Book*hug Press, formerly BookThug, is a literary press in

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, Canada, founded in 2003, which originally concentrated on experimental

poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

and currently publishes contemporary books of literary fiction, literary nonfiction, literature in translation, and poetry by emerging and established writers. Jay MillAr is the founder and current co-publisher along with Hazel Millar. The company has published award-winning books of

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, including Phil Hall's ''Killdeer'', which won the

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" and "a question about

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Notable people

* Jenny Sampirisi, former Managing Editor

References

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