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'''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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Barber |first=John |date=November 13, 2011 |title=BookThug lives up to its name, in poetry |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/bookthug-lives-up-to-its-name-in-poetry/article4200450/ |accessdate=2012-07-05 |publisher=The Globe and Mail}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bookthug.ca/aboutus.php |title=Publishing the Future of Literature |publisher=BookThug.ca |accessdate=2012-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421171936/http://www.bookthug.ca/aboutus.php |archive-date=2012-04-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The company has published award-winning books of [[Canadian poetry]], including [[Phil Hall (poet)|Phil Hall]]'s ''Killdeer'', which won the [[Governor General's Award for English-language poetry]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |author=Curtis |first=Pete |date=2011-11-15 |title=Perth, Ontario, poet wins Governor General's Literary Award |url=http://www.660news.com/news/local/article/299708--perth-ontario-poet-wins-governor-general-s-literary-award |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116201438/http://www.660news.com/news/local/article/299708--perth-ontario-poet-wins-governor-general-s-literary-award |archive-date=2013-01-16 |accessdate=2012-07-05 |publisher=660News}}</ref>
In 2018, their name was changed to "Book*hug Press" due to the controversial nature of the word "[[wiktionary:thug#English|thug]]" and "a question about [[cultural appropriation]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rattan |first=Chris |date=2018-02-28 |title=A case for the asterisk: it's time to stop sweeping Canada's colonial past under the rug |url=https://nowtoronto.com/culture/a-case-for-the-asterisk-canada-colonial-history |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=NOW Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nowtoronto.com/art-and-books/books/publisher-bookthug-drop-racially-charged-name/|title=Toronto publisher BookThug to drop racially charged name|last=Rattan|first=Chris|date=2017-11-06|work=NOW Magazine|access-date=2018-09-10|language=en-us}}</ref>
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*[[Jenny Sampirisi]], former Managing Editor<ref>{{cite web|last=Medford|first=Michelle|title=BookThug: Small Press, Big Ambitions|url=http://www.openbooktoronto.com/news/bookthug_small_press_big_ambitions|work=Open Book Toronto|accessdate=1 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127142650/http://www.openbooktoronto.com/news/bookthug_small_press_big_ambitions|archive-date=27 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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