The next two collections in our Short Story Month series remind us that “women are powerful and dangerous” (Lorde). Written about the everyday issues women face – from sexual identity to sexual assault, mental health to an imbalance in relationships – in a way that is anything but ordinary, Her Body Among Animals by Paola […]
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Happy International Women’s Day! In honour of the occasion, we asked a group of Book*hug authors to speak about the female writers who have had an indelible influence on their work. Lindsay Zier-Vogel, Bahar Orang, Nic Brewer, Shannon Webb-Campbell, Therese Estacion, and Meghan Bell share a variety of thoughts and book recommendations. From classics by […]
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To celebrate the end of the year, which delightfully coincides with the season of book-gifting, we asked some of our 2021 authors to reflect on the year gone by. This round, Therese Estacion, Hasan Namir, Aaron Tucker, and Meghan Bell speak about how it felt to have a book come out during the pandemic, the […]
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Our Active Listening series invites authors to create playlists for their books, and offers them a space to draw parallels between the two.
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Happy Publication Day to Erase and Rewind by Meghan Bell!
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May is Short Story Month! Please join us in celebrating this centuries-old yet endlessly versatile form.
Continue readingFriends of Book*hug, meet Spring 2021.
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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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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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Book*hug Press acknowledges that the land on which we operate is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. We recognize the enduring presence of many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and are grateful for the opportunity to meet and work on this territory.