Gary Barwin shares a passage from his latest novel The Comedians Book of the Dead, available now!

A profound, imaginative underworld quest and a fresh, funny page-turner from one of Canada’s most beloved and awarded storytellers.

Order online: bookhugpress.ca/shop/books/f...

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Victoria!

Planet Earth Poetry presents Shani Mootoo, author of Oh Witness Dey! Hosted by Allegra Kaplan. Books will be for sale and, of course, Shani will be signing!

Friday, October 9, 2026
7:30 pm PT
Russell Books, 747 Fort Street #100, Victoria, BC
Free to attend!

#poetry #reading

Rune Christiansen celebrates his latest novel, The Case of the Caprice of Lost Time, translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson, which is out today! Happy publication date to Rune!

The Case of the Caprice of Lost Time is available from our webstore: bookhugpress.ca/shop/books/f...

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The Fall Down Effect "takes readers deep into a richly described world, while encouraging them to consider whether they could also do more than just hope.”
Michelle Sinclair reviews @lizjohnston.bsky.social's debut novel for @thetemzreview.bsky.social. www.thetemzreview.com/sinclair-joh...

To recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we've gathered twelve titles (+ many more) by Indigenous authors and storytellers to read, listen to, and reflect on.

Explore the full collection on All Lit Up: alllitup.ca/book-list/re...

+ fiction from @bookhugpress.bsky.social and @cormorantbooks.bsky.social

"I devoured the book whole as if it was happening in the moment, and I was the one going through the tumultuous incidents in it.” @amandaearl.bsky.social reviews Miranda Schreiber's debut novel, Iris and the Dead, for @thetemzreview.bsky.social.

www.thetemzreview.com/earl-schreib...

"The Comedian’s Book of the Dead draws the reader in by fifths and quarters, and before you know it, the forest has closed around you & there’s nowhere left to go but forward."
@garybarwin.bsky.social's new novel is reviewed by Jeff Dupuis for The Miramichi Reader. miramichireader.ca/2026/09/the-...

Featuring @catalystpress.bsky.social, @middlewestpress.bsky.social, @amphoraepublishing.bsky.social, @redhenpress.bsky.social, @blackwaterpress.com, @openletterbooks.bsky.social, @bookhugpress.bsky.social, @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social & @wtpress.bsky.social: www.clmp.org/news/books-l...

Ryan Fitzpatrick introduces their forthcoming book Ace Theory: An Essay in Fragments on Asexuality, out on October 27, 2026 from Book*hug Press!

Ace Theory is available for Pre-order now (Save 10% on all pre-orders): bookhugpress.ca/shop/books/f...

"At what point do we admit that the crisis is growing worse, and nothing we do is working?"

The Fall-Down Effect by @lizjohnston.bsky.social is reviewed by Adam McPhee.
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"It was all a gift." In the latest Getting Lit with Linda podcast episode, host Linda Morra interviews celebrated writer and artist Shani Mootoo about her latest novel Starry Starry Night.

Listen to the episode here: tinyurl.com/yc4v2uah

So excited to snag my copy of Ace Theory by @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social from @anotherstoryto.bsky.social - looking forward to also mentioning it as a comp for my project's book proposal. :)

"Is death the perfect punchline? A sudden unexpected yet inexorable twist to the story?"
@garybarwin.bsky.social talks with @alllitupcanada.bsky.social about his new novel The Comedian's Book of the Dead and the intersection of comedy and grief.
alllitup.ca/is-death-the...

I'm never going to get over the pleasure of seeing another writer engage so deeply with my novel. So grateful to Michelle Sinclair for writing about The Fall-Down Effect (@bookhugpress.bsky.social) for the TEMZ review. www.thetemzreview.com/sinclair-joh...

Pleased to have another two reviews in the latest issue of @thetemzreview.bsky.social :
Jennifer Falkner's Susannah Hall, Her Book @fishgottaswim.bsky.social and Miranda Schreiber's Iris and the Dead @bookhugpress.bsky.social . check out issue 36 here! www.thetemzreview.com/issue-thirty...