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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*hugโ€™s online store! You can also pre-order a copy through your local bookstore by talking to a staff member!

04.03.2026 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donโ€™t worry. Iโ€™m not even a person. Poetry | Jennifer LoveGrove | Issue 53

NEW @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social @themockler.bsky.social #SendMyLoveToAnyone #SMLTA #The TinderSonnets @bookhugpress.bsky.social

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04.03.2026 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

04.03.2026 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Read an Excerpt of THE DISAPPEARING ACT by Maria Stepanova (translated by Sasha Dugdale) Exile and reinvention take centre-stage inย The Disappearing Act (Book*hug Press), a spare and searching novel by Maria Stepanova, the acclaimed author ...

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...

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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:
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03.03.2026 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brain mysteries and Bronze Age diplomacy: Books in brief Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

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...

02.03.2026 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book*hug Press presents: Toronto launch of The Tinder Sonnets - Burdock Music Hall - Toronto - Apr 7, 2026 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 authors will be signing...

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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.

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27.02.2026 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo An Immersive Coming-of-age Story Set in 1960s Trinidad

"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...

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

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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...

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Thank you!!

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We're over the moon that The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken, has been longlisted for #InternationalBooker2026! ๐ŸŽ‰Congrats to all the longlisted authors, translators, and their publishers!

Learn more about The Wax Child here:
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Going door-to-door for the Jehovahโ€™s Witnesses prepared Tamara Jong to be a writer | CBC Books Bookends The Guelph-based author discussed her memoir, Worldly Girls, on Bookends with Mattea Roach.

Going door-to-door for the Jehovahโ€™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...

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๐ŸŒฒ COMING SOON! ๐ŸŒฒThe Fall-Down Effect by Liz Johnston, published by Book*hug Press, April 21, 2026

Request a review copy:

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@lizjohnston.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social

#litfic

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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...

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โ€œTransformation of Feeling into Art:โ€ An Interview with Tree Abraham Interviewerย Marlies Duboisย talks with Canadian poetย Tree Abrahamย about her poetry collection elseship: an unrequited affair out with Book*hug Press now! Marlies Dubois: elseship is a deeply personaโ€ฆ

"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...

19.02.2026 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a great event it was!!

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VER/SE POETRY presents Shani Mootoo, author of Oh Witness Dey! & Starry Starry Night! Donโ€™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 Shaniโ€™s work!

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โœจEdmontonโœจ

VER/SE POETRY presents Shani Mootoo, author of Oh Witness Dey! & Starry Starry Night! Donโ€™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 Shaniโ€™s work!

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KIRBY x 4 #LIVE

MARCH 14 Little Lit Fest @thegrandlondon.bsky.social
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APRIL 7 @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social
MAY 28 @thedonpyle.bsky.social
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JULY 6 #LochBaillie @gooselane.bsky.social

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โ€œTransformation of Feeling into Art:โ€ An Interview with Tree Abraham Interviewerย Marlies Duboisย talks with Canadian poetย Tree Abrahamย about her poetry collection elseship: an unrequited affair out with Book*hug Press now! Marlies Dubois: elseship is a deeply personaโ€ฆ

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

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A yellow toned graphic with a photo of lemon meringue pie in the lower right corner that reads "Make a lemon meringue pie with Tamara Jong"

A yellow toned graphic with a photo of lemon meringue pie in the lower right corner that reads "Make a lemon meringue pie with Tamara Jong"

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...

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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...

12.02.2026 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for including Jelly, Baby: Essays on Disability and Vulnerability by Therese Estacion!

12.02.2026 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

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Thank you for sharing this excerpt from The Last of Its Kind!

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The graphic features the cover of THE LAST OF ITS KIND against a graphic that matches the light blue and tan colouring on the cover.

The graphic features the cover of THE LAST OF ITS KIND against a graphic that matches the light blue and tan colouring on the cover.

Sibylle Grimbertโ€™s novel THE LAST OF ITS KIND (@bookhugpress.bsky.social) explores bonds between humans & animals when a zoologistโ€™s journey to 1800s Iceland finds him responsible for a creature facing extinction.

Read an excerpt from the novel, translated by Aleshia Jensen, here:

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Amapiano Eyes by D. Nandi Odhiambo Official Selection for the Winter 2026 Edition of CIBA's The Booksellers' List Pre-Order Literary Fiction / Noir Publication Date: March 24, 2026 5.25 x 8 inches 210 pages Trade Paperback ISBNโ€ฆ

D. Nandi Odhiamboโ€™s AMAPIANO EYES is โ€œas 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.โ€

Pre-order a novel from @bookhugpress.bsky.social this #BlackHistoryMonth:
bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/...

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