And Roses and Roses: A Spring Reading List
It’s officially spring! True to Book*hug form, we’re celebrating with a reading list.
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Julie Joosten Reads from Nought
Today, we have another reading to share with you, this time by Governor General’s Literary Award finalist Julie Joosten.
Continue readingIn Conversation: Julie Joosten
“Some people’s lives have slowed down… Mine has sped up.” —Julie Joosten
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 readingLong Weekend Reading: Five Books for the Long Weekend
The May long weekend is a highlight of the spring for many of us, and whether you’re relaxing at a cottage or unwinding in the city, a book that you just can’t put down is always a welcome addition to your plans. Whether you like funny books or thrilling books, novels or poetry, here are five books that […]
Continue readingBookThugs Recommend: Books for the Holiday Season
We asked some BookThug authors the following question: What book would you give as a gift this holiday season? Below are unique and intriguing picks from Mike Steeves, Steven Ross Smith, Jacob Wren, Julie Joosten and Alex Porco. Mike Steeves, author of Giving Up, recommends Debt: The First 5000 Years (Melville House Publishing) by David […]
Continue reading#ReadWomen: A Recommended Reading List
This year, thanks to the Twitter campaigns #ReadWomen and #ReadWomen2015, book lovers everywhere have been encouraged to read more books written by women. We fully support such a great and worthwhile endeavour and hope that readers everywhere will take up the challenge. Here is just a sampling of BookThug’s #ReadWomen recommended reading list of compelling […]
Continue readingBookThug’s 2014 Year In Review
Like the two-headed god Janus, who sees what’s ahead and what’s behind at the same time, we’re taking a moment this early January to look back at our big exciting year of books, fairs, festivals, anniversaries, etc., and to and talk a bit about what’s next for the small press called BookThug. One brand new thing we can’t wait […]
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