Ten Books the Dad in Your Life Will Love
With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’ve put together a list of books that the Dad in your life will love. This eclectic selection of literary and poetic titles—vast […]
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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 […]
Continue readingIn 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 […]
Continue readingMany Shades of Love: A Valentine’s Day Reading List
Many a thing has been written, spoken, and sung about love. This Valentine’s Day we join the chorus with a stellar recommended reading list! The following twelve works of prose […]
Continue readingA Year in the Books: Book*hugs Recommend, the Authors’ Edition, Pt. 1
To celebrate the end of the year, which delightfully coincides with the season of book-gifting, we asked some of our 2021 authors to reflect on the year gone by. This […]
Continue readingUmbilical Cord Is Love: An Essay by Hasan Namir
Today we are delighted to welcome award-winning writer Hasan Namir to the Book*hug Blog. In the following essay, Namir introduces readers to some of the thoughts and feelings surrounding his […]
Continue readingIn Conversation: Hasan Namir
The next installment of our In Conversation series features Lambda Literary and Stonewall Book Award-winner Hasan Namir! Namir’s new collection of poetry, Umbilical Cord, documents the journey that he and […]
Continue readingHappy Book Birthday to Umbilical Cord by Hasan Namir! 🌈✨
Today, we’re celebrating the release of a tender and moving new poetry collection by Lambda Literary and Stonewall Book Award-winner Hasan Namir! Umbilical Cord is a joyful poetry memoir about […]
Continue readingFall 2021 Poetry Preview: Umbilical Cord by Hasan Namir
It’s time to meet the Fall 2021 authors and their books! We’ll be diving more deeply into the seven books we introduced in our Fall 2021 season reveal, previewing individual […]
Continue reading🍂🍁Fall 2021 Season Reveal🍁🍂
Today we’re excited to reveal our Fall 2021 season! Our fall lineup includes seven titles we’re confident you will fall hard for.
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