📢 AWARD NEWS Congrats to Ben Ladouceur & Shani Mootoo! I Remember Lights is a finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Award for LGBTQ+ Fiction, and Starry Starry Night is a finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Award for Multicultural Fiction! 🎉 Learn more: www.forewordreviews.com/awards/final...

Thank you to @clmporg.bsky.social for including Wordly Girls by @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social and Toxemia by @christinemcnair.bsky.social in this terrific reading list for Women's History Month. www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...

Today we're highlighting a new novel! Liz Johnston's The Fall-Down Effect is an expansive and moving story about family, environmental activism, climate change, secrets, and loss, set in a small mountain town. Read an excerpt from the book here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-fall-d...

We're delighted to see that Junie by Chelene Knight and Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo are among the top 50 books from indie literary publishers that Canadians borrowed from libraries the most in February!

Touch the Donkey supplement #295 : seven questions for Tanis MacDonald / @bookhugpress.bsky.social ; touchthedonkey.blogspot.com/2026/03/ttd-...

D. Nandi Odhiambo introduces his forthcoming novel Amapiano Eyes, out March 24, 2026 from Book*hug Press! Amapiano Eyes is available for pre-order now! Save 10% on all pre-orders from Book*hug’s online store! You can also pre-order a copy through your local bookstore by talking to a staff member!

NEW @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social @themockler.bsky.social #SendMyLoveToAnyone #SMLTA #The TinderSonnets @bookhugpress.bsky.social sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com/p/dont-worry...

TORONTO LAUNCH JENNIFER LOVEGROVE @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social The Tinder Sonnets @bookhugpress.bsky.social 07 APRIL 6PM BURDOCK MUSIC HALL 1184 Bloor St W w/Andrew Kaufman + @itsakirby.bsky.social RSVP: burdockbrewery.com/pages/music-hall

Read an excerpt of THE DISAPPEARING ACT (@bookhugpress.bsky.social) by Maria Stepanova (translated by Sasha Dugdale), and take a closer look at this spellbinding novel-in-translation! #AmReading #Novel #Translation #Fiction open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Today, we are thrilled to welcome the first title from our spring 2026 season: The Disappearing Act by Maria Stepanova, the renowned Russian author of In Memory of Memory, and translated by Sasha Dugdale. Available now: bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

Go/No-Go: A Journey Into the Research and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders by Marianne Apostolides is selected as a "best science pick" of the week by Nature magazine. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

✨Announcing✨ Book*hug Press presents the Toronto launch of The Tinder Sonnets by Jennifer LoveGrove. With special guests KIRBY and Andrew Kaufman. Books will be for sale and, of course, the author will be signing. www.showpass.com/bookhug-pres...

"Starry Starry Night is a work of autofiction and a compelling coming-of-age story of love and loss and disillusionment..." Melanie Marttila reviews Shani Mootoo's latest book for The Seaboard Review of Books. www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/starry-sta...

"you is a work of masterful writing honoured by a highly accomplished translation.” Susan Wismer reviews you by Chantal Neveu, translated by Erin Moure, for The Miramichi Reader. miramichireader.ca/2026/02/thro...

The latest episode of the BOOKSPO podcast with host Kerry Clare features an interview with Shani Mootoo, author of Starry Starry Night. Listen here: kerryreads.substack.com/p/season-4-e...

We're over the moon that The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken, has been longlisted for #InternationalBooker2026! 🎉Congrats to all the longlisted authors, translators, and their publishers! Learn more about The Wax Child here: bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

Going door-to-door for the Jehovah’s Witnesses prepared Tamara Jong to be a writer. @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social discusses her memoir, Worldly Girls, on CBC Bookends with Mattea Roach. www.cbc.ca/books/booken...

