BookThug Spring 2017 Launch Party: A Recap
Special to the BookThug Blog: Shayanna Seymour April 20, 2017 Hey there! For anyone who wasn’t able to be at our Spring 2017 Launch Party last Thursday, April 13th, this […]
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Event Recap: Pivot Reading Series on April 5th, 2017
The Pivot Reading Series is always great, and last’s event night was no different. We all huddled together in The Steady Bar and Cafe on Bloor St. West, poets and […]
Continue readingLanguage would not exist without the body: In Conversation with Sandra Ridley
Sandra Ridley’s latest book, Silvija, is a sequence of five feverish elegies which combine narrative lyric and experimental verse styles to manifest dark themes related to love and loss: the […]
Continue reading‘Being alive is hella complex and I want art that reflects that!’: In Conversation with Mat Laporte
RATS NEST, the long-awaited debut book by Mat Laporte is a mysterious and sometimes hallucinogenic sci-fi short story collection that builds a narrative out of the complexity and dialectical uncertainty […]
Continue readingBookThug Road Trip: Canadian Authors from Coast to Coast, Part 2
We’re revving up the engine again today as we continue on the second half of our Summer Reading Recommendation Road Trip. Today, we head out from Ontario, and then travel […]
Continue readingBookThug Road Trip: Canadian Authors from Coast to Coast, Part 1
In celebration of Canada Day, and the first long weekend of summer, we’re taking you on a two-part BookThug Summer Reading Recommendation Road Trip. Today, in Part 1, we depart […]
Continue readingIn Conversation: Phil Hall Chats with Wanda Praamsma About his Latest Collection, Conjugation
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 […]
Continue readingSpotlight on the Latest Issue of BafterC, Guest Edited by Jess Taylor
Today, we’re shining the spotlight on BafterC Vol. 8 No 1, which was guest-edited by none other than Jess Taylor, author of the acclaimed debut story collection, Pauls. This NEW MOTION ISSUE […]
Continue readingIn Conversation: Adrienne Gruber Discusses Buoyancy Control
Adrienne Gruber’s latest book, Buoyancy Control, takes us into watery depths in order to look at our own identities. Described as fierce, ecstatic, and not for the faint of heart, Buoyancy Control […]
Continue readingLong Weekend Reading: Five Books for the Long Weekend
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 […]
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