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Literary Matchmakers: Maggie Nelson and Gail Scott
This next instalment of Literary Matchmakers features two genre-defying/defining authors who traverse and blur categories of autobiography, theory, pop culture, feminism, queerness, art criticism and beyond. If you haven’t already guessed it: Maggie Nelson and Gail Scott! If you liked Maggie Nelson’s On Freedom, you will love Gail Scott’s Permanent Revolution, a collection of new […]
Continue reading“The narrative of heroism is continually bent”: In Conversation with Gail Scott
Gail Scott’s Permanent Revolution, a collection of new essays gathered alongside a recreation of her groundbreaking text, Spaces Like Stairs, was recently named a finalist for Le Grand Prix du livre de Montréal 2021. To quote the awards jury, Gail Scott is a “véritable icône of Montreal’s literary scene… Her work is both humourous and érudite and […]
Continue readingLiterary Awards Roundup! ????
The fall literary awards season is upon us! Read on to learn all about the authors who have become finalists over the past week and the wonderful, transfiguring reads that are up for some of Canada’s most prestigious awards. ❧ 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction Finalist: You Are Eating an Orange. You Are […]
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 Permanent Revolution by Gail Scott
Happy Publication Day to Permanent Revolution, by Gail Scott!
Continue readingSpring Nonfiction Preview: Permanent Revolution by Gail Scott
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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