Ten Books to Read This International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day: a celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for women’s rights.
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In Conversation: Hana Shafi
“I think storytelling is almost an instinct of mine. It’s what brings me joy in life, even when it’s just telling stories among friends, which is sometimes even more powerful.” —Hana Shafi
Continue readingTo Find Belonging: In Conversation with Hana Shafi
It Begins With The Body by Hana Shafi explores the milestones and hurdles of a brown girl coming into her own. Shafi’s poems display a raw and frank intimacy and address anxiety, unemployment, heartbreak, relationships, identity, and faith. Juno Award nominated musician and songwriter Alysha Brilla calls It Begins With The Body “the anthem of […]
Continue readingFeature Friday: It Begins With The Body by Hana Shafi
In this week’s edition of Feature Friday, we are excited to bring you an except from Hana Shafi’s debut book, It Begins With The Body, a collection that explores the milestones and hurdles of a brown girl coming into her own. Hana’s poems display a raw and frank intimacy and address anxiety, unemployment, heartbreak, relationships, identity, […]
Continue readingAdvice to My Younger Writer Self: An Author Roundtable
An author’s journey is a particularly twisty one. Amidst the drafts, re-writes, readings, and even seeded somewhere within that first fragment of an idea is the constant development of their craft. Book*hug asked eight of our authors to take a trip into the past for writing tips they would give their younger writer selves to […]
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