Today we invite Tamara Jong, author of Worldly Girls, to the Book*hug blog to share thoughts on two essays from her debut memoir! Read on for insights into Tamara’s creative process as she crafted her life story into breath taking prose! Read more here: bookhugpress.ca/behind-the-e...

"Mootoo brings the tireless curiosity of early childhood to a nuanced exploration of the border between fiction and memoir." Eva Crocker reviews Starry Starry Night, the latest novel by acclaimed writer Shani Mootoo, for the Hamilton Review of Books. hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2025/09...

“Worldly Girls unfolds like a series of controlled explosions, each essay detonating just enough certainty to reveal what lies beneath...” @selenamercuri.bsky.social reviews the debut memoir from @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social for @thenewquarterly.bsky.social tnq.ca/under-review...

For the latest Scout Book Club for Scout Magazine, Thalia Stopa reviews two books by @jacobwren.bsky.social: Rich and Poor & Dry Your Tears to Perfect Your Aim. She writes that "Wren has a knack for writing deeply thoughtful, activist novels." We agree. scoutmagazine.ca/scout-book-c...

"The act of writing Starry Starry Night was the writer of today witnessing her self of today, looking, at the same time, back at a past and a present, and celebrating." Shani Mootoo on "Why I Wrote This Book" for The Miramichi Reader. miramichireader.ca/2025/09/why-...

One thing I cut from the Rachel Giese interview is the moment when I spot this @bookhugpress.bsky.social anthology on the shelf behind her — both she and Meaghan Strimas (who happens to be my wife, and has also been on the podcast!) have great essays in it, among many others.

Happy Publication Day to Starry Starry Night, an innovative and revelatory new work of autofiction by celebrated writer Shani Mootoo about family secrets, trauma, race, class, and loss. Available now: bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

Happy publication to Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo published Book*hug Press. Starry Starry Night is an innovative and revelatory work of autofiction from a celebrated voice in contemporary fiction. bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/... @bookhugpress.bsky.social

Lucy EM Black reviews Worldly Girls by @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social for The Miramichi Reader, writing "such thoughtful meditations highlight not only Jong’s gritty tenacity but also serve to document her ongoing endeavour to live an authentic and meaningful life." miramichireader.ca/2025/09/worl...

"Tanis MacDonald's MOBILE is a must." - @itsakirby.bsky.social bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/... @bookhugpress.bsky.social

SEASON 12 virtual launch!!!! Today at 6:00pm ET, I get to sit and chat with @jacobwren.bsky.social about his incredible novel, DRY YOUR TEARS TO PERFECT YOUR AIM. Register now. PWYC. All proceeds supportiur authors this season. @bookhugpress.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2zndxu3x

RYGA Fest presents Soundtrack: a Karaoke Meets Poetry Party with Michael V. Smith. Michael will be taking this show on the road all season! Watch out for an event in a city near you! culturedays.ca/en/events/06...

@thewalrus.ca names Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo one of the Best Books of Fall 2025, adding it "reminds us what childhood feels like, but it also reminds us how clearly children see and how frequently we underestimate them." thewalrus.ca/best-books-2...

"Jong is unflinching in her exploration of grief & while she guards her privacy, grace & her dignity, she lets the reader into the room of loss & longing, allowing us to sit beside her.” Lisa De Nikolits on Worldly Girls by @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social lisadenikolits.substack.com/p/mid-summer...