🌲 COMING SOON! 🌲The Fall-Down Effect by Liz Johnston, published by Book*hug Press, April 21, 2026 Request a review copy: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... @lizjohnston.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social #litfic

Jelly, Baby: Essays on Disability and Vulnerability by Therese Estacion is named a Most Anticipated 2026 Spring Nonfiction book by @49thshelf.bsky.social. Jelly, Baby will be released on April 28 and is available now for pre-order. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...

"This book was birthed out of the manic impulse to process an all-consuming experience." Tree Abraham chats about her latest book, elseship: an unrequited affair, with Marlies Dubois on @thewoodlot.bsky.social the-wood-lot.ca/2026/02/12/t...

✨Edmonton✨ VER/SE POETRY presents Shani Mootoo, author of Oh Witness Dey! & Starry Starry Night! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Shani read in your great city! Books will be for sale, as well as a special edition Broadside of Shani’s work!

✨Edmonton✨ VER/SE POETRY presents Shani Mootoo, author of Oh Witness Dey! & Starry Starry Night! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Shani read in your great city! Books will be for sale, as well as a special edition Broadside of Shani’s work!

KIRBY x 4 #LIVE MARCH 14 Little Lit Fest @thegrandlondon.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/little-lit... APRIL 7 @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social MAY 28 @thedonpyle.bsky.social ra.co/events/2368611 JULY 6 #LochBaillie @gooselane.bsky.social kirbyfairy.ca/tour-dates-b...

Marlies Dubois interviews Tree Abraham about her new @bookhugpress.bsky.social poetry collection, "elseship," for @the-wood-lot.bsky.social :

In need of a sweet treat? Tamara Jong, author of WORLDLY GIRLS (@bookhugpress.bsky.social), gives us a baking lesson on this edition of Test Kitchen with a lemon meringue pie recipe is rooted in a childhood memory. Get the full recipe at: alllitup.ca/test-kitchen...

Thank you to @49thshelf.bsky.social for including our forthcoming poetry collections in the Most Anticipated Spring 2026 Poetry preview, including I Used to Be a Pisces by Camilla Gibb, The Tinder Sonnets by @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social & Gold Star by Emma McKenna. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02...

The 2026 Spring Nonfiction Preview is here from @quillandquire.bsky.social and we're delighted that Jelly, Baby: Essays on Disability and Vulnerability by Therese Estacion is included on it! Jelly, Baby will be released on April 28 & is available now for pre-order. quillandquire.com/omni/2026-sp...

Sibylle Grimbert’s novel THE LAST OF ITS KIND (@bookhugpress.bsky.social) explores bonds between humans & animals when a zoologist’s journey to 1800s Iceland finds him responsible for a creature facing extinction. Read an excerpt from the novel, translated by Aleshia Jensen, here:

D. Nandi Odhiambo’s AMAPIANO EYES is “as hybrid a creation as the South African musical genre that gives it its name, fusing a philosophical frame with a high-octane Bonnie and Clyde story.” Pre-order a novel from @bookhugpress.bsky.social this #BlackHistoryMonth: bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

Book*hug is thrilled to be returning to the annual OLA Super Conference this week, happening from January 29-30, 2026! Can’t wait to see all our friends in the OBPO Pavilion! Stop by our booth to learn about our latest titles! Plus don't miss these Book*hug author signings!

❤️‍🔥COMING SOON! ❤️‍🔥 The Tinder Sonnets by Jennifer LoveGrove (Book*hug Press, April 7, 2026) Poems exploring female sexual desire, contemporary dating, misogyny, & middle-age that reflects & embodies our social media-saturated times. Request a review copy: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s...

Sun. February 1. 6:30pm ET. TYPE BOOKS JUNCTION 2887 Dundas St. W. Livestreamed Readings from Sadiqa de Maijer, Ben Ladouceur & Robert Hough, hosted by Damian Tarnopolsky. @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ca/e/1596208646...

@thegrindto.bsky.social lists The Fall-Down Effect by @lizjohnston.bsky.social as one of their most anticipated books for spring 2026, calling it "a beautiful exploration of family, climate change and loss." www.thegrindmag.ca/eight-new-no...

