With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’ve put together a list of books that the Dad in your life will love. This eclectic selection of literary and poetic titles—vast in both meaning and mileage—take us to outer-space and back, and through questions of how to live, love, and connect. Many of these books feature […]
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In the Mood for Poetry: Nostalgia
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 […]
Continue readingA Year in the Books: Book*hugs Recommend, the Authors’ Edition, Pt. 2
Back again with the next instalment of Book*hugs Recommend, celebrating the year gone by and the season of book-giving. This round, Billeh Nickerson, Erín Moure, and Aimee Wall share their thoughts on how it felt to have a book come out during the pandemic, the highlights of their reading year, and which books they will […]
Continue readingA Pride Month Reading List
June is Pride Month: a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and its members, yes, but also a resounding cry for radical liberation.
Continue readingHappy Publication Day to Duct-Taped Roses by Billeh Nickerson
Happy Publication Day to Duct-Taped Roses by Billeh Nickerson!
Continue readingSpring Poetry Preview: Duct-Taped Roses by Billeh Nickerson
Friends of Book*hug, meet Spring 2021.
Continue readingSpring 2021 Season Preview
We always look forward to spring, but this year, we’re especially eager, and not just for flowers (which those of us with allergies might be looking forward to less eagerly).
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