author Bertrand Laverdure, translated by Oana Avasilichioaei. BookThug is pleased to […]
Continue readingBookThug Spring 2017 Launch Party: A Recap
Special to the BookThug Blog: Shayanna Seymour April 20, 2017 Hey there! For anyone who wasn’t able to be at our Spring 2017 Launch Party last Thursday, April 13th, this […]
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