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 […]
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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 readingWomen in Translation: A Celebration, Part One
August is Women in Translation Month (#WITMonth)! This month, we’re excited to spotlight not only our Literature in Translation Series, but also the women in translation today.
Continue readingCelebrate Dad: 5 Books for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is here again. Time to celebrate and show our appreciation for fathers and father figures. In honour of all our dads, here’s a recommended reading list of five books that we think every Dad will love. Besides, they all have enough ties and BBQ aprons. Operations by Moez Surani 1965 “Red Snapper 27-65 […]
Continue readingBookThugs Recommend: Holiday Reading
Looking for the perfect book for that bibliophile on your holiday shopping list? Perhaps you’re actually searching for your next great read? With the winter holidays upon us there’s no better time to take a break from all the usual busyness, relax and curl up with a warm drink and a good book. In this […]
Continue readingSpring Poetry PREVIEW: My Dinosaur by François Turcot, Translated by ErÃn Moure
Photo Credit: William Benito Moure In 2013, François Turcot invited readers along on an archaeological journey in search for the remnants of his father. The mode of transportation: Mon Dinosaure, Turcot’s fourth book of poetry, released that year by Quebec publisher, La Peuplade. Mon Dinosaure contains several brief, exquisite poems, dug up and dusted with […]
Continue readingMeet Our Spring 2016 Season
All of us at BookThug HQ are excited to share our superb Spring 2016 season with you. Between February and May, 10 new books will be coming your way, featuring novels, collections of poetry, and even a creative non fiction memoir, from new writers as well as several authors that are already familiar to our […]
Continue readingBookThug’s 2015 Year in Review
Here at BookThug HQ, we can’t believe it’s already December 30! Today, we’re looking back at our year in review and sneaking a peek at what lies ahead in 2016. While 2015 will soon be over, it won’t soon be forgotten, for what a year it has been. BOOKTHUG’S YEAR IN REVIEW New Website and […]
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