Bookhug Press

Bookhug Press Book*hug Press is a radically optimistic Canadian-owned publisher working at the forefront of contemporary book culture.🍁

Celebrating adventures in literary publishing since 2004, Book*hug is a radically optimistic Canadian literary press working at the forefront of contemporary book culture. We publish bold, innovative books of literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, poetry, and literature in translation by both emerging and established writers. We are most interested in writing that challenges and pushes at the bou

ndaries of cultural expectations and are deeply committed to publishing culturally diverse voices whose work has historically been underrepresented in the publishing landscape.

St. Lawrence Writers Festival presents: Meet the Grim Reaper, featuring Gary Barwin, author of The Comedian’s Book of th...
09/10/2026

St. Lawrence Writers Festival presents: Meet the Grim Reaper, featuring Gary Barwin, author of The Comedian’s Book of the Dead, in conversation with Carolyn Bennett.

Friday, September 11, 2026
5:00 - 6:15 PM ET
Art Hub Brockville, 32 Park Street, Brockville, ON
Tickets available online!

Christine McNair, author of the 2025 Warland Award Shortlisted hybrid-collection Toxemia, will be participating in this ...
09/10/2026

Christine McNair, author of the 2025 Warland Award Shortlisted hybrid-collection Toxemia, will be participating in this year’s Shortlist Reading and Winner Announcement!

Celebrate the 2025 Warland Award shortlist with readings from the nominated authors, followed by the announcement of this year’s winner by judge Phanuel Antwi!

Saturday, September 12, 2026
1:00 - 2:00 pm PT
Via zoom!
Email [email protected] to RSVP!

09/09/2026

Tanis MacDonald introduces her forthcoming poetry collection Tall, Grass, Girl, out on October 13, 2026 from Book*hug Press!

A feminist crow at a history of violence, Tall, Grass, Girl is essential reading for those who are tired of healing narratives that ring hollow, but who also believe hope is curative.

Tall, Grass, Girl is available for pre-order now! Save 10% on all pre-orders from Book*hug’s online store with code PREORDER10 (link in bio)! You can also pre-order a copy through your local bookstore by talking to a staff member!

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Today, we are thrilled to welcome the first title from our fall 2026 season. Happy Publication Day to Breath Taking by b...
09/08/2026

Today, we are thrilled to welcome the first title from our fall 2026 season. Happy Publication Day to Breath Taking by beloved poet Carolyn Smart. This exquisite new poetry book, Smart’s first in over a decade, is an unflinching and tender recollection of illness, death, and grief, sensitively exploring the dynamic between the burden of care and the burden of dying.

Breath Taking is available now from our online shop or your local independent bookseller.

Phylum Reading Series presents Emma McKenna, author of Gold Star, and Jennifer LoveGrove, author of The Tinder Sonnets! ...
09/08/2026

Phylum Reading Series presents Emma McKenna, author of Gold Star, and Jennifer LoveGrove, author of The Tinder Sonnets! Books will be for sale, and the authors will be signing!

Friday, September 11, 2026
7:00-9:00 pm ET
Niagara Artists Centre, St. Catharines, ON

đŸ’„Double Launch AnnouncementđŸ’„Book*hug Press and the Burdock Music Hall present a double poetry launch for Breath Taking b...
09/04/2026

đŸ’„Double Launch AnnouncementđŸ’„

Book*hug Press and the Burdock Music Hall present a double poetry launch for Breath Taking by Carolyn Smart and Tall, Grass, Girl by Tanis MacDonald! Books will be for sale and, of course, the authors will be signing!

Monday, October 5, 2026
6:00 - 8:00 pm
The Burdock Music Hall, 1184 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON
Free to attend!

RSVP at the Burdock Music Hall website!

✹Wouldn’t you agree? ✹
09/02/2026

✹Wouldn’t you agree? ✹

đŸ’„Launch AnnouncementđŸ’„Book*hug Press and Another Story Bookshop present the Toronto launch of The Comedian’s Book of the ...
09/01/2026

đŸ’„Launch AnnouncementđŸ’„

Book*hug Press and Another Story Bookshop present the Toronto launch of The Comedian’s Book of the Dead by Gary Barwin! With musical guest Tor Lukasik-Foss, and stand up comedian Orly Zebak. Books will be for sale, and Gary will be signing copies!

RSVP at garybarwin.eventbrite.ca

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
7:00 pm ET
Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, ON
Free to attend!

Before we bid farewell to Women in Translation Month, we’re shining a light on some of our authors whose books have been...
08/31/2026

Before we bid farewell to Women in Translation Month, we’re shining a light on some of our authors whose books have been translated into other languages.

Our wish is for everyone to read more women in translation, this month and beyond.

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