Shani Mootoo

Mother’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. […]

In the Mood for Poetry: Nostalgia

Feeling sentimental? Wistful? Next up in our In the Mood for Poetry series is nostalgia. Lean into the feeling with these poetry collections that map personal and geographical histories, and […]

The Art of Poetry Roundtable, Part One

Poetry, like any art form, is a practice. To be a poet means mastering a certain discipline, finding one’s vocation and siphoning inspiration into form. This National Poetry Month we […]

Happy Book Birthday to Cane | Fire by Shani Mootoo 🎊 🎊

Today, we celebrate the release of Cane | Fire by internationally celebrated writer and visual artist Shani Mootoo. This collection of poems navigates a complex communion of past and present, […]

Spring 2022 Poetry Preview: Cane | Fire by Shani Mootoo

Next up in our Spring 2022 Preview series comes internationally celebrated writer and visual artist Shani Mootoo’s Cane | Fire, an immersive and vivid collection that marks a long-awaited return […]

🌼 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 […]

Shani Mootoo Receives an Honorary Doctorate from Western University! 🎉🎓

All of us at Book*hug send our warmest congratulations to the inimitable Shani Mootoo, who received an honorary doctorate from Western University during fall convocation on October 22, 2021, in […]