Six Modern Fables for Modern Life
In a world full of stories, there are some that stick to us like burrs, told and retold with trace edits for centuries.
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Feature Friday: Charm by Christine McNair
A charm can protect, inflict or influence. For this week’s edition of Feature Friday, we’re pleased to bring you an excerpt from Charm, the second poetry collection by Ottawa poet Christine McNair. In Charm, McNair considers the craftwork of conception from a variety of viewpoints—from pregnancy and motherhood, to how an orchid is pollinated, to overcoming abusive relationships, […]
Continue readingApril Showers bring May Flowers…and Spring Reading Recommendations
Today is the first day of May, and, as we all know, April showers bring May flowers. The time has come again for us to marvel as the earth awakens from its winter slumber. Something you may not know is that along with May comes Spring book recommendations from BookThug! If catching up on your […]
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 recap is here to catch you up on what you missed. Or maybe you were there and you want to relive the fun memories of […]
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