Today’s Fall 2023 Fiction Preview features Olga Ravn’s My Work, translated by Jennifer Russell and Sophia Hersi Smith! From the acclaimed author of the International Booker Prize–shortlisted literary sensation The Employees comes a radical, funny, and mercilessly honest novel about motherhood. Anna is utterly lost. Still in shock after the birth of her son, she moves to snowbound […]
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On the Road with Book*hug Press: A Summertime Reading List
As July rolls on and many of us are making travel plans once again, it’s time to consider that perennially delightful question of what to read over summer vacation. We are sharing some of our top picks—books that chart journeys big and small; hosting characters whose migrations across cities, countries, and emotional terrains are variously […]
Continue readingTen Books the Dad in Your Life Will Love
With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’ve put together a list of books that the Dad in your life will love. This eclectic selection of literary and poetic titles—vast in both meaning and mileage—take us to outer-space and back, and through questions of how to live, love, and connect. Many of these books feature […]
Continue readingMother’s Day Sale + Reading List
This Mother’s Day, treat Mom to the gift of reading! Save 25% off all available titles from May 3 to May 8, 2022, at 11:59pm. Use code MOTHERSDAY22 at checkout. *Discount applies to print books, eBooks, and audiobooks. Excludes all forthcoming fall 2022 releases. ❧ Want to take advantage of the sale, but not sure […]
Continue readingHappy Book Birthday to The Employees by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken ????
The Spring 2022 season has officially arrived! Today, we’re kicking off the new season with the release of The Employees by Olga Ravn, translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken. A finalist for the 2021 International Booker Prize and currently longlisted for the 2022 Dublin Literary Award novel , The Employees reshuffles a sci-fi voyage […]
Continue readingMany 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 and poetry honour true love in its many shades and forms, exploring various categories of affection from passionate affairs—which inflame, inspire, and sometimes implode; to […]
Continue readingSpring 2022 Fiction Preview: The Employees by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken
To curb the mid-winter chill, we are kicking off our Spring 2022 Preview series! Over the coming weeks we will be introducing readers to the cast of authors and titles on our Spring 2022 list, and sharing exclusive excerpts to give a sense of what’s to come. First up is The Employees by Olga Ravn, […]
Continue reading???? Spring 2022 Season Reveal ????
Today, we’re excited to reveal our Spring 2022 season, featuring eight titles we’re know you’ll adore. Fiction The Employees by Olga Ravn, Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken Literature in Translation Series | Literary Fiction | Science Fiction $20.00 | On Sale March 8, 2022 | Available Now for Pre-order Shortlisted for the 2021 […]
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