BookThug authors are always busy. Whether they’re promoting their latest book, performing at readings, giving interviews, writing new material, or managing the rest of their lives, they are always on the go. But even so, they still find time to constantly devour great new reads. If you’re looking for your next summer read, here are […]
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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 time (I am / you are / they will be). For, in Biology, it also refers to the transfer of information between cells. Conjugation sees an […]
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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 […]
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In Part 2 of our preview of Phil Hall’s latest book, Conjugation, we’re pleased to present an exclusive essay by Phil Hall. Enjoy! Talking Conjugation by Phil Hall . Otty Lake . Sept-Dec 2015 When I first get up, I am half asleep, it is still dark, my glasses are useless, most things don’t exist […]
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Five kilometers southeast of Perth, ON, on the secluded shores of Otty Lake, poet Phil Hall sits on his porch in the predawn dark, notebook in hand, and observes the early morning’s transformations. As if he were taking dictation, Hall charts the precise progress of day –its transition from first greyness, to vague light then […]
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All of us at BookThug HQ are excited to share our superb Spring 2016 season with you. Between February and May, 10 new books will be coming your way, featuring novels, collections of poetry, and even a creative non fiction memoir, from new writers as well as several authors that are already familiar to our […]
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Here at BookThug HQ, we can’t believe it’s already December 30! Today, we’re looking back at our year in review and sneaking a peek at what lies ahead in 2016. While 2015 will soon be over, it won’t soon be forgotten, for what a year it has been. BOOKTHUG’S YEAR IN REVIEW New Website and […]
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In this edition of BookThug’s Best Reads, we turn things over to our editors and staff to reflect on their year in reading. Here are our favourite books we read in 2015, with contributions from Jay MillAR and Hazel Millar, Malcolm Sutton, Phil Hall, Ruth Zuchter, Emma Hunter, Shankari Mano, and even our resident Junior […]
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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 further engagement with composition by sound and its visual placement on the page. In poems that “emanate” from specific works by other poets (including bpNichol, […]
Continue readingBook*hug’s crack team of publishing professionals share their summer reading recommendations. ❧ Jay MillAr Co-publisher My Body Is Yours by Michael V. Smith (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2015) From Arsenal Pulp Press: Michael V. Smith is a multihyphenate force of nature: a novelist, poet, improv comic, filmmaker, drag queen, performance artist, and occasional clown. In this, […]
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