"Bebenek’s choice of structure for the book makes for an honest and open portrayal of how we grow and evolve through grief" @manahil.bsky.social reviews No One Knows Us There by Jessica Bebenek for @arcpoetry.bsky.social. arcpoetry.ca/editorials/n...

Thank you to @merliterary.bsky.social for including The Fall-Down Effect by @lizjohnston.bsky.social & The Tinder Sonnets by @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social on the MER Bookself list for January 2026. merliterary.com/2026/01/20/m...

I Used to Be a Pisces, the first poetry collection from award-wining, bestselling author Camilla Gibb, is included in the 2026 Spring Preview for Poetry from @quillandquire.bsky.social. This profound new work examines our relationships to the earth and one another. quillandquire.com/omni/2026-sp...

Miranda Schreiber has been longlisted for the 2025 @usrofc.bsky.social, US & Canada, for her debut novel, Iris and the Dead. Congrats to Miranda, & the other finalists and their publishers! Iris and the Dead is available from our online shop or your indie bookseller. bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

The Fall-Down Effect by @lizjohnston.bsky.social is included in the 2026 Spring Fiction Preview from @quillandquire.bsky.social.

“The eyes of the future are looking back to us.” In No One Knows Us There, Jessica Bebenek reflects on the relationship between poems and death using language that transforms the sense of loss into a tender memory for the future-self. Read Manahil Bandukwala’s full review here: buff.ly/ziuh6DO

"The important thing is to tell the truth—and often 'what happened' is only the beginning of that." @helloiamben.bsky.social, author of I Remember Lights, chats with Jasper Fleming for @eventmags.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4hxftct7

2026 is shaping to be a big year for Canadian fiction, with new books from Angélique Lalonde, Ashraf Zaghal, Yann Martel and @lizjohnston.bsky.social. Phillip Dwight Morgan and @rdassaly.bsky.social share eight novels they can't wait to read.

Announcing our Winter/2026 Season Reveal! Start making room on your bookshelves for these ten titles coming your way soon! All titles are now available for pre-order from our online shop or your local indie bookseller. bookhugpress.ca/product-cate...

The Most Anticipated Spring 2026 Fiction Preview is here from @49thshelf.bsky.social and we're thrilled to see three of our forthcoming novels on in the list, including titles from Michael Eddy, @lizjohnston.bsky.social & @dnandi.bsky.social. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...

2025 Longlist for the US/Canada Republic of Consciousness Small Press Prize @usrofc.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚 #books #smallpresses #literature

"For me, writing is not only a matter of expressing my thoughts through words, but an inherently embodied process." Jessica Bebenek, author of No One Knows Us There, chats with interviewer Hanna Chernoff for @the-wood-lot.bsky.social. the-wood-lot.ca/2026/01/15/n...

Interviewer Hannah Chernoff talks with Canadian poet Jessica and Bebenek about her poetry collection No One Knows Us There, out with Book*hug Press! Thank you to both Hannah and Jessica for allowing The Woodlot to host your discussion. tinyurl.com/2mt9yck4

@quillandquire.bsky.social lists The Fall-Down Effect by @lizjohnston.bsky.social in their spring fiction preview. Exploring protest, climate change & fractured family relationships, this debut asks what we really owe people in our lives when we're fighting for a greater cause. tinyurl.com/3fdcreu5

Jasper Fleming interviews Ben Ladouceur about his @bookhugpress.bsky.social novel, "I Remember Lights," for @eventmags.bsky.social:

Feast your beautiful peepers on these three excellent novels on Quill & Quire’s Spring Preview! To check out the whole spring preview, head to QuillandQuire.com. quillandquire.com/omni/2026-sp... @quillandquire.bsky.social

Hannah Chernoff interviews Jessica Bebenek about her @bookhugpress.bsky.social poetry collection, "No One Knows Us There," for @the-wood-lot.bsky.social: