Junie: The Playlist
This week in our official book playlist series, we welcome Chelene Knight’s Junie! 1930s, Hogan’s Alley—a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver’s East End. Junie is a creative, […]
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Happy Book Birthday to Junie by Chelene Knight!
Today, we celebrate the release of Junie by Chelene Knight! Read on to learn all about this highly anticipated debut novel from one of the Rising Stars of CanLit and for […]
Continue readingFall 2022 Fiction Preview: Junie by Chelene Knight
Next up in our Fall 2022 Preview Series is Junie by Chelene Knight! 1930s, Hogan’s Alley—a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver’s East End. Junie is a creative, observant […]
Continue readingFall 2022 Season Reveal
Today, we are excited to reveal Book*hug’s upcoming Fall 2022 season! Our lineup includes eleven fantastic titles we’re sure you’ll love. Read on for all the details, including on sale […]
Continue readingRead Across Canada + Canada Day Sale! 🍁
Canada Day Long Weekend Sale! Save 25% off all available titles from July 1 to 3, 2022 at 11:59 pm. Use code CANADA2022 at checkout. *Discount applies to print books, eBooks, and audiobooks. Excludes all forthcoming fall 2022 releases. SHOP NOW _________________________________________________________________________________________ 🍁 Read Across Canada! 🍁 […]
Continue readingSix Black Authors To Read Now
In celebration of Black History Month and the many black voices that have shaped Canadian literature now and always, we have put together a list of six must-read black writers! […]
Continue readingWe’re All in This: Black History Month, and Further Beyond
Whose bodies are unconditionally worthy of health and safety? Whose bodies are worthy of love and justice?
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #4: Tell It Slant, Five Works of Radical Introspection for the Winter Holidays
It’s hard to look within ourselves, with or without an endoscope or years of therapy. (Having both isn’t a guarantee.)
Continue readingMother’s Day Recommended Reading List 🌼💐🌺
Sunday is Mother’s Day. In honour of this special day, we’ve compiled our personal recommendations of books that will make perfect gifts for your book-loving mama, grandma, auntie, sister, cousin, […]
Continue readingOld Mercury Eyes: An Exquisite Corpse Poem
Hi, everyone – Mary Ann, here! My time time with Book*hug will soon come to a close (cue emotional, Hans Zimmer soundtrack), but before I go, and for one big […]
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