Book*hug Press

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Due to too many things to count, the time has come for us to say good-bye to Twitter. As such, we'll no longer be posting or sharing to this account.
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[Literary Review of Canada @reviewcanada]

Stand up for this week’s Bookworm!

Read Zachary Thompson on @LarsOsberg’s “The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada” (@LorimerBooks), a review of @EverySongIveEve’s “Dry Your Tears to Perfect Your Aim” (@bookhugpress), and a Q&A with @paigestampatori.

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[Dr. S. Webb-Campbell @shannonwc]

Wela’lin @quillandquire for including Re: Wild Her (forthcoming April 15 with @bookhugpress) in your Spring Preview.

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"We may not live in the best of times but Disobedience helped me believe that our world can & will get better. I hope it will for you, too.” Roz Milner on Daniel Sarah Karasik's work of queer & trans spec fic, Disobedience, for the Transfeminine Review: https://t.co/eTwDNcpS6j

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The longlist for the 2024 Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry has been announced & we're thrilled that Kate Cayley (author of Lent) and Hana Shafi (author of People You Know, Places You've Been) are on it. Congrats to all the longlisted poets!
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Our submissions portal is now open! That's right, we're accepting direct submissions of innovative literary fiction, poetry & narrative nonfiction until March 15, 2025.

Interested in submitting to Book*hug Press? Read our submission guidelines here: https://t.co/W7TJl4oV7K

[Rob Taylor @roblucastaylor]

I read 118 books over the last six months for the Fred Cogswell Award (@rclas_com), and here are ten that I particularly loved.

More here: https://t.co/bOE66SDxHC

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Today we're thrilled to reveal our Spring 2025 lineup! Our team is working hard behind the scenes to get these 8 titles ready for publication. Trust us, you won't want to miss these phenomenal reads! All titles are available now for pre-order.

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@modernirish Thank you!!

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❤️2024 in review.❤️

What a year it was, and what a year to come!

Stay tuned for our spring 2025 season reveal next week.

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Read "Hooky in the Homeland" by @OmarMouallem from Back Where I Came From in @maisonneuvemag. In Mouallem's essay, a visit to the family hometown in Lebanon during a tense time sets the stage for a comedy of errors. #fridayreads

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"Narrative loose ends abound, as in this situation they must. The bottom line is life persists, the book was written. And it’s terrific.”

Michael Bryson reviews Toxemia by Christine McNair.
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"If people didn't write about heartbreak, we wouldn't have the Fleetwood Mac Rumours album, you know?"

Zoe Whittall chats with Mattea Roach on CBC's Bookends about her latest book, No Credit River, & why heartbreak is a valid form of grief.

Listen: https://t.co/WuWKRV0U8b

[Literary Press Group @LPGCanada]

With the help of @BookNet_Canada's #librarydata, here are the 50 books from independent literary publishers Canadians borrowed most in December 2024. Feat. a top 10 from @ecwpress, @coachhousebooks, @cormorantbooks, @biblioasis, & @VehiculePress.

[Dr. S. Webb-Campbell @shannonwc]

Drawing upon ecology, traditional knowledge, and sexuality, Re: Wild Her is a personal and poetic awakening. My fourth book of poetry Re: Wild Her is forthcoming with @bookhugpress April 15, 2025. Pre-order here: https://t.co/AkXyIS2HTB

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Dry Your Tears to Perfect Your Aim by @EverySongIveEve "slides easily into the tradition of literature that challenges the boundaries of what is politically feasible.”

Michael Bryson reviews for @Zoomer: https://t.co/8lXZvUsi79

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“With humour and honest self-reflection, the poems confront the pain of realizing you’ve given yourself to someone who will never do the same.”

Hannah Carty on No Credit River by Zoe Whittall for @maisonneuvemag: https://t.co/AVAiyOKkvr

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The @TorontoStar names Barbara by Joni Murphy and The Fun Times Brigade by @lindsayzv as books to read in 2025. Thank you to @jeanmarcahsen for including them!
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@alllitupcanada @arsenalpulp These are all great and inspiring resolutions!
PS) Happy reading to all!

[All Lit Up - now on bsky as alllitupcanada @alllitupcanada]

At the beginning of every year we set new reading intentions to challenge ourselves and discover new ways of reading. Check out our 2025 resolutions with books from @arsenalpulp, @bookhugpress, J. Gordon Shillingford, and Renegade Arts.

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