Celebrating Fanny Britt & translator Susan Ouriou! Sugaring Off has been longlisted for the @gillerprize.bsky.social. Britt's Governor General's Literary Award-winning book probes intimacy, denial, & how we are tied to others—whether those we love or those we exploit. bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

Congratulations to all the longlisted authors for the 2025 @gillerprize.bsky.social, including Kirti Bhadresa (AN ASTONISHMENT OF STARS), Fanny Britt (SUGARING OFF), and Joanna Cockerline (STILL)! 🙌🎉 #booksky #canadianauthor #canadianliterature #CanLit

ICYMI: We announced the 2025 #GillerPrize longlist yesterday! The shortlist will be announced on Monday, October 6, at 10 a.m. ET. Sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. gillerprize.ca/newsletter #CravingCanLit #CanLit #canadianliterature

My novel, THE FALL-DOWN EFFECT, comes out April 21, 2026, & I'm excited to share it's now available for pre-order on @bookhugpress.bsky.social's website: bookhugpress.ca/.../the-fall...

Please join me for Oct 23 for this bold new analysis of #mentalhealth research and treatment by Marianne Apostolides. With #Calgary playwright Clem Martini, co-author of the graphic memoir BITTER MEDICINE. @bookhugpress.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/mental-hea...

An early autumn cinq à sept! Join us on Thurs Oct 2 from 5-7 PM to hear readings from Heather Birrell and Ben Ladouceur! Heather Birrell is the author of Born (released this Spring 2025 season), and Ben Ladouceur has most recently published I Remember Lights with @bookhugpress.bsky.social 📚

21 SEPTEMBER 6:00pm ET Junction Reads welcomes @jacobwren.bsky.social author of DRY YOUR TEARS TO PERFECT YOUR AIM a beautifully crafted anti-war novel that is nothing you’d expect and everything you want. VIRTUAL LAUNCH SEASON 12 @bookhugpress.bsky.social

Add Bertrand Laverdure’s THE NEPTUNE ROOM to your #TranslationMonth reading list! This @bookhugpress.bsky.social novel translated by Oana Avasilichioaei explores “the limitations of medicine, and the heroism of those accompanying the young who leave.” —Yvon Paré bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

Congratulations to the 2025 #GillerPrize longlist, including four LPG members: @pressassembly.bsky.social, @bookhugpress.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social & The Porcupine's Quill!

Book*hug Press and @anotherstorybookshop present the Toronto launch of Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo. Shani will be in conversation with Andil Gosine! Tuesday, September 23, 2025 7:00 pm ET Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles, Avenue, Toronto, ON RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/shani-moot...

Book*hug Press is so excited to announce that we will be participating in Culture Days! We will be presenting the Literary Lounge, featuring live readings and a fun writing activity! Saturday, September 20, 2025 Noon - 5:00 pm 401 Richmond Street W, Toronto, ON culturedays.ca/en/events/42...

women & rooters by Fenn Stewart is in very good company this fall! Thank you to @49thshelf.bsky.social for including Stewart's refreshing semi-autobiographical long poem in their most anticipated fall poetry preview. women & roosters will be released on Oct. 28. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/08...

Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard’s YOU CRUSHED IT (translated by Neil Smith) is “an eminently readable, witty reflection on artistic prowess, community, and the intoxication of success.” @bookhugpress.bsky.social fiction for #NationalTranslationMonth: bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

new from above/ground press: The Last Man, by Ben Ladouceur / @bookhugpress.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @arcpoetry.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2025/09/new-...

CBC Books selects Worldly Girls by @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social and Soundtrack: A Lyric Memoir by @michaelvsmith.bsky.social as must-read Canadian nonfiction titles publishing this fall. www.cbc.ca/books/45-can...

Thank you to @49thshelf.bsky.social for including women & roosters by Fenn Stewart in the Most Anticipated Fall 2025 Poetry Preview. women & roosters will be released on October 28 and is now available for pre-order: bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

The Most Anticipated Fall Fiction Preview from @49thshelf.bsky.social is here and we're thrilled to see new books by Shani Mootoo, Cary Fagan, and Sibylle Grimbert, tr. by Aleshia Jensen included in it. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/07...

We're overjoyed that Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo has been selected for the inaugural Booksellers' List from @indiebookstores.ca!

