We’re thrilled to announce that Shani Mootoo’s Polar Vortex has been shortlisted for the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize! Seductive and tension-filled, Polar Vortex is a story of secrets, deceptions, and revenge. Are we ever free from our pasts? Can we ever truly know the people we are closest to? The novel asks these questions and […]
Continue readingLike the two-headed god Janus, who sees what’s ahead and what’s behind at the same time, we’re taking a moment this early January to look back at our big exciting year of books, fairs, festivals, anniversaries, etc., and to and talk a bit about what’s next for the small press called BookThug. One brand new thing we can’t wait […]
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