Behind the Poem with Daniel Sarah Karasik

Today, Daniel Sarah Karasik takes us behind their poem “trans-socialist.”  They highlight some of the ideas and politics at play, conceptualizing the poem as method rather than a booksellers’ category and revelling in binding ambiguities. Now handing it off to Karasik: “The implicit understanding is that if you’re committed, if you’re too overtly political, then […]

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On Design with Gareth Lind

After a brief hiatus, we are back with our On Design series, today featuring the wonderful Gareth Lind. Lind’s designs are famously sleek, a confluence of clean lines and classical typeface, perfectly embodying the books they cloak. A number of our poetry titles—The Absence of Zero by R. Kolewe, Umbilical Cord by Hasan Namir, Plenitude […]

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“Flirtatious, irreverent, and curious”: In Conversation with Daniel Sarah Karasik

This Spring, we return with our In Conversation series, where we speak in detail with recently published Book*hug authors about their books and the ideas—notions, whims, feelings, inspirations, memories, actions—behind them. First up is Daniel Sarah Karasik on their new poetry collection, Plenitude. Plenitude is profoundly shaped by Karasik’s experience of grassroots social and political advocacy. […]

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In the Mood For Poetry: Joy

Joy, nostalgia, grief, wonder—good poetry effortlessly evokes mood and atmosphere, taking us elsewhere while guiding us inward. This National Poetry Month, we bring you our In the Mood for Poetry series. Every Friday we will share mood-themed reading lists so you can indulge your highs and lows along with some of our favourite poets. To […]

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???? 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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