Congrats to LPG members whose books have been selected for The Booksellers’ List, celebrating the top 20 books of the season as voted on by indie booksellers across Canada via @indiebookstores.ca! Find the full list here: IndieBookstores.ca

Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo, published by @bookhugpress.bsky.social

Hanna Nordenhök’s CAESARIA (translated by Saskia Vogel) is “set at the dawn of modern gynecology, when the female body appears as a cryptic landscape and male hubris reigns.” From @bookhugpress.bsky.social & our #WomenInTranslationMonth reading list: bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

Looking for your next great read? The Booksellers' List is here to guide you! Curated by indie booksellers from across the country, this season’s list features 20 incredible titles! Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo is an official selection! #BooksellersList #CIBA #IndiesFavouriteIndies

Tomorrow! Radiant Entrails featuring Chantal Neveu, author of you & This Radiant Life. Also featuring Christof Migone, Michel F. Côté, and Jonathan Parant! Saturday, August 30, 2025 8:00 pm Rocket Science Room, 170 Jean Talon O. #204, Montréal, QC Free to attend!

CBC Books have shared their Fall 2025 Canadian Fiction preview and we're thrilled to see Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo and A Fast Horse Never Brings Good News by Cary Fagan included in it. www.cbc.ca/books/fictio...

Did you see it? 😍 Three of the beautiful books we’ve been celebrating made CBC’s most anticipated fiction list for the fall! 📕: Syncopation by Whitney French (Wolsak & Wynn) 📕: Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo (Book*hug Press) 📕: Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park, (Dundurn Press)

Another Story Bookshop and Book*hug Press present the Toronto launch of Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo! With special guest Andil Gosine! Tuesday, September 23, 2025 7:00 pm ET Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Avenue Free to attend!

Happy Women in Translation Month! To celebrate #WITmonth, we’re having a sale to help you stock up on must-read translated titles. Save 25% off all titles in our Literature in Translation Series written and/or translated by women until August 31, 2025. bookhugpress.ca/product-cate...

Thank you to @quillandquire.bsky.social for including Michael V. Smith's Soundtrack: A Lyrical Memoir in their Fall 2025 Nonfiction preview. Smith's poetic memoir about growing up gay in the shadow of AIDS will be released on Sept 30 & is available now for pre-order. tinyurl.com/38ykp8vb

🇨🇦📚 Looking for Ontario-based publishers that do it all? From fiction, to non-fiction, to poetry, to drama, we've got you covered!📚🇨🇦 Part 1 of 4! ➡️ Featuring: @pressassembly.bsky.social, @biblioasis.bsky.social, @bookhugpress.bsky.social, Bookland Press, and @coachhousebooks.bsky.social 1/2

Starry Starry Night by celebrated Canadian author Shani Mootoo is forthcoming on September 23, 2025 with Book*hug Press! Request a review copy. ✨ www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... @bookhugpress.bsky.social #canlit

The Most Anticipated Fall 2025 Nonfiction Preview from @49thshelf.bsky.social is here and we're overjoyed to see new books by Marianne Apostolides, @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social and @michaelvsmith.bsky.social included in it! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/07...

IT'S HERE! Check out our 2025 fall nonfiction preview with titles from @latitude46pub.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social @biblioasis.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/07... #CanLit

Thank you to @quillandquire.bsky.social for including A Fast Horse Never Brings Good News by Cary Fagan in their Fall 2025 Preview for Short Fiction! Fagan's propulsive new story collection is by turns sensitive, surprising, outrageously funny, and will be released on Oct 14. tinyurl.com/y2nzn5m3

morning, poolside, Picton : as Christine in the water with the young ladies, I work through Shannon Webb-Campbell’s latest from @bookhugpress.bsky.social

🎙️My Conversations with Canadians by Lee Maracle (@bookhugpress.bsky.social) This essential read shares dialogue between Indigenous peoples and settler Canadians to reimagine the future of our nation. alllitup.ca/books/my-con... #lpg50 #alu #indigenousreads