For May we’re excited to be reading City in Flames by Tomas Hachard. A love story about two isolated people with a deep yet fragile bond trying to …
APRIL BOOK OF THE MONTH: Sunny Ways by ryan fitzpatrick
For April we’re excited to be reading Sunny Ways by ryan fitzpatrick. An off-beat examination of the denials that underpin extractive capitalism. From the cratered lake of …
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MARCH BOOK OF THE MONTH: Ordinary Wonder Tales by Emily Urquhart
For March we’re excited to be reading Ordinary Wonder Tales by Emily Urquhart, a journalist and folklorist who explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and …
FEBRUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Strange Loops by Liz Harmer
For February, we’re excited to be reading Strange Loops by Liz Harmer, a propulsive novel about the power and paradoxes of desire from the acclaimed author of The Amateurs. …
AUTHOR INTERVIEW & JANUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Double Teenage by Joni Murphy
For January, we’re excited to be reading (or in some cases, re-reading) Double Teenage by Joni Murphy, one of our all time favourite titles from Book*hug Press. Double …
NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Dream Rooms by River Halen
For November, we’re excited to be reading Dream Rooms by River Halen. Part essay, part poem, part fever dream journal entry, Dream Rooms is a book about personal revolution, …
OCTOBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
For October, we’re excited to be reading The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, which asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near …
SEPTEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH: Tear by Erica McKeen
For September, we’re excited to be reading Tear by Erica McKeen. Frances is quiet and reclusive, so much so that her upstairs roommates sometimes forget she exists …
AUGUST BOOK OF THE MONTH: Our Voice of Fire by Brandi Morin
This month we are reading Brandi Morin’s powerful memoir Our Voice of Fire. Brandi will be in-store for a book talk and signing on September …