Hello booklovers! My name is Sana, and I am Book*hugs newest intern. I started working at Book*hug during my placement for my MA program, and I’m so delighted to continue […]
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Many Shades of Love: A Valentine’s Day Reading List
Many a thing has been written, spoken, and sung about love. This Valentine’s Day we join the chorus with a stellar recommended reading list! The following twelve works of prose […]
Continue readingSpring Poetry Preview: Catalogue d’oiseaux by Aaron Tucker
Friends of Book*hug, meet Spring 2021.
Continue readingTen Books to Fall in Love with This Valentine’s Day
What is love? We have yet to agree on a global definition.
Continue readingBook*hug Reads, Part One: Four Author Favourites for Your Holiday Wish List
This week’s reading list series is brought to you by a transliterated proverb. Maybe you know it: “Good things come in pairs.”
Continue readingIn Conversation: Shannon Bramer
“When you read a book you get to turn pages.” —Shannon Bramer
Continue readingHoliday Reading Wish List #3: Brave New World, Five Winter Reads That Defy Genre and Reality
All of the books on today’s holiday wish list refuse to be categorized.
Continue readingIn Conversation: Marianne Apostolides
“I don’t know what else to do right now, except observe, absorb, and speak.” —Marianne Apostolides
Continue readingMother’s Day Recommended Reading List 


Sunday is Mother’s Day. In honour of this special day, we’ve compiled our personal recommendations of books that will make perfect gifts for your book-loving mama, grandma, auntie, sister, cousin, […]
Continue readingThe Short List: 8 Recommended Short Story Collections
May is Short Story Month. We’re big readers of the short story form: Alice Munro, Anton Chekhov, Flannery O’Connor, George Saunders, Angela Carter and Jhumpa Lahiri are just a few […]
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