New book deals! Book*hug Press has acquired new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry titles to be published in 2023 and 2024, by Jess Taylor, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, Anne Cathrine Bomann, Caroline […]
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Presenting VERSschmuggel / reVERSible: An Anthology of English Canadian Poetry / Poésie du Québec / Dichtung aus Deutschland
Today, Book*hug Press is excited to present VERSschmuggel / reVERSible: An Anthology of English Canadian Poetry / Poésie du Québec / Dichtung aus Deutschland and a roundtable-style interview with some […]
Continue readingSpring Poetry Preview: Catalogue d’oiseaux by Aaron Tucker
Friends of Book*hug, meet Spring 2021.
Continue readingTen 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.
Continue readingJulie 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 readingFeature Friday: Rag Cosmology by Erin Robinsong
Looking for some weekend reading? BookThug is excited to introduce Feature Friday—each Friday, we’ll feature one book from our current season and include a special excerpt for your reading pleasure. If you’re […]
Continue readingIn Conversation: Phil Hall Chats with Wanda Praamsma About his Latest Collection, Conjugation
From award-winning poet, and our own senior poetry editor, Phil Hall, comes his latest collection of poetry, Conjugation. The term “conjugation” refers to more than the obvious grammatical movement of pronouns through […]
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 […]
Continue readingIn Conversation: Steven Ross Smith discusses Emanations: fluttertongue 6
From Steven Ross Smith, one of Canada’s preeminent sound poets, comes Emanations: fluttertongue 6, the latest installment in Smith’s ongoing life-poem series. Emanations: fluttertongue 6 marks Smith’s return to verse form, while being a […]
Continue readingTHOU by Aisha Sasha John is a Finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry!
BookThug is very pleased to announce that Aisha Sasha John’s acclaimed 2014 collection THOU is a Finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry, Ontario’s leading award for literature! Established in […]
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