As July rolls on and many of us are making travel plans once again, it’s time to consider that perennially delightful question of what to read over summer vacation. We are sharing some of our top picks—books that chart journeys big and small; hosting characters whose migrations across cities, countries, and emotional terrains are variously […]
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Canada Day Long Weekend Sale! Save 25% off all available titles from July 1 to 3, 2022 at 11:59 pm. Use code CANADA2022 at checkout. *Discount applies to print books, eBooks, and audiobooks. Excludes all forthcoming fall 2022 releases. SHOP NOW _________________________________________________________________________________________ ???? Read Across Canada! ???? Travel Canada this long weekend with some homegrown literature! This curated list of books rooted in cities and places is an ode to the […]
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Back again with the next instalment of Book*hugs Recommend, celebrating the year gone by and the season of book-giving. This round, Billeh Nickerson, Erín Moure, and Aimee Wall share their thoughts on how it felt to have a book come out during the pandemic, the highlights of their reading year, and which books they will […]
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The fall literary awards season is upon us! Read on to learn all about the authors who have become finalists over the past week and the wonderful, transfiguring reads that are up for some of Canada’s most prestigious awards. ❧ 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction Finalist: You Are Eating an Orange. You Are […]
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We are thrilled that We, Jane by Aimee Wall has been longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize! We, Jane explores intergenerational female relationships, the precarity of rural existence, and the essential nature of abortion. It probes the importance of care work by women for women and beautifully captures the inevitable heartache of understanding […]
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Happy Publication Day to Aimee Wall’s We, Jane!
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Friends of Book*hug, meet Spring 2021.
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March 8th is International Women’s Day: a celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for women’s rights.
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We always look forward to spring, but this year, we’re especially eager, and not just for flowers (which those of us with allergies might be looking forward to less eagerly).
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Our celebration of Women in Translation Month continues today with Aimee Wall, translator of several books, including Vickie Gendreau’s Testament and Drama Queens and Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard’s Sports and Pastimes.
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Book*hug Press acknowledges that the land on which we operate is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. We recognize the enduring presence of many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and are grateful for the opportunity to meet and work on this territory.