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06/04/2026

Pride on the Page feature number 2! Throughout Pride Month we will be spotlighting Q***r stories from Book*hug’s catalogue!

Today’s feature is No One Knows Us There by Jessica Bebenek!

“From wherever I am, I will
send word like a golden thread,
roll an unravelling ball through time
toward myself.”

In this stunning debut collection, Bronwen Wallace Award finalist Jessica Bebenek presents two distinct and moving portraits of early womanhood. The first is that of the devoted, caregiving granddaughter navigating hospital hallways and the painful realities of palliative care. The second is that of a woman a decade older, compassionately looking back on her younger self. In this second half, Bebenek rewrites poems from the first, honouring unimaginable loss and turning it into genuine healing.

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06/04/2026

We want to give a huge congratulations to Ben Ladouceur as his debut novel, I Remember Lights, is the Foreword INDIES Gold Winner for LGBTQ+ Fiction! Congrats as well to all the other winners and their publishers.

I Remember Lights is available to order from our online shop or your local independent bookseller.

06/04/2026

Book*hug Press is thrilled to be participating in the ACCUTE Publisher’s Book Exhibition, happening on Montréal this weekend!

Stop by the John Molson Building on Concordia University campus to browse a curated selection of front-list and backlist titles! Special emphasis on nonfiction, translation, and poetry!

Thursday, June 4 - Sunday, June 7, 2026
8:30 am - 5:00 pm daily
1600 BLVD. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, QC
Free to attend!

06/03/2026

Koh-i-Noor: The Playlist is here!

Michael Eddy has curated an official playlist for his debut novel Koh-i-Noor. Michael has also written sixteen vignettes, explaining why he associates each song with his book! Michael crafts a fascinating mixtape-essay that walks us through his early love of Hip Hop, his art school days in Halifax’s “Golden Age”, and later his time living and working in China, all of which heavily inspired the writing of Koh-i-Noor. Take it away Michael!

Read Michael’s vignettes and listen to the whole playlist on the Book*hug blog: https://bookhugpress.ca/koh-i-noor-the-playlist-by-michael-eddy/

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Koh-i-Noor: The Playlist by Michael Eddy

06/02/2026

Pride on the Page feature #1! Throughout the month of June we will be spotlighting Q***r stories from Book*hug’s catalogue!

We are kicking things off with Q***rs Like Me by Michael V. Smith!

Confessional and immersive, Michael V. Smith’s latest collection is a broad tapestry that explores growing up q***r and working class, then growing into an urban q***r life.

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06/01/2026

Miranda Schreiber reads from IRIS AND THE DEAD (Book*hug Press), a Finalist for the 2025 BIG OTHER Book Award for Fiction.Find the list of finalists here:htt...

05/29/2026

To mark the final week of Short Story Month this May, we’re having a flash sale! All short story collections are 20% off on our eStore! Sale ends May 31st!

Browse online here: https://bookhugpress.ca/product-category/books/short-stories/

05/28/2026

The reviews keep rolling in! Amapiano Eyes by is resonating with DJs left right and centre! Check out with his copy!

Accompanied by the deep beats of Amapiano music, D. Nandi Odhiambo’s gritty, high-stakes new novel Amapiano Eyes is a masterful blend of literary fiction and noir—an existential thriller where the past and present collide.

Of the book Jayson says: “Not sure how many people are in the Venn Diagram for loving crime novels, DJ culture and cultural theory, but I am one of them!”

Jayson is a long time DJ, known as a frequent tour opener for LCD Soundsystem, as well as a member of various bands over the years including Orchid and Panthers. He is now releasing music on DFA Records as Jayson Green and the Jerk- their debut 12” is available now! Jayson is also a co-owner of one the hottest new bars in Toronto ! Check them out next time you’re in the Junction!

05/27/2026

It’s time for another instalment of Inside the Book*hug Archive, where we invite authors to explore our collection of Book*hug titles past and present. Authors pick the books they have a connection with, and talk about why they love them.

Today Tamara Jong, author of Worldly Girls, steps into the archive. Proving herself as always to be an amazing literary citizen, Tamara walks us through some of her favourite books from our catalogue.

Tamara’s picks:
Tongues: On Longing and Belonging through Language, edited by and
The Unpublished City Volume 1 edited by Dionne Brand
Dear Current Occupant by .word
To Love the Coming End by

Worldly Girls is available for purchase through our online store, or from your local independent bookseller.

05/27/2026

"I write because I love living in stories."

Liz Johnston, author of The Fall-Down Effect, chats about the writing life with Rina Barone for Stories from the Writer's Life.

Why I Write: Q & A with author Liz Johnston