Book*hug Press, formerly BookThug, is a literary press in
Toronto, Canada, founded in 2003, which originally concentrated on experimental
poetry 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.[1][2]
In 2018, their name was changed to "Book*hug Press" due to the controversial nature of the word "
thug" and "a question about
cultural appropriation".[4][5]